You mention other projects why not package other projects as options for instance during install. User is presented with a list of options for instance thunderbird for email etc?
On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 1:16 PM, Zaphod Feeblejocks <zapho...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > The Go-oo homepage also says "Going forward, the Go-oo project will be > > > discontinued in favor of LibreOffice." Does that mean that LibreOffice > > > is driven by Novell too? > > > > > > > I wouldn't put in that simple words. Actually, LibreOffice is open to > > any developer, individual or company that whishes to contribute to our > > code and endeavour. On the TDF announcement we invited Oracle to join > > us and suggested them to offer the brand OpenOffice to TDF (later this > > was politely declined by Oracle). > > I think this is an important issue, and one which can be open to massive > amount of FUD. > I'm sure TDF is thankful to Novell for their input, but the wariness that > exists to anyone who > is working with Microsoft for any reason cannot be ignored. > > Ways to resolve this include: > - Open (and easy to find) statistics on the numbers of current developers > on LibO and their > background. > - More clear input from Google, etc., towards easy integration with Google > Docs (in the way > that the MSO integration with the web-based version of MSO will become > something users > expect). > - Joint-branding with Thunderbird, Scribus, etc. There have been many posts > on the OOo > lists over the years asking "do you do a calendar?" or "Do you have a > Publisher > replacement". No, we don't - but clearly promoting other open source > projects and working > with them to make life easy for people coming away from MSO helps all > people. This would > include LibO pointing to downloads for Mozilla packages and vice-versa. If > Mozilla wanted > to point to both LibO and OOo as the projects grow apart, that's fine - we > are all part of a > larger OS fraternity. > - Working on a common look-and-feel in a number of OS apps. Could a > Mozilla 'skin' that > can be applied to LibO, OOo, Scribus, etc., be viable? Or a 'Traditional > OO' skin that can > be used across packages be there for people who don't like to change UI > much? > > What do you think? > > zf > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to > discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org<discuss%2bh...@documentfoundation.org> > Archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ > *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** > > -- Jonathan Aquilina -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
