Thanks to an e-mail from Andrew, I have become aware that LO has finalized a new tool set:
http://libreoffice.hu/2012/11/27/featurekillsdf-branch-merged/ I have had a look, and the tool does with a few exceptions, what genLang was supposed to do. There are no reason to make parallel developments so the l10n development has been stopped. It would be nice to add the missing features to the LO tool and give it to both LO and AOO, but that requires skills where development is the least part. When finishing a project I like to look back and see which lessons can be learned...in my case there are many, but one is standing out: Can it really be true that we all need to keep an eye on both the LO developer activities as well as the AOO activities. At the moment we waste the very limited resources: - We solve a lot of the same bugs (I hope some developers, solve the bug once, and post it on both LO/AOO) - We test a lot the same - We translate to a high degree the same text (we call for volunteer translators, but why not use the texts already translated). Would it not be a wonderful world, if openSource was truly open and we could share instead of discussing whether the header (license) in the files is blue or red. Our common user base does in general not care, or maybe even understand the differences between a red or blue license, they care about a well functioning product that are steadily getting new features, so why are we as volunteers not trying harder to reach that goal. If I were PMC I would have one high priority on my list: - How to get a common code base between LO and AOO, with possibility to differentiate, so resources can be shared instead of effort duplicated. - How to share bug fixes, information about new developments etc. It is soon Christmas so it allowed to wish....my wish this year will be that some of our funding is spent on, getting key people for LO and AOO together. Lock them up in a room with a big pizza, tell them the door will be unlocked when they have agreed on how to slice the pizza, instead of make two mini pizzas. Jan.
