[discuss] Re: sorry for the delay
On 9/23/2011 2:44 PM, Axel Hirsch wrote: Friends, I really did not want to be removed, but stop the regular sending of mails to perhaps start it again later. Is that possible? Axel yes. To unsubscribe send email to discuss-unsubscr...@openoffice.org The body and subject are ignored. Then respond to the confirm unsubscribe message, but keep the confirm message as it usually says how to resubscribe. For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help David -- nil significat nisi oscillat -- - To unsubscribe send email to discuss-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help
[discuss] Re: [ANN] This list is migrating to ooo-us...@incubator.apache.org
On 9/5/2011 12:50 AM, Bret Busby wrote: On Sun, 4 Sep 2011, Rob Weir wrote: Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2011 00:38:03 -0400 From: Rob Weir robw...@apache.org SNIP Please note that, as part of the overall migration of OpenOffice.org to Apache, this discuss list will be retired. New lists, hosted by Apache, will be taking its place. Why? Hi Bret You know that Oracle inherited OO.o by way of their purchase of SUN. Oracle isn't going to provide support for OO.o as Sun did. They donated OpenOffice.org source and trademarks to the Apache foundation and will end their support for OO.o mailing lists and archives. There is far too much valuable information that was and is being passed in these mailing lists to let them and the archives just vanish. Apache will host new lists. Warmest Regards --David Teague-- -- nil significat nisi oscillat do wop, do wop, do wop -- - To unsubscribe send email to discuss-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help
[discuss] Re: People trying to make money on openoffice.org
On 8/23/2011 4:18 PM, Fernando Cassia wrote: On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 16:50, RA Brownrabr...@the-martin-byrd.net wrote: They also have to have at least as link to the source so that anyone can download it. I do not understand Norwegian so I can not tell how close they are crossing the line. What is amazing is that people continue to do these kind of things without knowing that someone, someday, is going to find out and report back to the developers FC I used Google translate to see the page in English. I found no reference to authorship on the page I looked at. There also is no link to the source apparent, but I had to go looking for the the source for OO.o and LO. All that is required (I think I have this right) that the source code be made available at a cost no greater than actual cost of providing it. For binaries, you can charge what the market will bear. Not the GPL's words, but close. As I recall, the FSF charged a chunk of money (perhaps a couple hundred?) in the mid 80s for tapes of Emacs and Gnu C sources. That was a hell of a lot of money back then. My point is: It is not illegal to sell binaries if the source is made available, and the authors are acknowledged. Is either of these being done? --David Teague -- nil significat nisi oscillat Do wop, do wop, do wop Duke Ellington -- - To unsubscribe send email to discuss-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help
[discuss] Re: registration? Not Needed.
On 3/14/2011 11:25 AM, Twayne wrote: You got it; this post is in Plain Text. It's a pleasure to meet a good 'netizen and best of luck to you in the future. We all had to start learning somewhere, right? I have been on the 'net since the USENET days, when the 'net became available to us sometime in the mid 80s. I have been aware that HTML was not supported by email readers, and that people were annoyed by posts in HTML. I retired from teaching Computer Science in 2004. In the early 90s I established the first network in our building on Western's campus with internet access. My team and I pulled the wires and installed the routers. We put networked PCs on every faculty member's desk. I have been posting here since the early days of OpenOffice.org, version 1.1 if I recall correctly. And I used OpenOffice.org's predecessor, StarOffice, well before SUN bought it. I knew that Thunderbird's default is to send email in both text and HTML, but I was NOT aware that people still use email readers that can't display the text portion of email without the HTML part. I have not had any complaints from anyone about posting in HTML until now. I can be very annoying at times, so as I said, I make every effort to rectify the unnecessary things that annoy some. Thanks for your response. David Teague sr Emeritus Professor of Computer Science Western Carolina University Retired '04. -- - To unsubscribe send email to discuss-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help
[discuss] Re: registration? Not Needed.
On 3/14/2011 10:15 PM, Robert Derman wrote: I am using an old version of Thunderbird, I don't like the new ones, they deleted some nice features. Anyway, before sending any email that has HTML, it says that the email has HTML and asks you to make the choice of sending in plain text or both. Yes, I recall that. It was nice, and TB3 is a good big slower than earlier versions too. With TB3, I was able to prevent any HTML from going to openoffice.org domains. I don't know about TB2. Regards David Teague -- - To unsubscribe send email to discuss-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help
[discuss] Re: registration? Not Needed.
