On Tue, 2012-04-24 at 16:03 -0400, Rob Weir wrote: > 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?
Ether way - the svg is handy for either, so a little nudge for room is simple enough. I like the get it here more, personally. //drew > > >> 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. > > >
