http://theingots.org/moodle/
2008/5/17 jonathon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 4:52 AM, Sammy Njuguna wrote: > > >> Why do we not hear any requests for integration of financial software > into OO? > > a) At least once a week there is an indirect request for that > functionality. By indirect, I mean somebody wanting to know why > program "x" doesn't work with OOo the way it works with MSO; > > b) There is a distinct lack of documentation on how to integrate > applications as OOo extensions; > > > -That now is the beauty of OOo,you can customize it to suit your > application needs as a user at your convenience via addons and extensions. > > > I beg to differ since currently only MS certifications are widely > acceptable by most employers-at least from my part of the world > > Does MOUS certification really count for anything in your part of the > world? Where I live, it would have been used as a reason _not_ to > hire somebody. > > > hence the need to upgrade OOo to certification level, > http://theingots.org/moodle/ > > The issue is getting companies to accept INGOTS training. From an HR > perspective, it has one major deficiency --- it does not mandate > training for a _specific_ office suite. Most HR departments consider > that generic training is the same as no training at all --- to the > point that even though an individual can explain how to use advanced > features of a software program they saw for the first time ten minutes > ago, they will still define that individual as being "computer > illiterate". > > >Let us start with the basics. > > The issue is whether or not email is a basic for an office suite, or > an Internet suite. > > > It is a fact that this Software manufacturer "owns" 95% of the Market > > That fact is extremely debatable. > > The first issue is how the market is defined. > The second issue is how the survey of that market is done. > > The usual way of determining market share is by the dollar volume > generated by each competitor in that market. > > This gives rise to the situation where, in a US$10,000,000 market, a > company that sells one item, for US$5,000,000 has a fifty percent > market share, whilst the guy who sells 10,000,000 units for one mil > each, has a 0.01% market share. > > >> extensions. OOo is just starting to move down that track and i think as > extensions develop, many of these problems will be sorted out by third party > developers working out add-ons that will meet specific needs. > > Thats correct Keith,100% correct :-) > > If the documentation on how to do that is easily accessed, and > understandable to people who don't know the programming language used > for OOo. > > Using the documentation for BASE an an example, I doubt that > extensions will proliferate for OOo the way they have for Firefox. > > >> And why doesn't Ooo have a podcatcher built in? After all I use my > office computer to download and play music- that make it an office function > for me :-) > > > I think we have agreed to deal with basic office requirements first.heh > heh.. > > Currently, OOo can play music. In theory, one can write an extension > to play a stream from Lucky 7, or any other streaming radio one wants > to listen to. > > Harold wrote: > > >So cooperation between modules not monolith; common UI, not separate ones; > shared files not copies with double updating; separate downloads of > required > components; separate installation of required components; Help files and > documentation that are consistent across components instead of different; > and so on. > > +1 > > xan > > jonathon > -- > OOo can not correct for incompetence in creating documents from MSO. > Furthermore,OOo can not compensate for the defective and flawed > security measures used by Microsoft. As such, before using this product > for exams that require faulty and defective software, ensure that you > will not be unjustly penalized for the incompetence of the organization > that requires the use of software that is known to be flawed, > defective, bug-ridden, and fails to meet ISO file format standards. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
