[native-lang] [Fwd: Nominations are Now Open for the Jolt Product Excellence Awards]
Hello If you or you know someone that has created a book, website, or product that fits the Jolt categories (http://www.joltawards.com/categories.html), then consider nominating yourself/them for a Jolt award. There are lots of categories for tracking, development tools, and testtools. I was thinking that some of the winners of the Summer of Code or Developer Article contest may be eligible. If you missed out on the Summer of Code or OOo Developer Article Context, consider entering the Jolt awards :) Closing date 15 Dec 2006. Regards Jacqueline Are you a computer angel? (www.computerangels.org.au) Original Message Subject: Nominations are Now Open for the Jolt Product Excellence Awards Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 17:31:10 -0500 (EST) From: Dr. Dobb's[EMAIL PROTECTED] WILL YOUR PRODUCT JOIN THE RANKS OF DISTINGUISHED WINNERS RECOGNIZED THIS YEAR? Dr. Dobb's Journal invites all software development vendors to participate in the 17th Annual Jolt Product Excellence Awards. We're looking for products, books and websites that have made a difference to developers in 2006-jolting the industry. Eligible books, products and websites must have been published or had a significant version release in the calendar year 2006. Websites developed before 2006 are eligible. Visit http://www.joltawards.com to enter your nomination(s) today! Nominations close December 15, 2006. Finalists will be announced in January 2007, and the winners will be honored at a gala ceremony on March 21, 2007, at SD West in Santa Clara, California. New this year: the Jolt Industry Reports with an analysis of the software development landscape including what's needed, where things should be heading and who's on the right path. Visit http://www.joltawards.com for more information. CMP Technology 600 Harrison Street San Francisco, CA 94107 - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[native-lang] congratulations
A little-known African localisation projected called KiLinux, which translated open source office suite OpenOffice.org into Swahili, scooped an award under the Education category. Frank, R. (2006), African localisation wins at Stockholm [Online], Tectonic. Available from: http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1005 [24 May 2006]. Regards Jacqueline McNally OOoCon2006 in Lyon (http://marketing.openoffice.org/conference/) Are you a computer angel? (www.computerangels.org.au) - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[native-lang] the location for OOoCon 2006 is ...
... Lyon, France. The voting for the location of OOoCon 2006 finished on Sunday as planned. A total of 425 people voted and the final results were: Lyon, France 320 Vienna, Austria 105 The location of OOoCon 2006 will be Lyon, France. 188 people indicated that they would attend, 185 are not sure at the time of voting, and 52 responded that they would not attend. Thanks to all that participated in voting for the location of OOoCon 2006. On behalf of the OpenOffice.org Conference Team I would like to thank again both Sophie and Angelika, and their teams for submitting the proposals on which we were able to vote. We hope too that Vienna will resubmit their proposal for 2007. I would also like to thank the OpenOffice.org Conference Team for organising the bid for location, collating the submissions, and especially Cristian for creating and maintaing the voting mechanism. If you would like to assist to make OOoCon 2006 a success, please subscribe to conference@marketing.openoffice.org to find out how you can help [0]. There is always something you can do to help even if you do not anticipate leaving the comfort of your own keyboard :) [0] Previous discussion may be found in the http://marketing.openoffice.org/servlets/SummarizeList?listName=conference archives. Jacqueline McNally Lead, OpenOffice.org Marketing Project - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [native-lang] [Fwd: [Marketing] mailing list guidelines]
