On Sat, 2011-12-31 at 12:05 -0800, Dave Fisher wrote: > Drew, > > HTML is not so good as there is no consistency in presentation.
well... > > Hagar's graphic gives me a missing plug-in message. I suppose you mean the missing image in the email, just below the line with Hagar's name? That's just a png of the logo used on the forum, and like the others was embedded in the mail, from copies on my local disc, using Evolution. I suppose also it's the fact images are stripped for the missing gaphics.. *duh*. Actually, the image/link to the forum shows another small issue - the linked page still brands to Oracle.. I'll see if I can look after that with a minimum of fuss. Otherwise - the newsletters referenced by Kay, they where using HTML, just not any graphics..hmm, maybe that's a blog version of the basic content :) //drew > > This is the weird html: > > <A HREF="http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg";><IMG > SRC="cid:1325361222.3766.2.camel@sybil-gnome" ALIGN="bottom" ALT="Apache > OpenOffice (uncubating) Logo " BORDER="0"></A> > > Apple Mail can't understand the IMG mime-type. > > The A tag links to another location ... > > I think plain text is best. > > I'm only commenting about form - I don't have time to comment about the > content. > > Regards, > Dave > > On Dec 31, 2011, at 11:56 AM, drew wrote: > > > On Thu, 2011-12-29 at 15:19 -0800, kay.schenk wrote: > >> > >> > >> On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 2:55 PM, Rob Weir <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 3:49 PM, drew <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > On Thu, 2011-12-29 at 21:21 +0100, Andrea Pescetti wrote: > >> >> On 29/12/2011 drew wrote: > >> >> > During this migration period community developers also made great > >> >> > progress with the application code. Ariel Constenla-Haile, one of the > >> >> > community developers, generated binary packages, suitable for early > >> >> > testing purposes, from the current Apache OpenOffice code repository. > >> >> > Available for download at http://people.apache.org/~arielch/packages > >> >> > >> >> I wouldn't send out public announcements about Ariel's builds. The > >> >> interest is huge, and people might download them just out of curiosity > >> >> and damage their existing OpenOffice.org installation and extensions. > >> > > >> > Well, good point. I think it is important to be clear that the code (the > >> > application and therefore the 'thing' of real importance to users) is > >> > moving forward also however..not sure how to do that without something > >> > concrete to point to - as you say though it is something that can > >> > backfire badly, if people just install those files.. > >> > > >> >> It's probably better to announce, at due time, development builds that > >> >> won't interfere with the installed version (and ideally, not even with > >> >> the user profile if the BerkeleyDB removal has implications on that). > >> > > >> > Then maybe the announcement should just chronicle the items of interest: > >> > > >> > - Developer snapshot's are becoming available - that's Ariel's page as > >> > one > >> > - Daily builds are happening and there is a real location for those > >> > - others? > >> > > >> > and then point them to a page (website or wiki?) for those interested in > >> > getting in on the bleeding edge of testing, maybe? > >> > > >> > >> > >> it is a good little snippet of info. But there is so much more to > >> say, especially for an audience that we've haven't been > >> (re-)introduced to yet. Where to start? > >> > >> I wonder whether it would be worth reviving the OpenOffice Newsletter? > >> This was sent out to the old announce list. It was erratic toward > >> the end, but at one point I think it was coming out every month. > >> > >> Some examples: > >> > >> March 2011: > >> http://openoffice.org/projects/www/lists/announce/archive/2011-03/message/0 > >> > >> December 2010: > >> http://openoffice.org/projects/www/lists/announce/archive/2010-12/message/0 > >> > >> September 2010: > >> http://openoffice.org/projects/www/lists/announce/archive/2010-09/message/0 > >> > >> A format like that allows us to bundle a few small posts, news > >> clippings, announcements, etc., into a fuller package, maybe with > >> greater impact. > >> > >> For example, we could a series of these over the next few months: > >> > >> Newsletter #1: Intro to OpenOffice @ Apache. Announcements on > >> migration, copyleft-free build, start of test effort, links to blog, > >> mailing lists, migration status, announcement of pending retirement of > >> openoffice.org email addresses and lists, etc. > >> > >> Newsletter #2 (a month later): availability of test builds for 3.4 > >> (hopefully on Windows by then), how to help with test effort, reminder > >> on mailing list migration and mail forwarding shutdown. Gathering > >> proposals for AOO 4.0. > >> > >> Newsletter #3 -- coverage of 3.4 release, press clippings, etc. > >> > >> A newsletter could be put together on the wiki and then the > >> announcement can be a link to the online newsletter. > >> > > > > > > Alright - well, without worry about a schedule beyond this one... > > > > Another draft.. > > > > This is HTML and not sure what the list will do with it :-/ (is it a silly > > question to ask if the new announce list accepts html? ) > > > > ****** > > > > Newsletter > > > > > > < ꝏ January 2012 ꝏ > > > > > > > > > Infrastructure > > > > The Apache OpenOffice podling project management committee (PPMC) is > > pleased to present a new home for the OpenOffice.org website. > > > > > > > > The migration of such a large web presence could not happen without the > > thoughtful dedication and commitment from many members of the > > OpenOffice.org community, none more so then Dave Fisher, Kay Schenk, Joe > > Schaefer and Gavin McDonald. The PPMC thanks all the community members > > for your continued support and offers a special thank you to these > > individuals for a job well done. > > > > > > Development > > > > During this migration period community developers also made great > > progress with the application code. Ariel Constenla-Haile, one of the > > community developers, generated binary packages, suitable for early > > testing purposes, from the current Apache OpenOffice code repository. > > > > > > Community > > > > Hagar Delest put together a summary of of EN forum activity from the > > launch date to present. > > > > > > http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=46497. > > A graph shows the number of posts, registered members, topics and > > topics marked as solved. There is nothing very exciting, which is just > > what one wants after changing hosts. > > > > F. C. Costero added this comment to the subject on the AOO development > > mailing list: > > "My own experience is that there is no noticeable change in the forum > > since the migration to ASF except for the feather on every page. > > Thanks to the ASF infra folks for keeping all that magic stuff > > invisible." > > > > > > Start the new year right > > > > - visit the new Apache OpenOffice home now! > > http://openoffice.org > > > > > > > > ****** > > >
