On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 7:15 AM, Andrea Pescetti <pesce...@apache.org>wrote:
> Rob Weir wrote: > >> OK. Here is a draft: >> https://blogs.apache.org/**preview/OOo/?previewEntry=** >> merging_symphony_allegro_non_**troppo<https://blogs.apache.org/preview/OOo/?previewEntry=merging_symphony_allegro_non_troppo> >> Note that there are some suggested topics at the end, where I need >> detail. I welcome help from anyone who can help fill in the details. >> > Highly interesting *and* entertaining! > > Thanks! In the draft you ask for the screenshots showing enhancements: I > think it's the same page by Shenfeng Liu we've already shared here, > http://wiki.openoffice.org/**wiki/Documentation/Fidelity_** > Improvement_Since_AOO341<http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Fidelity_Improvement_Since_AOO341> > (they are not all from Symphony, but the majority are, including all > "OOXML Support" enhancements). > > Can the long bullet list be prioritized in some ways? Not all the list, > but at least making sure that the first few items are the most relevant. I > would put issues containing "crash" first, but maybe someone who has better > knowledge of the impact can suggest other issues worth to be listed at the > top. > Yes, it would be good to give category headings for this list. I understand the jsutification for length -- what, really, is being incorporated from Symphony, but if length is an issue, maybe drop some. > The title "Allegro non troppo" is a clever pun! The expression is clearly > recognizable as international musical jargon and a pun on Symphony, but the > usual meaning of "allegro" in Italian is "happy" which adds an interesting > twist... > > Minor typo just before the bullet list: "the fix fro Symphony". > > Regards, > Andrea. > Finally, although I realize that most blog readers will be non-technical, I think it might be valuable to at least broach the subject of SGA vs licensing here in some way. Even if a few sentences could be added under: "IBM Lotus Symphony is a commercial derivative of OpenOffice which IBM enhanced <http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Symphony_contribution> for their customer and corporate use. Last May IBM contributed the source code for Symphony to Apache, via a Software Grant Agreement (SGA). " to address this it would be great. What does it mean to contribute code and "use" it piecemeal vs re-licensing it , for example. This is a great blog! I'm sure our users and general audience will appreciate it! -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MzK "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." -- Aesop
