Re: [tdf-discuss] Automatic Update / Update info

2011-01-24 Thread Lee Hyde
On 24/01/11 13:14, Jaime R. Garza wrote: Obviously if I have a stable version installed, I don't expect to be notified for RCs, but if I have an RC version installed I would expect to be notified for any new versions. Something akin to Mozilla's release, beta and nightly update channels should

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Do not support writing to OOXML format

2011-01-02 Thread Lee Hyde
have an issue with implementing by graduations (in line with Microsoft) strict OOXML via a series of transitional specifications? Kind Regards, Lee Hyde. -- In order to offer someone a financial reward without him working for it, the government must first ensure that somebody else works

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Do not support writing to OOXML format

2011-01-02 Thread Lee Hyde
behaviour. Such would be a public relations nightmare for Microsoft would it not, and against its own best interests. Also, are there any previous cases where a proprietary standard has been withdrawn or locked down via legal action such as this? Lee Hyde. -- We Americans claim to be a peace-loving

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Do not support writing to OOXML format

2011-01-02 Thread Lee Hyde
). The politics of this decision may be contentious to the community (or rather this mailing list) but basing decisions on a political platform such as this will only lead to LibO falling into obscurity because it doesn't *just work*. Regards, Lee Hyde. -- The division of mankind threatens

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Do not support writing to OOXML format

2011-01-02 Thread Lee Hyde
Foundation* should not be bogged down by politics, else it'll run itself into the ground. Kind Regards, Lee Hyde. On 03/01/11 03:17, Larry Gusaas wrote: I guess I will quit wasting my time here and go back to just giving support to OpenOffice.org users. -- Patriotism is the last refuge

[tdf-discuss] Re: Just make the damn thing work! (was Re: Dictionary Syncing)

2011-01-01 Thread Lee Hyde
, the standardisation of language requires (I assume) very different skill-sets to those required for coding, and organisations like dicollect and wiktionary are probably best placed to take the lead in that arena. Also, I agree with everything Zaphod said. Kind Regards, Lee Hyde. -- Patriotism is the last

Re: [tdf-discuss] Just make the damn thing work! (was Re: Dictionary Syncing)

2011-01-01 Thread Lee Hyde
On 01/01/11 17:35, Charles Marcus wrote: What I think we are or should be striving for is to simply be the best Office/Productivity software available, whether free or commercial. We do and should NOT have to put Microsoft Office Down in order to raise ourselves up. If we cannot stand on our

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Dictionary Syncing

2011-01-01 Thread Lee Hyde
the above suggestion into other territories involving language. Which is why I suggested starting up a separate (from LibO) language standardisation project under the broader banner of The Document Foundation. Kind Regards Lee Hyde -- I foresee a universal information system (UIS), which will give

Re: [tdf-discuss] Co-working with Moz, etc

2011-01-01 Thread Lee Hyde
On 01/01/11 19:20, Craig A. Eddy wrote: So, what am I saying? You don't NEED to add something useless like Outlook or Evolution to LO. You just have to allow Thunderbird to connect to it, and people can make their own choice as to whether they want all the other bells and whistles.

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Dictionary Syncing

2010-12-31 Thread Lee Hyde
On 31/12/10 16:00, sophie wrote: You can reach them on the FR list, they are part of our community since a long time. But adding the code won't be enough, there is a lot of work behind that needs several hands. So my advice should be first to look for a community to handle the effort. Kind

Re: [tdf-discuss] Request: Installation Instructions

2010-11-22 Thread Lee Hyde
On 22/11/10 17:50, Rene Engelhard wrote: On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 03:52:41PM +, Lee Hyde wrote: Nonsense. dpkg -i *.deb is user friendly, despite what you want to claim. That graphical tools might make it difficult is no argument. It is obvious that the dpkg method described is a more

Re: [tdf-discuss] Request: Installation Instructions

2010-11-22 Thread Lee Hyde
On 22/11/10 17:58, Rene Engelhard wrote: Beisde that, you agree that .deb is what users should know. How on earth are they then NOT to know how to install them? (And install all of debs one program consists of?) I'm but a lowly Ubuntu user Rene, and I usually favour the use of