Re: [tdf-discuss] phpbb for the official LO forums

On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 10:27 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote: > It is the case that Stack Exchange is a challenge, although I don't recall > having all that much difficulty with it. > > I concur completely about the desire for forums and the phpBB forums seem > to > work quite well (at least based o

Re: [tdf-discuss] [POLL] own forums

+1 for forums. Simos On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 3:35 PM, Benjamin Horst wrote: > +1 > > Ben > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 10, 2011, at 8:17 AM, adept techlists - kazar > wrote: > > > +1 > > > > (reasons: > > > > 1. Clarity -- rather than confusing users with info about OOo that may > not app

Re: [tdf-discuss] new fonts

On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 6:45 PM, ron wrote: > How may I obtain new fonts for Libre Office Writer > > You install the fonts in your operating system. Depending on your operating system, there are different instructions. Once the fonts are installed, there are usable by LibreOffice. Simos -- Uns

Re: [tdf-discuss] LibreOffice for Academic Work -- College/University

On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 10:32 AM, Marc Paré wrote: > I need to work out a short note about use of LibreOffice in an academic > environment. What would some of you, who are using LibreOffice, consider > necessary to use LibreOffice in an academic setting. > > I am not looking for a "wish-list", but

Re: [tdf-discuss] LibreOffice for Academic Work -- College/University

On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 9:32 AM, Jonathan Aquilina wrote: > On 16/05/2012 08:18, Simos Xenitellis wrote: >> >> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 10:32 AM, Marc Paré  wrote: >>> >>> I need to work out a short note about use of LibreOffice in an academic >>> environm

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: LibreOffice for Academic Work -- College/University

On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 11:18 PM, Bruce Byfield wrote: > On Sunday, May 20, 2012 09:54:21 PM NoOp wrote: >> On 05/18/2012 03:14 PM, Bruce Byfield wrote: >> > On Friday, May 18, 2012 11:29:33 AM NoOp wrote: >> >> On 05/17/2012 03:15 PM, Marc Paré wrote: >> >> ... >> >> >> >> > There is a need for a

[tdf-discuss] Re: [libreoffice-marketing] "Code of Conduct"

On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 1:32 PM, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > I'm not on the discuss list but i think you are right. It would be better > there. > > > The problem is enforcement. However, i tend to find that if a policy is > reasonable enough then people self-moderate. The lack of a policy me

Re: [tdf-discuss] First Round of Questions for my Master Thesis

On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 5:18 PM, wrote: > Hi all, > my name is Veit. > I had studied Free Software at Free Technology Academy (ftacademy.org) and > Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC.edu). > Now, after I had finished all my courses, I will write my Master Thesis. > This will be a case study abo

Re: [tdf-discuss] List-ID of this Mailinglist has changed - intentionally?

On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 1:24 AM, Friedrich Strohmaier wrote: > Hello listadmins, all, > > ID of this mailinglist has changed, so the filter doesn't grip anymore. > > it was: > List-ID: > > Now it is: > List-ID: > > Accident or intetion? > The first e-mail you received from the discuss mailing li

Re: [tdf-discuss] Document Foundation - list archive - emails in clear

On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 3:38 PM, Florian Effenberger wrote: > Hi, > > Am 08.10.2010 um 10:13 schrieb Friedrich Strohmaier: > >>> I believe this should be prevented. I just found in docs that there > is >>> a SPAMMODE option: >>> http://mhonarc.org/MHonArc/doc/resources/spammode.html >> >> +1 >> > >

Re: [tdf-discuss] PDF forms and edit

On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 3:07 PM, Marc Paré wrote: > Le 2010-10-10 07:49, Andreas Mantke a écrit : > > Hi, >> >> Am Sonntag, 10. Oktober 2010, 13:29:28 schrieb Miguel Mayol Tur: >> >>> As PDF is a open standard, there would be a good idea not to depend of >>> >>> propietary software to make and f

Re: [tdf-discuss] LibO roadmap?

