On Sun, 2006-04-30 at 11:31 +0200, Jozef Peterka wrote: > very funny, but idiotic inside ;) > I can clearly see OOo will have its PIM, then you can make jokes . . . > I am really glad I have started PIM-talk widely, since I never wrote > something > like "Make a PIM otherwise I wont use OOo anymore", I thought this is a > mailing list, where can anybody post his/her opinion, wishis, thoughts etc., > without making low jokes from it . . . I am dissapointed with some people > around here . . .
How do you know Sun has not already decided that a mail client is the next priority for OOo 3.0? After all even for a 2.1 we need something significant beyond bug fixes. What is Sun planning? Should it be kept secret or made public knowledge? If it turns out there are real plans for an E-mail/PIM client we waste a lot less time on these discussions. If there are no plans we know the only way its going to happen is if the community outside the Sun developers take the initiative - not very likely in the current circumstances. My priorities would be 2.1 Develop E-mail-PIM using existing code as far as possible to short cut the process (My preference would be develop evolution since it will make migration for Outlook users easiest) 3.0 Get rid of all redundant code, systematically improve the efficiency of the code that is there and document everything so a complete coding beginner could learn how to contribute. Use the code improvements as case studies for prospective coders to learn and work with vocational qualifications providers to provide meaningful and useful qualifications in software development through on-line courses. Give bonuses to engineers that come up with ideas that achieve the biggest savings. In short, make OOo the definitive learning resource for beginners in software engineering and make it possible to port to PDAs mobile phones etc as the technology comes down in price and increases in capacity. Then there is a strategy for ultimate proliferation. With such a strategy we might at least have some chance of broadening the code contribution base beyond Sun having to initiate every project of any significance. We have the expertise in the community to do this, all that is required is the political will to look a bit beyond next year and immediate problems. I'm in this for the long haul and to me its more important to get fundamental strategy right than to keep reacting to every request for a new feature. If it takes 10 years, so be it, at least we are starting now so it will be 2016, if we start in 2016, it will be 2026. -- Ian Lynch www.theINGOTs.org www.opendocumentfellowship.org www.schoolforge.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
