Hi Jan, I'm a programmer.
On Sun, Nov 30, 2014 at 7:25 PM, jan i <j...@apache.org> wrote: > Hi > > Thanks for your interest in our project. The initial list of committers is > still open for a couple of days so you dont need to wait. > > time is short for all of us, so the more people we are, the more we can > achieve "work smarter not harder". > > what is your main interest, programming, test documentation? > > looking forward to see you in the project. > > rgds > jan i > > On Sunday, November 30, 2014, Ian C <i...@amham.net> wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > I am intrigued by this project. And will sign up once it becomes > available > > a real Apache project. > > > > Same as for everyone, making time is the killer... > > > > As something of an amusing sideline I created a document in Google Drive > > and downloaded it as an odt. Looking inside, eeks, each word is in its > own > > span? > > Opening and saving in OpenOffice seems to restore some sanity. I did the > > same in docx ... This project will have its work cut out... > > > > Even more interested now... > > > > On Sun, Nov 30, 2014 at 3:55 AM, Dennis E. Hamilton < > > dennis.hamil...@acm.org <javascript:;> > > > wrote: > > > > > I put together an abstract in the Corinthia Podling Proposal. It is a > > bit > > > lengthy and requires review that it captures the essence of what > > Corinthia > > > is for without over/under-stepping. > > > > > > Here is the text also added to < > > > https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/CorinthiaProposal>, > > > > > > """ > > > Corinthia converts among document file formats via transformation > through > > > an HTML-grounded intermediary. The selection of document file formats > is > > > expandable by addition of import and export plugins. > > > > > > Editing in Corinthia is via a responsive editor, implemented in > > JavaScript > > > and HTML (CSS), that works on the web, in the cloud, and also adapts > > across > > > device form factors for practical use on mobile devices, tablets, and > > > touch-enabled as well as keyboard-oriented interfaces. Corinthia > > document > > > viewing and editing is on the intermediate form, limited to common, > > > widely-supported features. Corinthia is not a comprehensive substitute > > for > > > format-specific authoring, editing, and final-form printing/production > > > software. > > > > > > To avoid irreversible loss of features from imported documents, > Corinthia > > > encapsulates unsupported feature occurrences in a form that can be > > > recovered from the intermediate as part of subsequent export to the > same > > or > > > different format. > > > > > > Identification and confirmation of inter-convertible features of > > different > > > formats for dependable import and export involves development of > > extensive > > > test documents in the different formats. There is profiling of the > > extent > > > to which standardized formats are supported in practice, with > > > identification of deviations and implementation-dependent choices that > > > impact convertibility. > > > > > > All of the Corinthia test cases, profiling, plugin development, > > libraries, > > > and utilities are reusable resources to other projects. All > development > > of > > > source-code for binaries is in portable C Language for multi-platform > > > compilation as well as API "wrapping" for delivery to other programming > > > models, such as for Python, .NET, Java, and Node.js. Document format > > file > > > import and export plugins may be adaptable as import-export extensions > > used > > > with other document-processing software. > > > """ > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: jan i [mailto:j...@apache.org <javascript:;>] > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2014 03:13 > > > To: general@incubator.apache.org <javascript:;> > > > Subject: Re: [PROPOSAL] [DISCUSSION] Corinthia for Incubation. > > > > > > Hi all. > > > > > > We, at the project, hope that the lack of discussion is not a negative > > sign > > > ! > > > > > > In the meantime, we have been working behind the scenes, and a couple > of > > > things have happened: > > > > > > - The proposal is now on the incubator wiki / corinthiaProposal > > > <https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/CorinthiaProposal> > > > > > > - Dennis Hamilton (incubator, aoo committer) joined the initial > committer > > > list. His expertise in especially document formats will be of great > value > > > to the project, Dennis is also providing a lot of good feedback on our > > open > > > issues. > > > > > > - Daniel Gruno (Humbedooh) has volunteered to be mentor for the > project. > > We > > > look forward to guidance in all the tricky "paper work". > > > > > > - Talks are being prepared for ACNA. > > > > > > > > > We are more than happy to answer any questions and make requested > > changes. > > > > > > on behalf of the project > > > jan i > > > > > > > > > On 24 November 2014 at 22:14, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) < > > > ross.gard...@microsoft.com <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > > > > > There are some passing similarities with Forrest here. I'm not > > suggesting > > > > any changes to the proposal, just flagging that the intermediate > format > > > > approach described here is the approach Forrest takes. The focus for > > > > Forrest was not on document format conversion but there is a lot of > > > > experience there in using intermediate formats. > > > > > > > > Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. > > > > A subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: jan i [mailto:j...@apache.org <javascript:;>] > > > > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2014 12:37 PM > > > > To: jan i > > > > Cc: general@incubator.apache.org <javascript:;> > > > > Subject: Re: [PROPOSAL] [DISCUSSION] Corinthia for Incubation. > > > > > > > > Hi. > > > > > > > > Sorry, somebody hit me with the big GIT hammer !! I did something > with > > > git > > > > that should not be done. > > > > > > > > The correct text is: > > > [ ... ] > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > > <javascript:;> > > > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > <javascript:;> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Cheers, > > > > Ian C > > > > > -- > Sent from My iPad, sorry for any misspellings. > -- Cheers, Ian C