On Sat, May 28, 2005 10:59:21 AM -0400, Sam Hiser ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
wrote:
> > Get inspired from the mozilla project, and split the monster into
> > individual applications. It will be easier to make progress, port
> > to other platforms (e.g. OSX), and improve their stability and
> > performance.
> >
> > Bob
>
> Superb idea, Bob! Thanks for your suggestion. The architecture of
> OOo makes that difficult, as there is much shared code between
> components, but your notion is shared by many.
Heh! I was thinking just a few days ago "gee, it's quite a lot that
the OOO-light theme doesn't return on [EMAIL PROTECTED]: what will have
happened?"
> I would like to see this be a high priority direction for the
> project. If OOo/SO won't prioritize this, then a fork would be
> necessary and healthy to get this done.
Woah! Now that's a statement! Great!
> The alternative would be a rebuild of very simple separate modules
> from ground up starting with minimal functionality all around the
> OpenDocument file format.
Doesn't KOffice fits just exactly this definition? With the advantage
that it is here already, and must not be written from scratch?
I've been saying that basic software like an Office suite should be as
light as possible (ie not tailored for state-of-the-art PCs) for
years. If OO.o becomes lighter than today is great and I couldn't care
less if it is because if it's made modular or any other strategy.
Honestly, I haven't had occasion to seriously try any 2.0 beta yet, so
as far as I know it may already be all I need to not complain anymore
on this.
But if any real developer wants to go for a whole new "alternative" as
described by Sam, please consider joining KOffice, porting it to other
platform, etc... not reinventing that same species of wheel.
Any feedback is appreciated, I'm really interested in this.
Ciao,
Marco F.
--
Marco Fioretti mfioretti, at the server mclink.it
Fedora Core 3 for low memory http://www.rule-project.org/
I was lucky enough to [pass] my childhood in a world that didn't
[need] coloured TV, computers, Disney Shops, McDonalds, a media to
tell what to think. Instead my mum used to read me poetry and tell me
about her life, and my dad used to sing me to sleep... Laura Hird
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