+1 Release this package as Apache OpenOffice 4.0 I have successfully installed RC2 on Win7, Mac, Ubuntu and RHEL. I play with the Writer, Calc, Impress for a while, there are no new critical issues to prevent releasing it.
Regards, Yu Zhen On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 3:56 PM, Jürgen Schmidt <jogischm...@gmail.com>wrote: > On 7/17/13 9:40 AM, Jürgen Schmidt wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > this is a call for vote on releasing the following release candidate > > (RC2 revision 1503704) as Apache OpenOffice 4.0. This will be an > > important release for Apache OpenOffice with bigger visible UI changes. > > It is a key milestone to continue the success of OpenOffice. > > > > This release candidate provides the following important changes compared > > to former OpenOffice releases: > > > > (1) a major UI change/improvement by introducing a new sidebar concept > > where the idea is the comes from IBM's Symphony. It's the combination of > > reimplementing a complete new framework for sidebars and merging the > > existing sidebar in impress and code of various content panels from the > > Symphony grant in OpenOffice. > > > > (2) 190 fixes from Symphony are merged and integrated, mainly > > interoperability issues > > > > (3) 600 defects are fixed > > > > (4) many more features and improvements are integrated > > > > For a detailed feature overview please see the release notes under > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/AOO+4.0+Release+Notes > . > > But keep in mind that the release notes are not yet final and will be > > updated and polished ... > > > > The release candidate artifacts (source release, as well as binary > > releases for 23 languages) and further information how to verify and > > review Apache OpenOffice 4.0 can be found on the following wiki page: > > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Development+Snapshot+Builds#DevelopmentSnapshotBuilds-AOOSnapshot > > > > The related and updated RAT scan for this RC can be found under > > http://people.apache.org/~jsc/aoo-4.0.0_rat/aoo-4.0.0_rat-output.html > > > > The RC is based on the release branch AOO400, revision 1503704! > > > > Please vote on releasing this package as Apache OpenOffice 4.0. > > > > The vote starts now and will be open until: > > > > UTC 3:00pm on Friday, 19 July: 2013-07-19 3:00 UTC. > > > > But we invite all people to vote (non binding) on this RC. We would like > > to provide a release that is supported by the majority of our project > > members. > > > > [ ] +1 Release this package as Apache OpenOffice 4.0 > > [ ] 0 Don't care > > [ ] -1 Do not release this package because... > > > > +1 from me > > I have done my normal test routine, have built the src release , have > played with the SDK and the office. Looks fine for to me. > > Juergen > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > >
