Hi, So, OOo 3.1 is nearly done. Don't believe it? :) Look at http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/OOoRelease31: The feature freeze (the last chance to commit new features) long passed, and the code freeze (the last chance to commit regular bug fixes) is very near.
The question we in Base's core team came up with: What's next? Spend a few years on bug fixing, or better implement some new features? Which ones? Out pet peeves, or better the ones requested by our users? (Really?) And out of the latter set, again: which ones? There are more requests than we could possibly fulfill in a foreseeable future ... So, to make this short: We did some initial brain storming - just collected ideas and wishes, what we think should or could be addressed in the next version(s). Find the result here: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Base/Features/Pool If you read it, you'll find that this is pretty mixed stuff at the moment, ranging from very small changes to large (sometimes even esoteric) features. Well, that's okay for now, that's just a pool we threw in what came to our mind. Also, it's really on the feature level, you won't find a Big Picture (TM) like "We want to make life easier for the following user group". I'd claim that's okay for now, too ... So, why I am writing this is as follows: You, as a user of OpenOffice.org, be it casual or expert, for private fun or business needs - what do you miss in this list? What would you like to see? What would make your life with Base a little or much easier? If you have an answer to this question, share it by replying to this mail. Please be as concrete an concise as possible - I plan to collect and condense your ideas, and put them into the pool, too. If everybody of you would write 5 pages for every single idea, I'll soon be lost, so bear with me, please! Also, I kindly ask you to not add directly to the Wiki page, this would soon get out of control. Finally, don't ask me what's next. For the moment, we just want to hear the Customer's Voice - your's! So, surprise us (or don't) by writing down and sharing your wishes and ideas. Thanks & Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [email protected] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Base http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
