Hey Folks, Thought I'd forward this here - if anyone wants to help polish (fix, turn into proper English perhaps) the suggestion contained at teh bottom of this forwarded email...please do - the thrust of the subject should be self evident.
//drew -------- Forwarded Message -------- > From: drew <[email protected]> > Reply-to: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-website] > LibreOffice-Extensions-Template-Website > Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2011 19:19:41 -0400 > > On Sat, 2011-06-18 at 23:48 +0200, Andreas Mantke wrote: > > Hi Andrea, *, > > > > Am Samstag, 18. Juni 2011, 13:09:05 schrieb Andrea Pescetti: > > > On 17/06/2011 Andreas Mantke wrote: > > > > We need a proposal for the text on this home page that explains what > > > > extensions and templates are used for, why they are so helpfull. Then > > > > the user of the site should be encouraged to provide extensions and > > > > templates to the new site. > > > > > > The text should probably also emphasize that the Document Foundation > > > will not recommend nonfree add-ons, as per RMS's quote on > > > http://www.documentfoundation.org/supporters/ > > > > yes, but if no native English speaker starts with a draft of the text, > > there will be > > no traffic on the new site (and no or only a few extensions / templates) ;-( > > Well, it's not much but if it helps to prime the pump: > > Libreoffice extensions are tools, which can be added or removed > independently from your installation of the main program. Extensions may > add new functionality to your copy of Libreoffice, or to make existing > functionality easier to use. > > Templates offer you a way to avoid duplicating repetitive actions when > creating new text documents, spreadsheets, or presentations. They also > offer a way to maintain consistency of document layout and standard > content, and may for example be used to maintain consistent branding > elements when used in a work place. > > > Best wishes, > > Drew > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/website/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/us/marketing/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
