Grammar-weenie-ing: "We did a lot of IP clearance work to become Apache conform"
That sentence structure suggests "compliant" instead of "conform", as in "to become Apache-compliant". Alternately, you can say "IP clearance work to conform to Apache standards" or "to conform to the Apache Way". --- "We are preparing developer snapshots since several weeks" I'd suggest "We have prepared developer snapshots over the past several weeks". --- "because of the complexity of the project we would be very much appreciate" Remove "be". --- "We know that we have no RC candidate right now" RC = release candidate? If so, replace "RC" with "release" here. The second "RC" is probably okay. Otherwise, good content and tone. Don On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 4:53 PM, Hans Zybura <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't know much about the incubator folks and the whole process. So I > can't really judge the timing of this. But I for my part wouldn't want to be > left without dictionaries, but with a spellchecker gone wild instead, just > because I did not really understand what the note of warning meant in plain > English. The amount of work already done will be more impressive, if the > known issues are better explained, especially the most obvious ones. > > Alternative wording suggestion: > > NOTE: Be careful with the binary packages and save your office user > profiles before testing. Existing OOo 3.x installations will be overwritten. > We provide full install sets to test system integration and upgrades. > Known issues: Currently we are not able to migrate installed > extensions. There will be no dictionaries, therefore the spellchecker will > go wild. (We are > working on this, of course.) Please rename your user profile before testing > our > snapshot build, and re-rename your user profile after reinstalling a stable > OOo version. > We recommend using a virtual machine for testing, not your production > environment. > > BTW: This would be a better wording for the note of warning on the download > site for dev snapshots as well, I think. > > Hans > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Kay Schenk [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 6:13 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [DRAFT]: Request for an early review of an potential Apache >> OpenOffice release >> >> Jürgen -- >> >> I don't know what the requirements are or will be, but I think this is a > good >> invitation to the "incubator" folks. Nice! >> >> >> 2012/3/6 Jürgen Schmidt <[email protected]> >> >> > Hi, >> > >> > I would like to send out the following email to the general incubator >> > mailing list to ask for early feedback related the general Apache >> > requirements. The main intention is to address potential issues asap >> > and to save time later on. >> > >> > Any opinions or improvements? >> > >> > Juergen >> > >> > >> > ### >> > Hi, >> > >> > the Apache OpenOffice podling project is moving forward to a first >> > release that is long expected by the OpenOffice.org community and users. >> > >> > You know that Apache OpenOffice is the continuation of OpenOffice.org >> > and that the project is very huge, has a very long history and a very >> > huge user base all over the world. >> > >> > We did a lot of IP clearance work to become Apache conform and we >> > would like to get some early feedback if we are in shape with the >> > Apache guidelines for a potential release. >> > >> > We are preparing developer snapshots since several weeks for our >> > project members to test and review. This developer snapshots can be >> > found under >> > >> > Source package >> > http://people.apache.org/~jsc/**developer-snapshots/src_** >> > releases/srcrelease.html<http://people.apache.org/%7Ejsc/developer-sna >> > pshots/src_releases/srcrelease.html> >> > >> > Binary package >> > https://cwiki.apache.org/**confluence/display/OOOUSERS/** >> > >> AOO+3.4+Unofficial+Developer+**Snapshots<https://cwiki.apache.org/con >> f >> > >> AOO+luence/display/OOOUSERS/AOO+3.4+Unofficial+Developer+Snapshot >> s> >> > >> > The mac version is also signed and the check files can be found in the >> > download directory directly http://people.apache.org/~jsc/** >> > developer- >> snapshots/macos/**r1296433/<http://people.apache.org/%7Ejsc/ >> > developer-snapshots/macos/r1296433/> >> > >> > NOTE: be careful with the binary packages and save your office user >> > profiles. We provide full install sets to test system integration and >> > upgrades. And we are currently not able to migrate installed >> > extensions because of the removal of the Berkeley DB. But we are >> > working on this. You can easy rename your user profile can test our >> > snapshot build and can rename your user directory afterwards. >> > >> > Right now we are focusing on show stopper issues but nevertheless we >> > would like to invite you to review the source packages and also the >> > binary packages if they fulfill the Apache requirements (e.g license, >> > NOTICE, ...) >> > >> > We know that we have no RC candidate right now and that it would >> > require some work by you. But because of the complexity of the project >> > we would be very much appreciate any kind of early feedback at this >> > time. And the main goal is to fix potential issues early and to save >> > time later on when we have a first RC in place. >> > >> > On behalf of the Apache OpenOffice PPMC >> > >> > Juergen >> > ### >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------ >> MzK >> >> "Follow your bliss." >> -- attributed to Joseph Campbell >