On 3/15/2011 4:50 PM, Robert Derman wrote: It continues to amaze me at how much software developers can manage to unimprove good applications when they update them. -- -- HEAR! HEAR! for the man speaks the truth. I am tempted to run to the fork of the Thunderbird code that is said to be much more lean and nimble yet has the same functionality. Now that I say it, I'll look. Thanks! --David -- - To unsubscribe send email to discuss-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help
[discuss] Re: registration? Not Needed.
On 3/14/2011 3:51 AM, Mike Scott wrote: On 14/03/2011 00:10, David B Teague sr wrote: ... Am I posting in HTML mode? Tell me if I am, and I'll do my best to find Yes. out how to stop that. Good idea. Thanks for the heads up. It think those of us who use a mail reader that is HTML aware, such as Thunderbird will not know that is a problem for anyone else. I can be annoying enough just being myself. I don't need annoy with HTML. For the benefit of anyone using TB, here is what I did. Others ignore, please. By default TB sends all domains both HTML and Text. HTML mail allows formatting that Text doesn't. I looked in TB's Options Format This provides Text or HTML and other options without exception. To find a more fine grained solution, I looked in Thunderbird's Tools Options Composition, clicked the Send Options. A setting there determines whether HTMLis sent and domain exceptions are provided for. I added openoffice.org as a text only domain. **Please let me know if I was successful in sending TEXT only to this list. --David -- - To unsubscribe send email to discuss-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help
[discuss] Re: registration? Not Needed.
On 3/11/2011 11:25 AM, Twayne wrote: Please post in Text mode; HTML mode shows all the stupid HTML code and makes reading your post fairly difficult to impossible, depending on what client is trying to read it. HTH, Twayne` Am I posting in HTML mode? Tell me if I am, and I'll do my best to find out how to stop that. Many thanks for your response to the registration question. It makes sense. I won't register with Oracle. I also won't switch to Libreoffice /yet/, because my major use of the computer (beyond email) is preparation of Writer documents (and music scores with Finale, but that's not part of this discussion.) Again, thank you! David Teague -- - To unsubscribe send email to discuss-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help
[discuss] Re: registration?
On 3/11/2011 10:29 AM, Larry Gusaas wrote: I had no difficulty creating an account with Oracle. On the registration page I clicked on Create an Oracle.com account now. I filled in all the spaces for e-mail, password, name, etc., then clicked Create and then had an account. That it was easy for you does not mean it was easy when I sent to that site. -- - To unsubscribe send email to discuss-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help
[discuss] Re: registration?
On 3/11/2011 10:10 AM, RA Brown wrote: I am not sure that there is a benefit to the community. And I agree that if they want people to register that it should be easy and fast. Just my 2cents. Andy It was not easy, and I tried. I wish I perceived Oracle to be benign. I do not. Thanks, David -- - To unsubscribe send email to discuss-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help
[discuss] Re: F Re: registration?
On 3/11/2011 12:19 PM, pat wrote: For what it's worth I just upgradedmy laptop to OO3.3, and had no difficulty with the load, and registration. Nor have I experienced any troubles taking files both odt. and doc. format from desktop Dell to the laptop via memory stick. I feel fortunate having had no trouble, and maybe because my needs are simple. My thanks and gratitude go to the staff of OOo. I am happy you had no trouble. I too had no trouble with fetching the installation program either, but the registration was hell, in fact, not done, because of Oracle's web site. I have had little trouble with OO.o, and never had any trouble back when all of this was Sun's. -- - To unsubscribe send email to discuss-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help
[discuss] registration?
I had to install a new HD, which required reinstalling OO.o. I attempted to register, I needed to create an account, but the account creation web site refuses to accept any proffered password whatsoever. It appears to be impossible to contact Oracle unless I am offering money. How do I register? Perhaps the question should be Do I really NEED to register? I thought registering would help the community in some way or I wouldn't bother. Thoughts on any of this? Thanks David (apology for posting this on users and discuss) -- - To unsubscribe send email to discuss-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help
