If the Open Office team wanted to address security (backup,
authentication, restoration, etc) as well as disk space issues then I
would suggest to approaches. First consider which of those storage
issues they want to address and then produce specifications,
documentation and APIs that would allow people working on those
solutions a stable route to merging the features of their software
with Open Office. For example a merger with subversion or CSV version
control software would go a long way toward making this a team product
rather than a single user product. Asking the Open Office team to
replicate version control is probably silly and not necessary when
good stuff already exists it only needs to be integrated. The same for
encryption and backup.
When it comes to storage issues questions like should files be
encrypted, should each version be saved as a complete file or as the
differences between it and the previous one make a major difference in
the amount of disk space as well as the amount of network traffic the
a user will take. I think if the Open Office team thought about these
questions and produced a document that gave guidelines as to the
direction they feel they want to go with each option then groups with
tools that fill the bill may see working with Open Office to their
advantage and visa versa. Right now without such guidance I don't
expect that major open software development groups would the
opportunities for synergy. It would take some work and coordination
and I don't know if there is or ever will be the will or funding to
support it.
On Jan 4, 2009, at 1:56 PM, Riley wrote:
I would like to propose a future Project for Open Office, unless
somebody knows a program already does this. I've had many hard
drives crash in the past so I've developed this habit of placing
copies of files on additional partitions. A great habit to have, so
if the system partition goes down I still have my files. But now my
whole hard drive has become filled with copies!
I know Norton used to have a program for cleaning up the hdd but, I
believe Open Office people could write one better. I'd like to see
where the copies were placed in subdirectories named after their
original location. And after copying all the copies to one partition
that way (or a new hard drive or backup external drive), then show
comparisons of the files for exact copies and dates or not, with a
point & click demolition of the ones not to save... without deleting
the subs under it, which I suppose would be a recopying first to the
directory of the one being deleted, then deletion.
I just think Open Office could do a much better job of cleaning up
hard drives than what is on the market. I trust Open Office people
more than anybody. Besides, if you make a product like that I really
need I'd find some Donation money here somewhere, I'm sure of it.
Seems like a good project, a couple days work for a few hundred
thousand dollars donation... from the Group! Whew.
Thanks. Woody
http://tinyurl.com/StardustEnergy (my recent contribution to the
Cause)
--
St. Doug, Tigger and Puppy in our memory.
Tir na nOg
Wilton, NH USA
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