On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 12:00 PM, Kay Schenk <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 3:41 PM, Rob Weir <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 6:24 PM, Kay Schenk <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Do we want to do something to make folks aware of non-Apache packs for >> AOO >> > (3.4.0 and beyond). >> > >> > I don't know how this has been done in the past, if at all. >> > >> > Right now I know there is a download on freebsd.org, and Wolf has made a >> > Ubuntu build on ??? (I need to track this down) >> > >> > >> > Any ideas on this in terms of collection and placement? >> > >> >> Some other Apache projects list derived products on their websites, >> with a suitable disclaimer. See, for example what Subversion does: >> >> http://subversion.apache.org/packages.html >> > > ok, thanks for this bit of information... > > >> >> I think this is an important part of encouraging the ecosystem. A >> parent should be proud of his children's accomplishment, and not be >> jealous. So we want products based on AOO code to be popular, very >> popular. That is what success looks like, >> >> But I don't think we need to search the web for products to list. But >> if someone requests this we can discuss on a case-by-case basis. >> > > I didn't mean to imply this. I meant dealing with the packagings we are > sort of already aware of from list members here. > > >> But where to put it? It could be a link from the download/index.html >> to another page where we maintain that information. >> > > That sounds like a good idea to me...maybe even as a separate sub-category > a la "Additional Resources" so it's easy to spot. > > >> >> We'd probably want to have some standards for how these are listed. >> Otherwise one vendor wants a 50x50 icon, and the next wants a 75x75 >> and then the next wants 200x200 in order to show up better. We need >> to be fair. So that probably means the listings need to meet some >> requirement for length and content. >> > >> For example: >> >> 1) product must be based on Apache OpenOffice >> >> 2) If product uses Apache trademarks they must be used properly, i.e., >> permission where needed, attribution,etc. >> >> 3) product listing per some specification (see Subversion for one style) >> > > yes... > > I'm making an assumption based on what you're saying here, that you think > it would be better put up as an actual web page, where we could review > entries, rather than put up this new page as a wiki page. Yes? >
Yes, I think we need to approve whatever is listed. Otherwise, what would prevent someone from adding a listing for a modified version of OpenOffice that installs spyware on a user's machine? This is easiest to do with a webpage, I think. We're talking about what? 3 or so initial listings, maybe a few others over time? It will never be a real "high rate of change" page. -Rob > > >> -Rob >> >> >> > -- >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > MzK >> > >> > "Well, life has a funny way of sneaking up on you >> > And life has a funny way of helping you out >> > Helping you out." >> > -- "Ironic", Alanis Morissette >> > > > > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > MzK > > "Well, life has a funny way of sneaking up on you > And life has a funny way of helping you out > Helping you out." > -- "Ironic", Alanis Morissette
