On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 9:53 AM, Marcus (OOo) <[email protected]> wrote:
> Am 08/18/2012 06:34 PM, schrieb Marcus (OOo): > > Am 08/18/2012 04:38 PM, schrieb Marcus (OOo): >> >>> Am 08/18/2012 04:19 PM, schrieb Rob Weir: >>> >>>> On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 10:05 AM, Marcus (OOo)<[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Am 08/18/2012 02:48 PM, schrieb Rob Weir: >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 3:36 AM, Marcus (OOo)<[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Am 08/18/2012 06:38 AM, schrieb Keith N. McKenna: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Marcus (OOo) wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Am 08/02/2012 02:12 AM, schrieb Rob Weir: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 7:37 PM, drew<[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 2012-08-01 at 18:28 -0400, Rob Weir wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 12:24 PM, drew >>>>>>>>>>>> jensen<drewjensen.inbox@gmail.**com<[email protected]>> >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 2012-08-01 at 09:09 -0700, Pedro Giffuni wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Kay; >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I did some basic update to the FreeBSD porting site sometime >>>>>>>>>>>>>> ago: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.openoffice.org/**porting/freebsd/<http://www.openoffice.org/porting/freebsd/> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> The site doesn't seem linked from the top-level porting site >>>>>>>>>>>>>> though. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I would prefer to spend my time on the code rather than on the >>>>>>>>>>>>>> release >>>>>>>>>>>>>> announcement, however feel free to mention explicitly the >>>>>>>>>>>>>> FreeBSD >>>>>>>>>>>>>> port. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Just to make it clear: we still have some cleanup to do but >>>>>>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>>>>>> port is >>>>>>>>>>>>>> fully operational and FreeBSD users are fully aware that it's >>>>>>>>>>>>>> available >>>>>>>>>>>>>> on FreeBSD releases. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Pedro. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Pedro, >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Then for BSD it should be enough to just point to the page you >>>>>>>>>>>>> updated, >>>>>>>>>>>>> yes? >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> IMHO, we should consolidate all the porting links onto that one >>>>>>>>>>>> page. >>>>>>>>>>>> That way it gives one clear place to link to in the >>>>>>>>>>>> announcement, >>>>>>>>>>>> but >>>>>>>>>>>> also a single place we can link to from other places in the >>>>>>>>>>>> future. >>>>>>>>>>>> For example, we should probably eventually have a link to the >>>>>>>>>>>> porting >>>>>>>>>>>> page from the download page. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> -Rob >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> hmmm - well, I'm just getting around to looking at things for >>>>>>>>>>> this >>>>>>>>>>> evening. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Looking at the page(s) now... *chuckling*.. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> This might not be the right place for what I thought was the >>>>>>>>>>> task - a >>>>>>>>>>> list of existing known ports which are not part of the official >>>>>>>>>>> AOO >>>>>>>>>>> release regiment. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> The porting page and it's associated pages seem more about the >>>>>>>>>>> act of >>>>>>>>>>> creating a port, with >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> http://www.openoffice.org/**porting/porting_overview.html<http://www.openoffice.org/porting/porting_overview.html> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>>>> http://www.openoffice.org/**porting/porting_implement.html<http://www.openoffice.org/porting/porting_implement.html> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> which starts off by pointing to this page: >>>>>>>>>>> http://wiki.services.**openoffice.org/wiki/Porting_**Efforts<http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Porting_Efforts> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> and that offers links to places such as >>>>>>>>>>> http://www.openoffice.org/udk/**cpp/man/cpp_bridges.html<http://www.openoffice.org/udk/cpp/man/cpp_bridges.html> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> So do we really want a page for listing existing non-official >>>>>>>>>>> ports >>>>>>>>>>> that >>>>>>>>>>> are known, a simple information service for our users without and >>>>>>>>>>> explicitly stating such, endorsing the work - or do we want a >>>>>>>>>>> resource >>>>>>>>>>> for those wanting to perform a port to a new platform - for the >>>>>>>>>>> announcement(s) that is. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Yes. ;-) >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Maybe the existing porting page remains as a developer-focused >>>>>>>>>> page? >>>>>>>>>> It needs to be updated, of course, but maybe not as urgent. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Then we also need a user-facing page about existing ports. Maybe >>>>>>>>>> that >>>>>>>>>> could be a new page in the /download directory? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> There is already a page which points to 3rd party software / >>>>>>>>> packages: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> http://www.openoffice.org/**download/non_ASF.html<http://www.openoffice.org/download/non_ASF.html> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Kay has created this to compensate the old distribution webpage >>>>>>>>> which >>>>>>>>> was totally outdated. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> So, what about to extend this new page with a "Ports" section from >>>>>>>>> FreeBSD, Solaris, OS/2 and others? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> For the announcement the user-facing one would be the most >>>>>>>>>> appropriate, yes? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I think so. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Marcus >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Morning All; >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Just checking in on this thread to see if there has been any >>>>>>>> consensus >>>>>>>> on how we should do this or if we should. As we are fast approaching >>>>>>>> release of 3.4.1 I would like to get this into the Release Notes. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> As a stated bore I believe that it is important to get the >>>>>>>> information >>>>>>>> out that these operating systems are not forgotten and that Apache >>>>>>>> OpenOffice is available. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> As I haven't seen any different let's add these OSs with a >>>>>>> statement to >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> "non_ASF.html" webpage. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> The announcement current links to: http://www.openoffice.org/** >>>>>> porting/ <http://www.openoffice.org/porting/> >>>>>> >>>>>> Is that the wrong place? That URL is the top listing if someone >>>>>> searches Google for "openoffice ports. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Maybe not wrong but IMHO totally oudated since months and years and >>>>> needs >>>>> also a clean-up. ;-) >>>>> >>>>> >>>> IMHO, It is almost always better to clean up (or replace) an existing >>>> page at a well-known URL than to create an entirely new page at a new >>>> URL. Why? Because the existing page is already linked to, both >>>> internally and externally. So if we think the new content is relevant >>>> to the purpose of the old webpage, e.g., information on ports, then we >>>> should keep the old URL for it. >>>> >>> >>> Sure. >>> >>> Maybe we can make a deal, so that everybody has a little task: >>> >>> - I'll clean-up the porting homepage (at least the starting page) >>> - Drew is adding text for the ports to the other webpage >>> - I'll add this text also to the porting homepage >>> - and you just need to keep the link in the announcement ;-) >>> >> >> I've updated the starting webpage at >> "http://www.openoffice.org/**porting/index.html<http://www.openoffice.org/porting/index.html> >> ": >> > > Ahm, it's still in the stageing area: > http://ooo-site.staging.**apache.org/porting/index.html<http://ooo-site.staging.apache.org/porting/index.html> > > Marcus HI -- OK, this is now live with my other publish this am... It looks like we have a "broken" link to an OS/2 graphic that finally resolves to just text "OS/2". We should provide a new reference or just change to text so this doesn't hang up the loading. > > > > @Maho,Pedro,Yuri,Nicolas: >> >> Like stated with the other ports I would like to list your name and mail >> address (if available, the Apache addresses): >> >> - OpenSolaris by Adfinis SyGroup AG (Nicolas Christener) >> - Solaris (Sparc and x86) by Adfinis SyGroup AG (Nicolas Christener) >> - FreeBSD by Pedro Giffuni / Maho Nakata >> - OS/2 by Yuri Dario >> >> Is this OK for you? >> >> Thanks >> >> Marcus >> > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MzK "Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think." -- Niels Bohr