Andre Schnabel wrote: Hi, --- Ursprüngliche Nachricht --- Von: Christian Lohmaier [EMAIL PROTECTED] Betreff: Re: [native-lang] [Fwd: [Marketing] mailing list guidelines] On Thu, Dec 01, 2005 at 12:31:19PM +0100, Charles-H.Schulz wrote: [...] Her explanations will also apply on the NLC list from now on. Original Message Subject: [Marketing] mailing list guidelines From: Jacqueline McNally [EMAIL PROTECTED] [...] [...] Offending subscribers will be unsubscribed without notice. I absolutely do not like this part. +1 +1 My message was not giving notice, which is why I began my message with In recent weeks ad hominem attacks have occurred on other OpenOffice.org community lists, and just recently here.. Notice was given publically on discuss@ (http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=discussmsgId=2284043). Even when you're promoting a zero-tolerance politic regarding this topic, there must be at least a call to obey the rules before someone is kicked. Especially when one is banned without notice. this is, what the discussion at the Council actually is about. Project leads *do* have the option to unsubscribe list members, but not without notice. http://council.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=discussmsgNo=726 I think, this would be officially announced within the next weeks or days, so we can apply the same rules for all mailing list users. Agreed. Regards Jacqueline - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[native-lang] Voting for CCR is closing soon
Voting for the next Community Contributor Representative (CCR) to the Community Council ends soon - Friday, 15 July, at 00:00 UTC [1]. Visit http://council.openoffice.org/ to learn more or proceed to the vote. To vote, you must be a registered OpenOffice.org community member. Here is how to vote: 1. Log in if you are not already. 2. Go to My start page http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/StartPage. 3. Click on the Vote Now! hyperlink on the right hand side. The page where you can cast your vote is displayed. If you are not a member, now is the time :-) . To register and join, go to http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/join. Then follow the instructions above. Thank you to Cristian and Louis for organising the voting, and to all the candidates that accepted nomination. [1] I'm assuming that it hasn't ended some hours ago, and that the voting ends Friday, 15 July 23:59 UTC :) All the best Jacqueline McNally Lead, OpenOffice.org Marketing Project - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [native-lang] OpenOffice.org 1.1.5 Release Candidate Is Here
Thank you for your responses Andre. I agree with all that you have said this and at other times on the matter. This is the only point that I would like to discuss further. We have always announced the release candidates widely assuming that the QA team are in the thick of it and the most aware. No, that has been started with 1.1.2 or 1.1.3. Before that time we used to announce RC within the project but not to the enduser. Prior to 1.1.2 our community was much smaller. I would say too, that our community now consists of many more endusers, whereas our early endusers tended to be people and organisations that did not subscribe to our lists or participate in their way previously. So now our endusers are perhaps those that are more aware being part of the community and there are those that do not form part of our community and perhaps considered the public or endusers-at-large. I hesitated about sending the announcement to announce@ for this very reason. But saw that the 1.1.4rc (http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=announcemsgNo=225) announcement was sent to this list, so sent the 1.1.5rc one. Perhaps we can re-visit the process on the QA project list. I really would like to invite more people to join the QA project as I find that when a release is made this is when we have the discussions of I didn't know it was going to work that way when it has been progressing that way for months :( http://qa.openoffice.org/servlets/BrowseList?list=devby=threadfrom=489067 Has been stopped (imo), as: - discussion abut re-establishing the release committee slowed down - current (formal) QA-Leads don't care Yes you are right, you introduced a very good summary as to how you saw the release process from a QA pov. I too documented the marketing or publicity process wrt not just releases but all pr. This too was commented on and then left. Other than my attempt to stick to what was documented and encouraging discussion as you have done, I don't know what to suggest. I have been mostly out of list discussions this last three months, and I'm sorry if I have missed an important discussion or community decision during this time. Regards Jacqueline (who is already worrying about how to explain a second beta) - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [native-lang] OpenOffice.org 1.1.5 Release Candidate Is Here
