Re: Introduction of: R J Wahl

[Parvathy Neelakandan]

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> > > On Sun, Oct 22, 2017 at 2:45 PM, Peter Kovacs 
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi David,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Let me point out that we do not work Hierarchial. This might be
> > strange,
> > > > but thats how it is. The focus is on your desicion. You decide the
> > > amount,
> > > > and the activity. There is no responsibility to do anything, only the
> > > > respect from those that are interested in OpenOffice when you get
> > > involved.
> > > > We currently have no company that is looking for any positions. :P
> > > >
> > > > I understand that a lot of people have difficulties with this
> approach,
> > > so
> > > > I try to give some lead. And usually Recruitment is quite quiet,
> since
> > it
> > > > has only the purpose to be an entrypoint for newcommers to give some
> > > > orientation and space. We hope that they join the community and get
> > > > involved there. If there is in need or you have some Questions that
> you
> > > > feel fit on recruitment then feel free to do so. The Recruiters
> (where
> > I
> > > > think I am the most active one) will try our best to support.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > In general the Bugzilla Bugtracker has a lot of tasks where one can
> > find
> > > > something to do. (I think over 3K open request, a lot of them
> Rubbish,
> > > old
> > > > whishes or whatever).
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > We currently have following dev Topics in Discussion:
> > > >
> > > > # There is the general Idea to do some generic Code maintenance by
> > > > replaceing the good ols C arrays with the more modern Container based
> > > > approches.
> > > >
> > > > # TOP Community Issue is that under certain conditions OpenOffice
> > writes
> > > > rubbish to disk, destroying all users work. It is currently in
> > Analysis.
> > > >
> > > > # Our Microsoft compatibility sucks. There is the Idea to integrate
> > OOXML
> > > > from Apache POI. This is kind of difficult since we use a SAX API and
> > POI
> > > > does not support that, plus has limitations.
> > > >
> > > > # We still use 20 year old dmake. Damjan is migrating to gmake
> toolset,
> > > > maybe this could be supported.
> > > >
> > > > # pushing next Release to public: i think we have work to do to iron
> > out
> > > > bugs so we cann call it stable. The dream is we manage it this year.
> > (So
> > > > far we also dreamed of releasing 4.1.4 in Q1 maybe Q2.)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I recommend to try build OpenOffice first. The build Process has a
> > charm
> > > > on its own and the Code is also not very intuitive. So participating
> is
> > > not
> > > > easy task.
> > > >
> > > > In all questions the dev Mailing list is the place to talk to.
> > > >
> > > > Since all Volunteers are doing this in their freetime, sometimes you
> > need
> > > > to have patience and be persistant. If you assume that everybody has
> > > around
> > > > the time for this Project as you, you are not so far from the truth I
> > > > believe.
> > > >
> > > > You are free and welcome to help as you think best. Sorry to stress
> > that
> > > a
> > > > bit. ;)
> > > >
> > > > If none of the active topics suits you I can try and dig some other
> > stuff
> > > > out. No issue. Could take a while thought.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I hope this helps you and you have interest enough to make your way
> > into
> > > > the Project. :)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > So data sientist?! Well I am happen to be active in that Area
> (roughly
> > > > lol). So what you are looking into? SAS or more in python and R ? -
> > Just
> > > > courious.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Have Fun!
> > > >
> > > > All the Best
> > > >
> > > > Peter
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 22.10.2017 20:08, David Larson wrote:
> > > >
> > > >>
> > > >> I have been waiting for some time to see message activity here that
> > > makes
> > > >> sense.  It has been pretty quiet. Thanks for your reply.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> I am an experienced software engineer with skills in C, C++,
> Assembly,
> > > >> Java, SQL and so on, in addition to constantly learning new skills.
> > > Let me
> > > >> turn your question around.   I am willing to take a chance to help
> > > >> volunteer a little of my time to make OpenOffice better. What do you
> > > want
> > > >> me to do?   I don't have much spare time while I strive to pivot my
> > > career
> > > >> toward data analysis and find a job  opportunity near me (or remote
> > > access)
> > > >> that doesn't include hidden age discrimination.  Do you have a list
> of
> > > >> tasks available?  Are you interested in adding new tasks such as
> > fixing
> > > the
> > > >> spreadsheet filtering bug?   I signed up expecting to see some
> > activity
> > > and
> > > >> instructions on how to 

Re: Introduction of: R J Wahl

[Peter Kovacs]

Hi David Larson,

What do you want? This list is ment for people who are interested in 
joining OpenOffice to improve the application OpenOffice.

Nothing more nothing less.

Do you want to join or are you looking for coworkers?

All the best
Peter

On 21.10.2017 14:45, David Larson wrote:

I use openoffice portable so its handy when I need it but out of the way (not 
using computer resources when I don't use it).  I do the same with the chrome 
browser as it launches too many processes for my tastes.   I don't use 
Microsoft Office as its too integrated with the OS.  I want my computer to be 
like a transformer Lamborghini not  an overburdened bus. I put 32gb of ram in 
each of my computers and I still feel that way as I have my own plans for the 
data space.


