Hi Basil, Nice to catch up again. I want to clarify that here I'm expressing only my opinion, we do need the PMC to establish if we want - as a community - to sponsor the English version.
Thanks, 2015-09-04 14:31 GMT+02:00 Basil Cousins <ba...@openforumeurope.org>: > Hi Roberto, > > Great to be in touch. I will ask Graham Taylor to raise an invoice for > £100+VAT to cover the English Version. > Can you let us have the address to be put on the invoice? > > Shal we use the same logo as in the London version for Apache Open Office > or is there a more recent one? > > Basil > > Basil > > On 4 September 2015 at 12:38, Roberto Galoppini < > roberto.galopp...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> 2015-09-04 5:06 GMT+02:00 Louis Suárez-Potts <lui...@gmail.com>: >> >>> Hi all, >>> Comments inline. >>> >>> >>> > On 03 Sep 15, at 16:24, Andrea Pescetti <pesce...@apache.org> wrote: >>> > >>> > As we discussed some weeks ago, the next ODF Plugfest will be held in >>> The Hague, Netherlands, mid-September: >>> > http://plugfest.opendocumentformat.org/2015-thehague/programme/ >>> > >>> > There are three issues that require attention in a very short time. >>> Deadline is 8 September when not otherwise specified. >>> > >>> > 1) Is anyone going in the end? We discussed this at length. I've never >>> considered going since it overlaps with another event I'm scheduled to >>> attend. Dennis and Roberto were both mentioned (and Dennis later clarified >>> he is busy in the US). Of course if someone goes we can still discuss to >>> allocate a budget from our events fund. >>> >> >> When I made plans to go I didn't know about much about my calendar of >> business meetings. As of now I can't commit to that trip, unfortunately. >> >> >> >>> >>> The event somewhat overlaps with a personal engagement but that may be >>> negotiable. It depends on how much subsidy we have to support this very >>> late trip—of mine, I mean. I’d be coming from Toronto, Canada. A quick >>> price check via Orbitz reveals that for a flight via the dodgy Air Transat >>> the cost (R/T) would be about 740 USD. Include an Airbnb room—don’t know >>> how much that would be but probably not that much, though still, for three >>> days, at leasts 150 USD, and probably more. (I’m guessing the Hague is >>> costly.) Besides Air Transat, the average price for airfare to AMS is about >>> 1300 USD; to the Hague (Rotterdam) 500 USD more or so. I’m guessing a train >>> trip from AMS is cheaper. >>> >>> I’ve been to several of these events, including, I think, the initiating >>> one. I know ODF fairly well, was on the Oasis TCs, etc. (I quit them a >>> couple of years ago.) The drawback for me going is I’m not developing ODF >>> or for ODF and though I can certainly represent AOO’s continued interest in >>> furthering usage of ODF, not to mention other Apache projects’ ODF work, to >>> some extent I’ll be mostly competent at relaying speech. >>> >> >> I agree, and I think it would be important to give a speech about our >> concerns around office formats' interoperability. >> I believe we can still ask Michiel or Basil to accommodate a similar ask. >> >> >>> >>> >>> > >>> > 2) I was contacted (for no special reason; I've never attended a >>> Plugfest) by Basil Cousins of Openforum Europe, who gave me permission to >>> forward his request here, about updating a leaflet for the next ODF >>> Plugfest. The 2014 version is here: >>> > >>> http://openforumeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/OFE-COIS-DFD-ODF-Open-Document-Principles-for-Government-Technology-March-2015.pdf >>> > and there is also an infographic available at >>> http://www.openforumeurope.org/library/odf-toolkit-2/ >>> > Can you please suggest content updates to this leaflet? Basil in is >>> CC. We can discuss updates on this list and then one of us, ideally someone >>> who attends the event, can send the final comments to Basil. The part >>> needing more attention is the Applications Choices section on page 5. >>> >>> I can look at it, too. But others, here, can surely weigh in. I think we >>> have talent to enhance this, no? >>> >>> > >>> > 3) For this leaflet they also ask for a contribution for printing. One >>> can support printing the English version (addressed to UK government), the >>> Dutch version (addressed to Dutch government) or both. The contribution is >>> 100 GBP (so about 135 EUR or 150 USD) for each edition. If you feel it >>> would be useful, I assume that the fund for events and merchandising could >>> be used to support this. Please state if you propose that we allocate >>> budget and, in case it's a yes, if you'd rather contribute to the English >>> version or both versions. >>> >>> I think it would be money well spent. >>> >> >> Agree for the English version, as far as we can also enrich its content, >> though. >> >> Roberto >> >> >> >>> Note. This ODF Plugfest brings together some rather important players >>> form the UK, which is supposedly tending toward it. Independent of any >>> particular implementation’s concerns or desires, it is, as Roberto G. >>> pointed out, important that there be *real* solid interest in working with >>> the government to satisfy their mandate. >>> >>> >>> > >>> > Regards, >>> > Andrea. >>> > >>> -best >>> louis >>> >>> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org >>> > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org >>> > >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Basil Cousins > Director - UK > Openforum Europe > 44 (0) 208 224 1830 > 44 (0) 771 736 2525 > www.openforumeurope.org > > This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are the property of OFE > Ltd, are confidential, may be subject to legal privilege and are > intended only for the person(s) or organisation(s) named above. 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