On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 7:18 PM, j.martin.pedersen wrote: > > Hi, > > LibreOffice is an exciting development! > > As a Free Software user and advocate who spends time in academia this is > a crucial aspect of getting anyone to use LO: > >> As Writer developer I would be really interested in improv

Re: [tdf-discuss] Basic question about Oracle asking OOo community members to leave

On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 6:21 PM, Italo Vignoli wrote: ...snip... > It would be nice if our emails - mine was sent on Tuesday in response to > my "resignment" decided by an Oracle employee - are answered in due time. > I think you mentioned the 'resignment' several times, however it is good to e

Re: [tdf-discuss] unable to reply quickly to mailing list posts

On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 12:39 PM, e-letter wrote: > On 04/11/2010, > discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org > > > wrote: > > Topics (messages 2591 through 2620): > ... > > [tdf-discuss] LibreOffice UI should be tweaked, not reinvented > > 2620 - Sebastian Spaeth > > > > > > > The text above i

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: x86_64 Windows build

On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 5:04 PM, Charles Marcus wrote: > On 2010-11-05 10:59 AM, Michel Gagnon wrote: > > As for becoming useful on the phone, I think the cell-phone platform > > limits a lot the editing functions available. One possibility would be > > to have a no-frills word processor that would

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Suggestion to expand user base: enable screenplay formatting with LibreOffice

On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 8:16 AM, Marc Paré wrote: > Le 2010-11-15 00:43, Andy Brown a écrit : > >>> >>> Re: music through Draw for musical notation. I think this would only >>> be of value for the most basic of work. There are already many good >>> music software programmes out in the OSS world. I

Re: [tdf-discuss] Get and appove: recommended Soundfile pronouncing "LibreOffice"

On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 10:23 PM, Friedrich Strohmaier wrote: > Hi all, > > Friedrich Strohmaier schrieb: > > [..] > >> My proposal: >> lets collect proposals for soundfiles pronouncing "LibreOffice" and >> have a simple voting for the one we point to, if people ask. >> This can be Files created b

[tdf-discuss] LibreOffice and a StackExchange support website

Hi All, The new hotness for a support website would be to have a StackExchange website for LibreOffice. For example, * http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/ - aiming at developers, advanced users * http://askubuntu.com/ - aiming at users, also advanced users Here is a list of all StackExcha

Re: [tdf-discuss] LibreOffice and a StackExchange support website

2011/4/18 Fabián Rodríguez : > On 04/17/2011 10:21 AM, Simos Xenitellis wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> The new hotness for a support website would be to have a StackExchange >> website for LibreOffice. >> For example, >>    * http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/  -  

[tdf-discuss] Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Ellison's Oracle washes hands of OpenOffice

On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 2:28 PM, Tom Davies wrote: > > > From: planas > To: us...@libreoffice.org > Sent: Mon, 18 April, 2011 4:28:00 > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Ellison's Oracle washes hands of > OpenOffice > > On Sun, 2011-04-17 at 21:41 -0400, Wayne

[tdf-discuss] Competition in the EU regarding pre-installed Windows

FFII and the AFUL (two free-software associations) have started a crowd-sourcing effort to provide information to the European Commission Competition agency about the lack of choice for the consumers when it comes to computers and compulsory pre-installed Windows. Original press-releases: http://p

Re: [tdf-discuss] Competition in the EU regarding pre-installed Windows

On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 2:03 PM, M Henri Day wrote: > 2011/4/22 Simos Xenitellis > >> FFII and the AFUL (two free-software associations) have started a >> crowd-sourcing effort >> to provide information to the European Commission Competition agency about >> the la

Re: [tdf-discuss] Competition in the EU regarding pre-installed Windows

On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 3:36 PM, M Henri Day wrote: > 2011/4/22 Simos Xenitellis > >> On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 2:03 PM, M Henri Day wrote: >> > 2011/4/22 Simos Xenitellis >> > >> >> FFII and the AFUL (two free-software associations) have started a &g

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Forums... again

On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 5:50 PM, wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I am the creator of LibreOfficeForum.org. I'd just like to set a few > things straight. > > ... > 2. Ads. Yes, we have them. They are only Adsense text ads, I do not and > will never permit image ads or 3rd party sponsor ads. I think thi

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Forums... again

On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 8:13 AM, wrote: > Hi again, > > Thanks to everyone who has expressed a balanced, objective opinion about > this. > > I don't want to spend a lot time here arguing about ads. I understand that > it's a sensitive subject, I'm sorry that some people disagree, and I > respect

