+1 > -----Original Message----- > From: Marcus [mailto:marcus.m...@wtnet.de] > Sent: Saturday, November 7, 2015 11:57 > To: dev@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: Re: [QUESTION] Getting to AOO for Java (AOO4J)? > > All nice, but with a short of developers that could do any of the points > you listed below, it's just a theoretical idea what could be done. ;-) > > My 2 ct. > > Marcus
[orcmid] I agree completely, Marcus. The whole idea is to get the idea of an AOO4J off the critical-path of AOO work/speculation and let those who are inclined to attempt an AOO4J do their proof-of-concept elsewhere. > > > > Am 11/07/2015 08:41 PM, schrieb Dennis E. Hamilton: > > There has been suggestion, and some expressed support, for AOO > becoming a > > Java application. > > > > I don't want to discuss the merits of this, but how it might be > undertaken. [ ... ] > > 3. EXPANDING THE ODF TOOLKIT PROJECT. This is my favorite. The > Apache ODF > > Toolkit (incubating) project is Java-based already. It deals with > some > > fundamentals about supporting the OpenDocument Format (ODF). One > could > > imagine building up the modularization to the point where one could > achieve > > Writer, Calc, ... etc., workalikes. There, AOO4J could be a > demonstration > > of composition of a suite (or even standalone components with shared > > libraries). There are also available related applications for > > interoperability testing of the level of ODF support: Apache > OpenOffice > > itself, LibreOffice, and Microsoft Office. The support for Microsoft > Office > > native formats could come from the POI projects and other open-source > > resources. > > > > The test of capacity is then one of how (2) or (3) manages to grow > into a > > thriving project. Meanwhile, AOO is sustained and there are no > diversions > > until a natural migration occurs. > > > > How does any of that sound. It means that there would be no > revolutionary > > disruption of the Apache OpenOffice project itself. > > > > - Dennis > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Dennis E. Hamilton [mailto:orc...@apache.org] > >> Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 15:36 > >> To: dev@openoffice.apache.org > >> Subject: RE: [QUESTION] Optional Java Use for Essential Functionality > >> > >> Summary of what this thread revealed, in-line. > >> > > [ ... ] > >> [orcmid] There were some unexpected responses to these questions. > >> > >> 2. One suggestion was to remove the dependencies on Java. > >> > >> 3. Other suggestions included increasing the dependencies on Java, > >> perhaps > >> going so far as to make AOO a Java application. > >> > > [ ... ] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > > > > > -- > > Ciao > > Marcus > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