Christian Lohmaier wrote: Hi *, Endusers that will experience Problems during install will not likely be willing to give it a serious look. Agreed, but not all users experienced problems and those that did reported them. Everybody else knows about the RC anyway - be it through monitoring the mirrors, reading the releases or qa-list, some news-site mentioning it. So what you are saying is that we should leave it to the people who know which lists and projects to monitor, and not to announce it within our community/project. We should not officially announce a RC that is broken. Agreed. And in this instance we thought that the new installation sets fixed the problem :( Regards Jacqueline - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[native-lang] OpenOffice.org 1.1.5 Release Candidate Is Here
All, OpenOffice.org 1.1.5rc is ready for you to download now. It's a release candidate, meaning that it has bugs, and we would like for you to work with us in finding them and reporting them. It's easy and even fun. :-) What's important about 1.1.5rc? It includes numerous bug fixes but just as important includes a filter for OpenDocument files, which is the type that OpenOffice.org 2.0 and the 1.9.x releases create. To download and file bug reports, follow the links below: * OpenOffice.org 1.1.5rc: http://download.openoffice.org/1.1.5rc/index.html * QA Project: http://qa.openoffice.org/ This release candidate arrives simultaneously in 11 languages. More languages will be available as the community creates them. Check with your Native Language Project for more information. It is also available for Linux, Solaris, and Windows. * http://projects.openoffice.org/native-lang.html The OpenOffice.org Team - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [native-lang] OpenOffice.org 1.1.5 Release Candidate Is Here
Andre Schnabel wrote: Hi Jacueline, all, first .. thanks for spreading the message. But ... --- Ursprüngliche Nachricht --- Von: Jacqueline McNally [EMAIL PROTECTED] Betreff: [native-lang] OpenOffice.org 1.1.5 Release Candidate Is Here OpenOffice.org 1.1.5rc is ready for you to download now. It's a release candidate, meaning that it has bugs, and we would like for you to work with us in finding them and reporting them. I think we need to be a little more precise with our wording. I just take wikipedia as reference, as it tells, what most people think, what a RC is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Release_candidate#Release_candidate The term release candidate can refer to a final product, ready to release unless fatal bugs emerge. ... for versions that are substantially complete, but still under test, ... for final testing of versions that are believed to be bug-free, and may go into production at any time. This definition works well if there is a finite group working on the release cycle. But here, and with other OSS, everyone has the opportunity to be involved in the progression of the software through its release cycle. So, at this time, we *know* that our RC is not ready to be released. A showstopper has been raised yesterday at the releases list. It has already been marked as fixed, so I'd expect to see a new RC within the next few days. Yes, we will, so we will have another one. But don't you think it is better that many more people are able and willing to download and test the releases that are not yet production ? Measured and experienced testers are vital, but end-users that are willing to give it a go are also invaluable as they often do things in a way that is difficult to include in regression and smoke tests. So .. the problem with the announcement is, that we cannot be shure who ist testing what RC ... The files have dates and it is the first rc. The thing, we have missed is to announce the availabilty of the RC at the QA project and ask experienced people to do the tests. We do have a test process and protocols, but we do not use it :-( We have always announced the release candidates widely assuming that the QA team are in the thick of it and the most aware. Perhaps we can re-visit the process on the QA project list. I really would like to invite more people to join the QA project as I find that when a release is made this is when we have the discussions of I didn't know it was going to work that way when it has been progressing that way for months :( Regards Jacqueline - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[native-lang] CCR Nominations
Hello The Community Council Representative (CCR) nominations close tomorrow - Friday 17 June. You can nominate yourself or someone else, but the Send a brief (75 word) abstract stating who you are and what you do for OOo to [EMAIL PROTECTED] needs to be in before the closing date. See: http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=discussmsgId=2040957 for the initial announcement calling for nominations outlining the eligibility criteria and election process. All the best Jacqueline McNally Lead, OpenOffice.org Marketing Project - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [native-lang] Free/Open Source Software: Localization