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Forums... again

On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 7:28 AM, wrote: >>>How about the issue that I mentioned earlier? >>> >>>At http://www.sitedossier.com/ip/174.121.218.38 it >>>shows that there are 858 websites hosted at the >>>same dedicated server as LibreOfficeForum.org. > > Hi again, > > Yes, I am using a shared hostin

Re: [tdf-discuss] My application was rejected, ;-(

On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 5:08 PM, Charles-H. Schulz wrote: > Hi, > > > Le Wed, 04 May 2011 15:20:10 +0200, > Florian Effenberger a écrit : > >> Hi Italo, >> >> Italo Vignoli wrote on 2011-05-04 14.21: >> > I think that we should definitely have something in place soon, and >> > I personally like th

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Oracle contributes OOo Code to Apache Software Foundation's Incubator

On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 3:53 AM, Robert Holtzman wrote: > On Wed, Jun 01, 2011 at 09:51:09AM -0700, NoOp wrote: >> On 06/01/2011 09:23 AM, M Henri Day wrote: >> > 2011/6/1 NoOp ... >> >> More: >> >> < >> >> http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/statements-on-openofficeorg-contribution-to-apache-n

Re: [tdf-discuss] RE: Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 4:31 PM, Eduardo Alexandre wrote: > Hi, > > In my opinion, after all history involving OpenOffice, the ideal would be that > this code was donated to the TDF. Everything under the GPL. > > With the software under the Apache license, we can not "work directly" in > LibreOffic

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 1:48 PM, Sam Ruby wrote: ... > I will be totally transparent as to what my preference however is.  It > is my fond hope that all of the participants will identify subsections > of the code that they are willing to share the burden of maintenance > with the larger community.

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 6:00 PM, Jim Jagielski wrote: > On Jun 5, 2011, at 10:15 AM, Simos Xenitellis wrote: > >> What can the Apache Foundation provide to OpenOffice? >> 1. You start with zero community and you alienate the LibreOffice community. > > I would submit

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 12:54 AM, Simon Brouwer wrote: > Op 6-6-2011 10:38, Simos Xenitellis schreef: >> >> Let's read the document you cite, >> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-recommendations.html >> >> A permissive license is recommended/suggeste

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 5:43 PM, Allen Pulsifer wrote: > Allen Pulsifer wrote: >> If most or almost all of the LO contributors joined the Apache >> OpenOffice project, if only to lend moral support and help heal the >> rift, that would only be good for LO and the TdF. > >> Thorsten Behrens wrote:

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 10:05 PM, Greg Stein wrote: > Ben explained much of this already, but let's see if I can add some more: > > On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 14:46, plino wrote: >> >> Greg Stein wrote: >>> >>> As Ben has explained later in this thread, you never had that right. >>> Ergo, Apache has

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 12:49 AM, BRM wrote: > > So as Greg said, who has the rights (per the GPL) to receive the source is not > necessarily the same as the community. The only people that have rights to > receiving the source are the ones that the product was specifically > distributed > to. If

OFF TOPIC about GPL enforcement (Was: Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice)

On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 1:03 AM, Greg Stein wrote: > On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 17:54, Simos Xenitellis > wrote: >>... >>> The key thing being "that person". That person is most likely not You, >>> the developer who is contributing to the software. Thus, You

Re: OFF TOPIC about GPL enforcement (Was: Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice)

On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 2:56 AM, BRM wrote: > - Original Message > >> From: Simos Xenitellis >> To: discuss@documentfoundation.org >> Sent: Thu, June 16, 2011 6:31:25 PM >> Subject: OFF TOPIC about GPL enforcement (Was: Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: >>[

Re: OFF TOPIC about GPL enforcement (Was: Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice)

On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 4:54 PM, BRM wrote: > DISCLAIMER: IANAL. Consult one for real legal advice if you need it. > ... > Party F may ask Group C for the code, showing the written notice he received > from Customer E which matches what Group C provided to Customer E. > I think your misconception

Re: OFF TOPIC about GPL enforcement (Was: Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice)

