On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 1:37 PM, Roberto Galoppini <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 3:58 PM, Rob Weir <[email protected]> wrote: >> It is late for this idea, since we are probably only a week away from >> release AOO 3.4. But I think it is important to connect the dots on >> this. Is anyone willing to help with this over the next few days? >> >> I'd like to have a page on the website to help enthusiastic OpenOffice >> users help us share the good news about Apache OpenOffice 3.4. It >> would enable the individual blogger, or even a user who is an active >> social networking user, to help spread the news about the AOO 3.4 >> release. >> >> As we know, enthusiasm is not always matched by time-to-spare, >> graphical skill, or deep knowledge about what is in the 3.4 release. >> So putting this kind of information together, in one place, where it >> is easy to consume and reuse, will be wonderful. >> >> Ideally, the page would have the following kind of content: >> >> 1) An AOO 3.4 "download" logo, that a blogger can use to link to >> download.openoffice.org. We have some proposed icons (from Drew) >> here: >> >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Logo+Proposals > > Is there any consensus around which one to use, but for the download one? >
There are two logos there that are appropriate, the "download" and the "get it here" ones. Personally I think the "get it here" one would work better. The other one has the word "download" tightly constrained under that arc of dots. I think that would make it hard to translate for languages that require a longer word to say "download". What do you think? >> Maybe we can agree on one of these and get some common sizes rendered. >> We probably need translations as well. >> >> 2) A short description of what Apache OpenOffice 3.4 is, from >> perspective of a brand new user. A paragraph or two, with some screen >> shots. Something a blogger can reuse or adapt. Again, we'll need >> translations as well. >> >> 3) A short description of what is new in Apache OpenOffice 3.4, from >> perspective of an existing OOo users. Again, screen shots, and >> translations. No one has time to do original research. Best to have >> the basic facts already written up and allow the blogger to reuse the >> information and add their own color commentary. > > I might get our creative marketing guys to help to craft some > material, but I definitely need someone to tell us what's hot. I > believe we can provide especially OpenOffice.org Windows users with > good reasons to switch to the new release, right? > I'd start with the release notes on the wiki: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/AOO+3.4+Release+Notes That has the plain facts. >> 4) Some interesting factoids about how AOO 3,4 was made. Maybe touch >> on the new hosting of extensions/templates, # of lines of code >> changed, the change to Apache license, etc. What are the "fun facts"? > > About Extensions/Templates I'll write a blog entry at our SourceForge > blog, so that you can grab some text or point to it. > That would be great. >> 5) Any YouTube videos we want to link to? > > As above, if we can get the gist of what's new we can create a simple video > too. > > Roberto > >> 6) A contact where they can go for more information. Probably ooo-dev. >> >> 7) Anything else? >> >> Note that this is almost like a press kit or a reviewers guide, but >> targeting community supporters of AOO rather than accredited >> journalists. But a similar idea. Respect that they don't have time to >> dig this information out of a dozen places in our wiki. If we want it >> to happen, we need to make it easy for them. >> >> So who's in with this? We don't have time to debate this for a week. >> But if 2 or 3 others are willing to help, starting today, on these >> items, then I think we can pull it off. Maybe get it all done, in >> English, targeting end of week, and then work on translations early >> next week? >> >> -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. >