Charles-H.Schulz wrote: Hello Jacqueline, thanks for the news. If you go here: http://www.iosn.net/l10n/ You will see that they know us. Yes, I know that they know us. But we need to be reminded that they know of us there. And perhaps visit sometimes :) I encourage all the ASIAPAC native-languages to submit localized documentation to this site. Good stuff. Contact me for submission. Is this a matter of courtesy so you/we know of such efforts? I know that I'm a member of the portal (anyone can join) and submit content. Regards Jacqueline - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[native-lang] Free/Open Source Software: Localization
UNDP-APDIP's International Open Source Network has produced a primer on Free/Open Source Software Localization. Free/Open Source Software: Localization Anousak Souphavanh and Theppitak Karoonboonyanan FOSS Localization Primer (pdf format - 1.3MB) http://www.iosn.net/l10n/foss-localization-primer/foss-localization-primer.pdf (may need to copy and paste long URL) From the Introduction: This primer provides a broad perspective on the localization of Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) for the benefit of policy- and decision-makers in developing countries. It highlights the benefits and strategies of FOSS localization, along with case studies from various countries that are on the road to software freedom. The primer begins with an introduction to localization and the benefits of choosing FOSS over proprietary software. The next section provides a survey of initiatives and efforts in localization of FOSS within the Asia-Pacific region, including best practices and lessons learned specifically in countries such as Viet Nam, Thailand, Cambodia, India and Malaysia. The primer also provides three case studies of localization efforts in Thailand, Lao PDR and Cambodia, as well as recommendations on technical issues, resource allocation, skills and tools, implementation, costs and language considerations. To help localizers get started, two annexes regarding key concepts and the technical aspects of localization are provided. These are intended for project managers and implementers who are planning software localization projects. I'm sure you will recognise some OOo contributors in the primer :) All the best Jacqueline McNally Lead, OpenOffice.org Marketing Project - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[native-lang] WIPO Online Forum on Intellectual Property in the Information Society
Some of you that are interested in intellectual property and OSS may wish to comment on the themes presented as part of the WIPO Online Forum on Intellectual Property in the Information Society, see: http://www.wipo.int/ipisforum/en/ It started at the beginning of the month, but has a few days to go. The themes are presented in English, and you can add a comment in any language. All the best Jacqueline McNally Lead, OpenOffice.org Marketing Project - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [native-lang] Re: [Marketing] [Art project] Help is needed
Ryan Singer wrote: we should invite the guy who did the firefox icon to our icon competition.-R On the [EMAIL PROTECTED] list, Bryan suggested inviting Jon to submit a splash screen, see: http://marketing.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=artmsgId=1585294 I replied and cc'd in Jon, and I received a private reply to say thanks for inviting him to submit a splash screen, and that Mozilla is still using up his spare time. Offlist, I received a message from a very disgruntled OOo contributer who thought that I/we were extending the splash screen deadline in order for Jon to participate. We extended the deadline for the splash screen because it attracted many more contributors both within OpenOffice.org and other online communities. I sent an update to [EMAIL PROTECTED] rather than keep replying offlist, see: http://marketing.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=artmsgId=1603109 It is a good idea to invite other designers when you like and appreciate their style. But at the same time, please be mindful of the many talented artists that have and do freely provide art and graphic elements to OpenOffice.org. All the best Jacqueline McNally Lead, OpenOffice.org Marketing Project - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[native-lang] Linuxchix Africa
