2015-09-04 0:14 GMT+02:00 Dennis E. Hamilton <dennis.hamil...@acm.org>:
> More information about the Plugfest for some who might not have noticed > earlier. > > I have edited this lightly to reflect the current status in my case. > > - Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dennis E. Hamilton [mailto:orc...@apache.org] > Sent: Friday, July 31, 2015 15:31 > To: dev@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: [DISCUSSION] ODF Plugfest, September 2015 (was RE: [NOMINATION] > Dennis Hamilton ... ) > > Roberto mentions the forthcoming ODF Plugfest to be held September 15-16 > at the Hague. > > WHAT THE ODF PLUGFEST IS > > Information about the Plugfest is on this Wiki page: > < > http://plugtest.opendocsociety.org/doku.php?id=plugfests:201509_thehague:info > >. > > To see how these have operated, it is useful to look at the programs of > prior plugfests starting with the two in 2009 (although some of the > historical material seems to consist of placeholders). > > I have not been to any of these except vicariously as a member of the > OASIS ODF Interoperability and Conformance (OIC) Technical Committee and as > a participant in some of the planning. > > I see three matters that are useful to be present for. Anyone could > attend to participate as a contributor to Apache OpenOffice in those events: > > 1. The presentations on ODF adoption and also on developments of the ODF > specifications > 2. The subsequent presentations on implementation efforts, where 8 are > listed so far, including Apache OpenOffice. > 3. The Interop testing that occupies the remainder of the first day and > all of the second day. For this, it is desirable to show up with > demonstration and test documents to interchanges and then inspect > implementations. This activity tends to be conducted in confidence, > regrettably. There is a sample scenario template to use in presenting > tests. > > AOO PARTICIPATION > > For AOO, it would be good to have some simple presentation of status for > (2) and to have some contributions (3) of tests or exemplary documents for > which interoperability is a concern. > > Roberto has been on the calls for organization of the Plugtest and it is > valuable that he is doing so. His keeping us apprised of what AOO might do > to contribute and to participate will be very helpful. > > I think if we create a portfolio of tests and a few slides on the status > of AOO by mid-September, anyone could be present as an AOO participant. > > The Plugfests are obviously more amenable to participation by ODF experts > and implementers that are based in Europe and we have able members of the > AOO community there. > > MY PERSONAL PARTICIPATION > > I have always wanted to go to a Plugfest and never managed to arrange it. > I think we have many able spokespersons. > > I do not have the means to travel to The Netherlands for this event. I am > willing to go, although it would be valuable to at least have someone more > technically involved around interoperability testing. I don't think it is > necessary to have someone be an official of some form, whether PMC member > or a Chair > > [Note: I learned that, in addition to not having the means, I have a > conflict. ] > > > Here at dev@ we can work up a status report that anyone could deliver and > also development of any contributions to the interoperability testing that > would be useful for cross-implementation demonstration/confirmation in > those sessions. > > I am happy to cooperate in any way I can in the development of such > materials. I trust Roberto will continue to participate on the calls > (since they tend to be at 6am in my local time). > I will surely do if any will be set, but I guess for this ODF-Plugfest we're done. If someone - not me, as per my message on another thread I can't commit to this now - is willing to go, we better give heads up to the organizers so that a talk of us can be added to the agenda. Roberto > > [Note: That was in July. This is September already and my ability to > assist here is severely limited, although I will do what I can.] > > - Dennis > > [ ... ] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > >
