On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 11:35 AM, Louis Suárez-Potts <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > On 2012-04-12, at 15:57 , Jürgen Schmidt wrote: > >> On 4/12/12 4:23 PM, Rob Weir wrote: >>> On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 10:17 AM, Roberto Galoppini<[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 5:02 AM, Rob Weir<[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I think it would be good if we could get them the message that AOO 3.4 >>>>> should be released soon, and that they are invited to download/install >>>>> our latest dev back and verify that their extensions work and make any >>>>> needed updates. We would point them also to the details of the >>>>> changes described in the readme file. Of course, we hope that no >>>>> changes are needed, but it is worth checking. >>>>> >>>>> How would we get such a message out? There is no mailing list of >>>>> extension authors, right? >>>>> >>>> >>>> We could contact Extensions' authors via direct mailing. >>>> >>> >>> How? Is this something that SF can send out, if we draft the text? >>> Also, is there any community mailing list or forum for extension >>> authors? >> >> I guided all subscribers of the former api and extensions dev mailing list >> to our ooo-dev list. > > I think it actually also makes sense to initiate a new effort to get > extension writers. We did this several years ago, but at the time, b/c of the > typical politics of some big corporations, we ran up against some obstacles, > that I think won't exist now. > > What I would like to do, then, is to have a programme that could work with > community colleges such as Seneca, with which I have contacts and with which > OOo had worked before, and with universities Eric B. has worked with. As > well, with the many smaller companies making up the ecosystem. > > Do keep in mind that we realized many years ago that the best way to expand > the developer and contributor community of OOo was via the extensions. It was > this idea that impelled me, that compelled Juergen, that stimulated the early > creators of the Extensions project. >
Would it make sense to start with a new list, ooo-extension-authors or similar, with the aim to: 1) Develop a community of extension authors, where they can share tips and techniques with each other, as well as with the AOO programmers. 2) Provide a single place where the AOO PMC can give head's up warning of API changes or additions, advertise the availability of new dev snapshots, and in general try to coordinate a release cycle where AOO releases are accompanied by simultaneous availability high quality 3rd party extensions. 3) Provide a place for new extension authors to ask questions and get support I think in most Apache projects, the "users" list would be where such topics would be handled. But our "users" are end users, not developer users. So we would want a different list for this. (ooo-dev was another logical place for this, but I think the traffic level would be a deterrent for someone who is only interested in extensions) -Rob > louis >> >> Juergen >> >>> >>> -Rob >>> >>>> Roberto >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> -Rob >>>>> >>>> >>>> ==== >>>> This e- mail message is intended only for the named recipient(s) above. It >>>> may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the >>>> intended recipient you are hereby notified that any dissemination, >>>> distribution or copying of this e-mail and any attachment(s) is strictly >>>> prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately >>>> notify the sender by replying to this e-mail and delete the message and >>>> any attachment(s) from your system. Thank you. >> >