One slightly annoying behavior of openoffice to fix is sometimes when I start 
it the first time it complains about needing to clean up and quits before 
starting but it works the second time I try, however then it tends to state it 
is recovering documents I last worked on when I already have them saved and 
puts them into a read only state.  In addition, there is document formats that 
probably need to be added. On the ancient side, there is Wordstar which I 
discovered I still have old resumes written in and have to resort to a 
different tool to recover their valuable content.  On the current side, I am 
suspicious that the latest Word like formats supported are getting stale with 
the Office fans out there.  Hopefully these are not beyond our reach.   I don't 
personally care about spreadsheet file formats at this time as I only use them 
for my own experiments nor for presentation formats usually although I may care 
for those soon.   I do care about some recent new spreadsheet misbehaviors with 
moderately sized data sets I have been seeing which I don't like... mostly 
regarding auto filters that cause weird results that are difficult to undo.  
This problem interferes with my efforts to develop the information I need for a 
special new kindle book on SQL. Do we have a comprehensive list of the latest 
formats, bugs, and important features that should be supported but may not be?


Note I am willing to use github for public projects and I am using Atlassian 
Bitbucket for my private projects as I can have 4 coworkers in it for free in 
that we can use to get started saving the world from data overload.




From: Andrea Pescetti 
Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2017 12:44 AM
To: recruitment@openoffice.apache.org
Cc: arjaywoodmas...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Introduction of: R J Wahl

CCing R J for the answer below. When someone is new, please reply to
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. Andrea.

On 20/10/2017 David Larson wrote:

Hi R J,

What programming languages are you learning/using and what are your interests?



From: Arjay Woodmaster 
Sent: Friday, October 20, 2017 11:50 AM
To: recruitment@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Introduction of: R J Wahl

Hi I am R J Wahl.
I am from South Africa.
I am interested in general programming, computers and heavy metal.

I decided to look at open source projects as a learning curve towards
becoming a better programmer.

Thanks
R J Wahl

RE: Introduction of: R J Wahl

[Christopher Job]

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> On Oct 21, 2017, at 15:45, David Larson  wrote:
> 
> I use openoffice portable so its handy when I need it but out of the way (not 
> using computer resources when I don't use it).  I do the same with the chrome 
> browser as it launches too many processes for my tastes.   I don't use 
> Microsoft Office as its too integrated with the OS.  I want my computer to be 
> like a transformer Lamborghini not  an overburdened bus. I put 32gb of ram in 
> each of my computers and I still feel that way as I have my own plans for the 
> data space.
> 
> 
> One slightly annoying behavior of openoffice to fix is sometimes when I start 
> it the first time it complains about needing to clean up and quits before 
> starting but it works the second time I try, however then it tends to state 
> it is recovering documents I last worked on when I already have them saved 
> and puts them into a read only state.  In addition, there is document formats 
> that probably need to be added. On the ancient side, there is Wordstar which 
> I discovered I still have old resumes written in and have to resort to a 
> different tool to recover their valuable content.  On the current side, I am 
> suspicious that the latest Word like formats supported are getting stale with 
> the Office fans out there.  Hopefully these are not beyond our reach.   I 
> don't personally care about spreadsheet file formats at this time as I only 
> use them for my own experiments nor for presentation formats usually although 
> I may care for those soon.   I do care about some recent new spreadsheet 
> misbehaviors with moderately sized data sets I have been seeing which I don't 
> like... mostly regarding auto filters that cause weird results that are 
> difficult to undo.  This problem interferes with my efforts to develop the 
> information I need for a special new kindle book on SQL. Do we have a 
> comprehensive list of the latest formats, bugs, and important features that 
> should be supported but may not be?
> 
> 
> Note I am willing to use github for public projects and I am using Atlassian 
> Bitbucket for my private projects as I can have 4 coworkers in it for free in 
> that we can use to get started saving the world from data overload.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> From: Andrea Pescetti 
> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2017 12:44 AM
> To: recruitment@openoffice.apache.org
> Cc: arjaywoodmas...@gmail.com
> Subject: Re: Introduction of: R J Wahl
> 
> CCing R J for the answer below. When someone is new, please reply to
> list+sender. R J, you may want to subscribe to the list, see
> https://openoffice.apache.org/mailing-lists.html#recruitment-mailing-list-public
> Mailing Lists - Apache OpenOffice - Project 
> Website
> openoffice.apache.org
> Mailing Lists Apache OpenOffice Public Mailing Lists¶ We welcome you to join 
> our mailing lists and let us know about your thoughts or ideas about Apache 
> OpenOffice.
> 
> 
> 
> . Andrea.
> 
>> On 20/10/2017 David Larson wrote:
>> Hi R J,
>> 
>> What programming languages are you learning/using and what are your 
>> interests?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> From: Arjay Woodmaster 
>> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2017 11:50 AM
>> To: recruitment@openoffice.apache.org
>> Subject: Introduction of: R J Wahl
>> 
>> Hi I am R J Wahl.
>> I am from South Africa.
>> I am interested in general programming, computers and heavy metal.
>> 
>> I decided to look at open source projects as a learning curve towards
>> becoming a better programmer.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> R J Wahl
>>