On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 9:59 PM, BRM wrote: > - Original Message > >> From: Simos Xenitellis ... >> Your views are not mainstream; if you  want to gain traction, you should make >>the effort >> to subscribe to the  gpl-violations.org mailing list a

Availability of source code (Was: Re: OFF TOPIC about GPL enforcement (Was: Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice))

On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 1:30 AM, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote: > Ignoring the repetition on who is entitled to source code and how they are > told about it, I would like to know the answers to some very specific, > tangible matters closer to home.  My question is basically whether the terms > of a

Re: Availability of source code (Was: Re: OFF TOPIC about GPL enforcement (Was: Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice))

re also > rather intimidating, but way better than nothing. > > So, where is the link on the web site that would let me find the version I am > running and the source code for it?  (The same question for dependency > derivatives is a bonus question.) > >  - Dennis > > -

Re: Availability of source code (Was: Re: OFF TOPIC about GPL enforcement (Was: Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice))

> -Original Message- > From: Simos Xenitellis [mailto:simos.li...@googlemail.com] > Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 17:44 > To: discuss@documentfoundation.org > Subject: Re: Availability of source code (Was: Re: OFF TOPIC about GPL > enforcement (Was: Re: [tdf-discuss

Re: Availability of source code (Was: Re: OFF TOPIC about GPL enforcement (Was: Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice))

On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 11:22 PM, John LeMoyne Castle wrote: > Dennis, Tanstaafl, > > I take your point.  Users that have 3.3.2 installed can only get the code > for 3.3.3 from the website.  As discussed above, I think this meets the > spirit of the license but not the specific letter. Simon's ide

Re: Availability of source code (Was: Re: OFF TOPIC about GPL enforcement (Was: Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice))

2011/6/21 Jesús Corrius : >> 1. We want to add a paragraph somewhere in the About dialog box which >> says that if we are interested in the source code, we should read a >> specific Wiki page, >> for example >> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/AvailabilityOfSourceCode > > I see a pro

Re: Availability of source code (Was: Re: OFF TOPIC about GPL enforcement (Was: Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice))

On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 3:11 PM, Sveinn í Felli wrote: > Þann þri 21.jún 2011 11:18, skrifaði Simos Xenitellis: >> >> 2011/6/21 Jesús Corrius: >>>> >>>> 1. We want to add a paragraph somewhere in the About dialog box which >>>> says that if we

Re: Availability of source code (Was: Re: OFF TOPIC about GPL enforcement (Was: Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice))

On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 10:25 PM, Sveinn í Felli wrote: > > > Þann þri 21.jún 2011 12:46, skrifaði Simos Xenitellis: >> >> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 3:11 PM, Sveinn í Felli  wrote: >>> >>> Þann þri 21.jún 2011 11:18, skrifaði Simos Xenitellis: >>>>

Re: Availability of source code (Was: Re: OFF TOPIC about GPL enforcement (Was: Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice))

2011/6/22 Jesús Corrius : >> I checked those files as well. They are all 'noarch' (do not contain >> compiled programs; No Architecture), >> and contain the same .png branding images. > > The license not only covers the code, also the images. So if those > images are in the program, the source code

Re: [tdf-discuss] Who does the maintenance Phyton Mailmerge script

On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 1:45 PM, Fernand Vanrie wrote: > I found that we can send Emails using Basic and the API  using the Phyton > Mailmerge stuff. > There is a small problem to send Emails with non us-ascii characters. I > solved the problem in the Python script, just wondering how do i pass th

Re: [tdf-discuss] Who does the maintenance Phyton Mailmerge script

On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 4:04 PM, Fernand Vanrie wrote: > Simos, > > the bug report >> >> Simos, >> >> The repair in Mailmerge.py is quite simple >> >> >> at line 154  we have  textbody = textbody.encode('utf-8') >> >> where the textbody contains

Re: [tdf-discuss] TDF fundraising suggestion - Bitcoin

On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 5:06 PM, Florian Effenberger wrote: > Hello, > > Ben McGinnes wrote on 2011-04-27 03.34: >>       At Florian's recommendation I am posting this to the list for >> discussion. > > did anyone have a closer look on this already? I read some issues with > Bitcoin in the press t