For those of you in Africa, particularly West Africa, the new LinuxChix Africa may be of assistance to you to promote the adoption of OpenOffice.org. Regards Jacqueline ---///--- en\ LINUXCHIX AFRICA LAUNCHES AN ORGANIZATION THAT WILL POSITION AFRICAN WOMEN WITHIN THE FREE AND OPEN SOURCE (FOSS) MOVEMENT. Linuxchix Africa was formed in 2004 by African women and for African women. It is a chapter in Africa affiliated to Linuxchix worldwide. The aim of the African chapter is to help toward building the critical mass of Linux skills among African women, and to advocate for the use of Free and Open Source Software for the many community development challenges being faced by Africans, especially African women. The challenges of Africa are well documented, with HIV/AIDS representing the most significant development challenge of our times. Community development can no longer be viewed in isolation but require multi-tiered, cross-sectoral, and well-coordinated approaches that are aligned to Information and Communications Technology (ICT). Without ICT, communities get left behind and are unable to take advantage of the social and economic benefits that come with ICT. This integration of ICT into social development programmes is often referred to as eDevelopment, eHealth and eLearning and represent models of ICT intervention in development, health and education respectively. With the advent of Free and Open Source Software, it has now become possible to make software available to people who would otherwise not afford it. With FOSS, countries will no longer have to prioritise between poverty and the digital divide. Also since women are the ones mostly affected by poverty and HIV/AIDS, it is relevant that they be properly tooled and positioned to make that difference in their lives. Furthermore, ICT is still male dominated, moreso the Open Source technical environment, so Linuxchix Africa will play a role as a catalyst that will demystify FOSS to the people who stand to benefit the most from it. For more information contact: Anna Badimo Co-Founder Linuxchix Africa Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: +27 11 717 6197 Dorcas Muthoni Co-Founder Linuxchix Africa Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: +254 20 675 0212 Visit us at www.africalinuxchix.org and subscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] fr\ L'AFRIQUE DE LINUXCHIX LANCE UNE ORGANISATION QUI DISPOSERA DES FEMMES AFRICAINES DANS LA SOURCE LIBRE ET OUVERTE (FOSS) LE MOUVEMENT. L'Afrique de Linuxchix a été formée dans 2004 par des femmes Africaines et pour les femmes Africaines. C'est un chapitre dans l'Afrique affiliée à Linuxchix mondial. Le dessein du chapitre Africain sera d' aider vers la construction de la masse critique de compétences de Linux parmi les femmes Africaines, et recommander pour l'usage Logiciel de Source Libre et Ouvert pour les nombreux de défis de développement communautaire aux queis les Africains et surtout les femmes Africaines font face. Les défis de e' Afrique sont bien documentés, avec le VIH/SIDA représentant le défi du développement le plus significatif de nos temps. Le développement de communauté ne neut etre-isole mais exige des approches multiples alignés à la Technologie d'Information et Communications (ICT). Sans ICT, les communautés sont incapables de profiter des avantages sociaux et économiques fournis par ICT. Cette intégration de ICT dans les programmes de développement social est souvent appele' eDevelopment, eHealth et eLearning et représente des modèles d'intervention de ICT dans le développement, la santé et l'éducation. Avec l'arrivie du Logiciel de Source Libre et Ouvert (FOSS), il est maintenant possible de rendre le logiciel disponible a ceux qui ava ent pas access autrement. Grace a' FOSS, les pays n' auront plus a' choisir eutre la pauvrete' et l'ecart numerique. Aussi puisque c'est les femmes qui sont surtout affectées par la pauvreté et le VIH/SIDA c'est elles quiont besoin desoutils qui neuvent changer leurs vies'. ICT est toujours domine par les nommes donc l'Afrique de Linuxchix jouera un rôle de catalyseur qui démystifiera FOSS aux gens qui pourrout en profiter le plus. Pour de plus amples renseignements contacter : Anna Badimo Cofondateur Linuxchix Africa E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Téléphone: +27 11 717 6197 Dorcas Muthoni Cofondateur Linuxchix Africa E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---///--- - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[native-lang] fisl6.0
Anyone planning to go to the 6th International Free Software Forum http://fisl.softwarelivre.org/ June 1-4, 2005, Porto Alegre/RS, Brazil ? If you wish to present a paper, the Call for Papers deadline is Monday 28 Feb, see: https://fisl.softwarelivre.org/papers/index.en.html Anyone just planning to be there? I know some people that are going from other OSS projects, but I just wondered whether there was going to be an OOo contigent :) All the best Jacqueline McNally Lead, OpenOffice.org Marketing Project - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
