Re: Malware/ Adware masquerading as an Open Office extension
Thank you so much! On Jan 19, 2014 11:03 AM, "Will Nettles" wrote: > It’s nearly impossible to send a simple e-mail to you guys. > > Malware/ Adware masquerading as an Open Office extension > > Yesterday I wanted to place thousand separator commas… > > The top website on Google for this seemed legit, but I wound up installing > Genieo a mean little malware/adware bug. > > It’s not the first time this thing snuck on my computer. > > Anyway, > love Open Office, keep up the good work. > > Thanks > > Will Nettles > - > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > >
Re: OSSD Motivations
TMCM On Apr 19, 2013 6:19 AM, "Mohamed Lamine Aknouche" wrote: > * > > Hi > > > Don't know if this is a bit off topic, but I am in real need of you. Thing > is, I am a frequent user of open source software, and I am often amazed by > the efforts people make in order to provide me with products and services > for free. I am now conducting research for a masters' thesis trying to find > out what motivates developers to participate in open source projects. I > would be pleased if you could fill out a survey and pass it on within the > community mail list. The survey only takes 3-5 minutes to fill out, and all > information is kept confidential. Again, thank you for your efforts. Please > click on this link to get to the survey: > > > https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1XL16GisKPCjw8uk8xdoVDl6mSPN5-d1c8ZX3NKSmLEo/viewform > > > Best Regards > > Lamine Aknouche > > Lund University - Sweden > * >
Re: Draft blog post: $21 million per day
Dear Rob, That is an awesome blog. Until, people read it they won't truly be aware of Apache, Open Office or how important and widespread the software really is. I would like to put a link to the blog post, in a blog I'm in the process of writing, if you will allow me. Tanja Meece TMCM On Feb 7, 2013 4:40 PM, "Rob Weir" wrote: > https://blogs.apache.org/preview/OOo/?previewEntry=21_million_per_day > > Hoping to publish early next week. > > Regards, > > -Rob >
Re: [bikeshed] I like blue titles.
Red immediately sends up a warning flag in my mind and that of other user's
I'm sure. There has to be some way to change the color.
TMCM
On Feb 1, 2013 9:43 AM, "Pedro Giffuni" wrote:
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>
> >
> > Da: Dave Fisher
> ...
> >>> Can we change the red title in the website ("Call for Volunteers",
> >>> as of lately) to dark blue?
> >>>
> >>> The reasons:
> >>>
> >>> - The tone of red chosen looks like it was made to fit at the last
> >>> moment. It has no aesthetic coherence with the rest of the website.
> >
> >It was chosen quickly and I was thinking it would be for unusual events.
> >
> >
> Firstly, I hope I am doing this properly, if not I apologize in
advance.
>
> I agree. I believe that a red sends the wrong signals. It sends up
more of a warning flag, rather than an invitation for volunteers.
>
> The first time I saw it I thought I'd done something wrong.
>
> I recall it started when we were about to release 3.4 and the blog went
> down so we just had to release on the website.
>
> >Now it appears to be a common element which is OK.
> >
>
> It is being changed everytime there's something to communicate:
> Like if we break (yet) another download milestone.
>
> The red chair is becoming part of the furniture.
>
> >
> >>>
> >>> - It makes us look desperate (or so seem to think some bloggers).
> >>>
> >>
> >> The concern should be "what works?" Not "what some bloggers think".
> >> Breaking out from the visual clutter of the page is important. We want
> >> to stand out, not blend in and be overlooked. IMHO.
> >
> >I like blue if it will always be there
> >
>
> I suspect we will have it forever :(.
>
> >>
> >> Oh course there are other ways of standing out, like with a banner
> >> graphic. That could give us a more professional image while still
> >> standing out.
> >
> >What ever can be done...
> >
>
> Again, just chose a color for the bikeshed that seems average
> among the proposals ;).
>
> Pedro.
Re: An idea: Add option to delete profile when uninstalling
I so agree with option of being able to remove your profile while deleting, that is a suggestion worth listening to. TMCM On Feb 1, 2013 4:09 AM, "Rob Weir" wrote: > As I've been reviewing the backlog of defect reports submitted by > users I notice a lot of them that are probably caused by the upgrade > profile corruption bug. I see reports of this on Twitter and > Facebook as well. Most users seem smart enough to uninstall and > reinstall. They've learned that from other programs. It is pretty > much the standard solution to crash problems -- uninstall and > reinstall and you'll be fine. > > But in our case, that doesn't fix anything, since the profile is not > removed when we uninstall. > > What if we added an option to delete the profile when uninstalling? > I've seen many programs that do that. It could be a page that says, > "Delete application profile and settings?" Default could be No, the > same behavior we have today. But this would give a far easier way for > users to recover from profile corruption. > > -Rob >
