Re: [gentoo-dev] LibreOffice project: request for contributors and mentoring
Hi, :-) After I posted on the Gentoo devs list, there was this reply, which I'm posting here. I was wondering whether someone from the LibreOffice devs would like to jump in and respond? (I posted this follow-up to both lists.) To sign up for the Gentoo devs list: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org To sign-up for the LibO devs list: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice To view this message entirely: http://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-dev/msg_6d65d86d8ff498eedb95435c35fc4fad.xml On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 09:13, Stuart Longland wrote: > On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 05:40:03PM +0800, David Nelson wrote: >> A number of Linux distributions have announced their intention to ship >> LibreOffice with their future releases. We know that they frequently >> do re-branding work to integrate their chosen office suite in lines >> with their project's thinking. >> >> So we are keen to involve you in our project branding and development, >> so that we ship releases that better fit your needs. > > Do we even brand OpenOffice? I can't spot the difference between the > self-built OpenOffice.org binary I have, and the official Sun binary I > had previously. > > My concern with LibreOffice would be more to do with compiling it... > it'd be a nice package to have on the Yeeloong, but AFAIK it needs > Java..? Something I've been trying to bootstrap unsuccessfully for the > best part of two years now. (gcj-jdk is a long way from usable, and > there's a chicken-egg issue with icedtea6.) It also needs _lots_ of RAM > and disk space ... not a plentiful resource on MIPS. HTH. David Nelson
Re: [gentoo-dev] LibreOffice project: request for contributors and mentoring
On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 8:13 PM, Stuart Longland wrote: > On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 05:40:03PM +0800, David Nelson wrote: >> A number of Linux distributions have announced their intention to ship >> LibreOffice with their future releases. We know that they frequently >> do re-branding work to integrate their chosen office suite in lines >> with their project's thinking. >> >> So we are keen to involve you in our project branding and development, >> so that we ship releases that better fit your needs. > > Do we even brand OpenOffice? I can't spot the difference between the > self-built OpenOffice.org binary I have, and the official Sun binary I > had previously. > > My concern with LibreOffice would be more to do with compiling it... > it'd be a nice package to have on the Yeeloong, but AFAIK it needs > Java..? Something I've been trying to bootstrap unsuccessfully for the > best part of two years now. (gcj-jdk is a long way from usable, and > there's a chicken-egg issue with icedtea6.) It also needs _lots_ of RAM > and disk space ... not a plentiful resource on MIPS. gNewSense, which came installed on the Yeelong I have, has OpenJDK and OpenOffice, so it's certainly possible. Matt
Re: [gentoo-dev] LibreOffice project: request for contributors and mentoring
On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 05:40:03PM +0800, David Nelson wrote: > A number of Linux distributions have announced their intention to ship > LibreOffice with their future releases. We know that they frequently > do re-branding work to integrate their chosen office suite in lines > with their project's thinking. > > So we are keen to involve you in our project branding and development, > so that we ship releases that better fit your needs. Do we even brand OpenOffice? I can't spot the difference between the self-built OpenOffice.org binary I have, and the official Sun binary I had previously. My concern with LibreOffice would be more to do with compiling it... it'd be a nice package to have on the Yeeloong, but AFAIK it needs Java..? Something I've been trying to bootstrap unsuccessfully for the best part of two years now. (gcj-jdk is a long way from usable, and there's a chicken-egg issue with icedtea6.) It also needs _lots_ of RAM and disk space ... not a plentiful resource on MIPS. -- Stuart Longland (aka Redhatter, VK4MSL) .'''. Gentoo Linux/MIPS Cobalt and Docs Developer '.'` : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .'.' http://dev.gentoo.org/~redhatter :.' I haven't lost my mind... ...it's backed up on a tape somewhere.
[gentoo-dev] LibreOffice project: request for contributors and mentoring
Hi, :-) I'm a member of the LibreOffice community. LibreOffice (LibO) is the office suite project of The Document Foundation (TDF), the community-driven organization that recently forked from the Oracle-managed OpenOffice.org project. TDF/LibO is currently working on its branding and on its artwork for the LibreOffice distribution. We are currently very short of GRAPHIC ARTISTS. Notably, right now, we urgently need creative talent to help us design artwork for our websites. We need to develop a logo, and - hopefully - a MASCOT along the lines of Linux's Tux, to act as a "living" ambassador that achieves lasting recognition of our brand and products in people's minds. But we also need talent to work on icon sets and other artwork on an ongoing basis. A number of Linux distributions have announced their intention to ship LibreOffice with their future releases. We know that they frequently do re-branding work to integrate their chosen office suite in lines with their project's thinking. So we are keen to involve you in our project branding and development, so that we ship releases that better fit your needs. LibreOffice and The Document Foundation could also benefit from MENTORING and from close and ongoing involvement from established Linux projects, especially in these early days when we are developing our infrastructure and organization. Like you, we passionately value and believe in Free Open Source software (FOSS). We very much ask you to get involved in our project and influence our development. We seek your comments and advice and contributions. For this, below you will find a number of links as a starting point: Useful links === LibreOffice marketing mailing list: marketing+subscr...@libreoffice.org The Document Foundation general discussions mailing list: discuss+subscr...@documentfoundation.org LibreOffice developers mailing list: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice TDF steering committee discussions mailing list: steering-discuss+subscr...@documentfoundation.org LibreOffice user support mailing list: users+subscr...@libreoffice.org Our Nabble gateway for easy mailing list browsing: http://www.documentfoundation.org/nabble/ The Document Foundation contacts page: http://www.documentfoundation.org/contact/ Mail address distributing to all TDF press and media contacts: i...@documentfoundation.org LibreOffice dedicated IRC channel: #libreoffice at irc.freenode.net TDF dedicated IRC channel: #documentfoundation at irc.freenode.net Follow TDF via @docufoundation on Twitter: http://twitter.com/docufoundation Follow TDF via @docufoundation on identi.ca: http://identi.ca/docufoundation Visit the TDF website: http://www.documentfoundation.org Pages showing the project's work in progress = http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/Branding http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/Ideas Plus, of course, if necessary, you can contact me, too, at the address from which this mail was sent, or via this mailing list. Thank you for your time reading this message. Thank you, also, for your own valuable work in bringing the world Open Source software. David Nelson P.S. Please note that this advocacy is a personal initiative, and is *not* in any way "official communication" by TDF.
