Miss Cubilla, isn't certifying a platform usable with a software the responsibility of the hardware manufacturer? Perhaps I do not understand the request.
Wolf Halton http://evergreen-community-01.lyrasistechnology.org http://sourcefreedom.com Apache developer: [email protected] On May 20, 2012 6:20 PM, "Louis Suárez-Potts" <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Ms Cubilla, > > Thanks for contacting us. As someone who has long championed the use of > OpenOffice in education, and specifically on netbooks and other portable > and mobile devices, I'm delighted to learn of your tender. You probably > know this, and if you do, my apologies, Apache OpenOffice is free to use > and distribute as you will and is licensed under the Apache License v.2. > > I have not tried Apache OpenOffice 3.4 on the Acer Travelmate. My guess is > that it works fine. However, issuing a statement to that effect, as a > "System Builder," may pose some logistical problems, as we are an open > source project composed of numerous groups operating within the Apache > Software Foundation. > > But your request is important. I'd like therefore to see if this solution > works for you and the government: A request to test Apache OpenOffice 3.4 > (for Linux, Windows 7, 8) be filed. As we are not a company as such, at > least not in the ways that Microsoft is, actually obtaining the Acer > netbooks for the testing could be a problem. Further, there is no saying > when the test on the Acer machines would be done, as it would depend upon > the availability of resources. We do not profit from Acer's use of AOO, > from your distribution or any company's, at least not directly. > > Do you have any we can test? Are you perhaps in contact with Acer and able > to connect us to that company, so that they can test the application on any > of their devices? (Joining the project is not hard; we would welcome your > participation and also that of Acer.) > > Alternatively, perhaps you or your colleagues might find it actually > fastest to install AOO 3.4 (in Spanish) on the machines? > > The government may not approve of such a manoeuvre, as you are not the > System Builder. But by joining Apache and participating, even in a modest > way, say by describing what your company is doing and planning, you can > effectively become part of the community building the application. > > These are the possibilities that may help you at this stage. I would > suggest you write to us soonest with more ideas on how you wish to proceed. > > Again, your efforts are laudable and praiseworthy. But you are not alone. > Portugal has gone through something similar—I can put you in touch with the > principal agents there—as has Brazil. And there are other countries in > Europe whose sub-national governments have also considered or are deploying > OpenOffice on education-ready netbooks. (Norway has used Intel education > netbooks, for instance.) > > Finally, you wrote to a very public list. You can find archives publicly > available via the usual search engines. Your message has no particularly > personal content, so rest assured. But do expect that my colleagues will > likely also respond—indeed, I see that Alexandro has already done that. > > By the way, I am curious if your company would also be providing the > education offices support? > > Regards, > > Louis Suárez-Potts > Apache OpenOffice PPMC > > PS, Lo escribió en inglés por que es la convención por estas listas > abiertas. > > > > > On 2012-05-18, at 17:50 , Veronica Cubilla wrote: > > > > > Who may concern: > > > > Regards from Panama!! > > > > This is Veronica Cubilla from Cubix Panama (www.cubixlat.com ) an > International Wholesaler who participated with a VAR in a tender of 17,800 > laptops with Education Minister in Panama that will be used by teachers. > One of the requirements of this tender was to include in the proposal Open > Office. > > > > The laptop we proposed was the Acer Travelmate P243 which have 320GB of > HDD. What we need for you is a Certification Letter for Acer as a System > Builder who can replicate your software in this laptop, using Apache Open > Office 3.4. > > > > If you need any other information about this tender you can see it in: > http://www.panamacompra.gob.pa/ambientepublico/VistaPreviaCP.aspx?NumLc=2012-0-07-0-08-AV-008941&esap=1&nnc=1&it=1, > where you can also find Microsoft letter certificating the usage of Win 7 > Pro (which is attached). > > > > Thanks in advance for your help. > > > > > > > > > > <image001.jpg> > > > >
