On Mon, 24 Oct 2005, Wolfgang Keller wrote: > > Why are you on this subproject? > > ------------------------------- > Because due to my work, I am interested in project management software > that is _actually_ _useful_ for real-world applications and especially > such software that is affordable (or free) and open (i.e. open > scripting/etc. interfaces, open data formats etc.).
This is pretty much the same reasons I am here. > > What do you wish for in a project management tool? > > -------------------------------------------------- > That it should _not_ be just a "clone" of MS Project, as MS Project is > a _lot_ too clumsy to use for trivial applications and does not > provide the functionality required for non-trivial applications. I agree. I was hired as a stand-in for a Microsoft Project teacher who have double book - it backfired because the students could see my discomfort with Microsoft Project even though I had been an expert for years. > I hope that the PM-application for OO will not repeat the mistake imho > committed by the original Staroffice developers who have essentially > copied MS Office, even including quite a few of its worst design bugs. I agree too. We should design it for project management use and not aim at the best way to integrate it with OpenOffice.org as the main target. First of all OOPM should be a tool for project managers and others in the project office. > Apart from that - don't re-invent any wheels that don't need to be > re-invented. Don't commit the mistake (again imho) of the OODB > developers who invented yet another open-source database despite the > fact that there are already by far enough of them available and > despite the fact that OO already has a quite good DB interface. All > they should have done is work on the SDBC drivers for the existing > databases. I agree again - but maybe some of the bits we want to use have licenses that do not comply with GNU LGPL. > To begin with, get the demo version and the manuals of A-Plan, > that's a quite good example for a project management application > that does most if not all what I need and is comfortable to use. > > > What (if any) can you contribute with? > > -------------------------------------- > > Feature reques^H^H^H Constructive ideas. :-) Great ;v) > Obnoxious criticism. >:-> Which is also usefull - if it is not too much... > Testing - Oops, errr, well, uhm, I think I managed to get it to crash > again... :-) Then we want to know how... > > What can we (as a subproject) do to develop OOPM? > > ------------------------------------------------- > > Start drawing up a functional specification. As stated earlier - I am putting together a wishlist which could be use as the fundament. > _Before_ you start designing or coding. We know that - many of you who have responded told so. I like the bazaar model - but we must start by creating the draft in the cathedral... > > What background do you have related to this subproject? > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > I've used and I am still using a few different project management > applications for actual everyday work. C/would you list them? Thanks for replying (also for all the others who had replied where I didn't thank you'd) The most enjoyable greetings -- Claus Agerskov "Kan jeg, så kan du også" Helper/Hjælper Henrik Dahl i DRs Rabatten om OpenOffice.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------- http://ooo.chbs.dk/ http://da.openoffice.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
