On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 1:49 PM, Dave Fisher <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Jun 6, 2012, at 1:19 PM, Marcus (OOo) wrote: > > > Am 06/06/2012 08:13 PM, schrieb Kay Schenk: > >> OK -- I hope this is the final. > >> > >> Rob -- I did see what you meant on the grad issues so I changed this a > >> bit...and my spell checker was not functioning before so hopefully > >> better now. Thanks for all the feedback. > >> > >> back later...again, formatting will be corrected later > >> > >> ===================================================================== > >> Project Name and Brief Description: > >> > >> OpenOffice (was OpenOffice.org) > >> > >> * OpenOffice entered incubation 2011-06-13 > >> > >> OpenOffice is an open-source, office-document productivity suite > providing > >> six productivity applications based around the OpenDocument Format > (ODF). > >> OpenOffice is released on multiple platforms. Its localizations support > >> have supported 110 languages worldwide. > >> > >> Most Important Items To Address Toward Graduation: > >> > >> 1. Review of distributed articles to ensure compliance with ASF policy > >> 2. Given the size and scope of OpenOffice, continue work on "community > >> readiness" especially with regard to > >> organization and communication style. > >> > >> > >> We have started preliminary discussion concerning graduation as we would > >> like to propose graduation within the next month. > >> > >> Issues for IPMC or ASF Board Awareness > >> > >> - Leaks from ooo-private to outside agencies > >> > >> Possible leaks of information from the ooo-private email list are > >> being investigated. Our first objective is to first establish if and > >> how leaks occurred. Once full details are available we will be working > >> to address the issue directly. No action is currently required from > >> the board and an update will be provided, at the latest, in our next > >> report. > >> > >> > >> > >> Community Development/Outreach Progress > >> > >> - Since our last report we have voted in 13 new Committers/PPMC members. > >> - Since our last report, 2 committer/PPMC members have resigned > >> - We have improved to act more as a self organized project to address > >> and solve project related topics (e.g. forum moderation) > >> - We were able to initiate transfer of SPI funds formerly earmarked for > >> OpenOffice.org > >> to the ASF. However, due to changes in the ASF Fundraising chair, this > >> transfer has been postponed. > >> Followup with ASF Fundraising is needed to complete this transaction. > >> These funds, as previously discussed, will primarily be used for > >> developer travel when needed. > >> - We accepted an offer from SourceForge to host our older 3.3 version > >> and provide client installs of > >> latest release 3.4. This event was accomplished after much discussion > >> among members and consultation > >> with mentors. > >> - Due to heightened interest, we are putting more resources (services, > >> volunteers) into translation efforts > >> - We are more putting effort into addressing trademark and third-party > >> distributin requests. Ongoing emphasis as to > >> how to accommodate and track these requests is becoming an important > >> concern. > >> - We are increasing our global reach by recruiting volunteers to help > >> update and maintain the large set of native language home pages" > >> - Established various social programming accounts for additional > >> outreach: Twitter, Google+, Facebook > >> - Setup two additional native language mailing lists > >> > >> > >> Project Development Progress > >> - Pootle services for the project were established and used. > >> Translation services will be ongoing as new contributors for this > >> service join. > >> - We released Apache OpenOffice 3.4 on May 8, 2012. > >> This release included: > >> Six different client platform install versions in 15 languages > >> Source tarballs in English > >> Software development kit packaging for 5 platforms > >> Language packs for 15 languages > >> > >> Over 3 million downloads the first month. > >> A summary of downloads for the installs can be found at: > >> > >> > http://sourceforge.net/projects/openofficeorg.mirror/files/stats/timeline > >> > >> - We are currently working on an alternate repository for category-B > >> code to comply > >> with graduation requirements > >> - An SGA was received from IBM for IBM Lotus Symphony. > >> We are now preparing to import IBM Symphony changes into the OpenOffice > >> repository > >> This should be complete by the time of the June board meeting. > >> - We are putting renewed effort into the "user experience". Apache > >> OpenOffice is an end-user > >> product, the best quality product and best experience for end users is > >> one of our primary goals. > >> - Testing and implementation of old update service for OpenOffice has > >> been accomplished. > >> This service is for older OpenOffice clients to identify updates and, > >> optionally, install > >> an update if available. > >> - Community support forums remain popular with users but registration > >> seems to have stabilized. > >> The ooo-users list also is quite active. > >> As Apache OpenOffice is a client product, we continue to investigate > >> ways to direct > >> users to appropriate support venues. > >> - The developer list, ooo-dev, now has 409 subscribers and is very > >> active with post averaging about > >> 100 per day > > > > Thanks a lot for volunteering to create the report and taking care of > all the details and fine points. > > I agree. I also really like the way you did this on the list! > > Regards, > Dave > > > again thanks for your kind words...and now it's there -- wiki.apache.org/incubator/June2012 needing mentor sign-off and darn! I forgot to include maybe IPMC help with the additional web sites we're thinking of registering... oh well... > > > > Marcus > > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MzK "Everything will be all right in the end... if it's not all right then it's not the end. " -- Sonny, "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"
