Re: Call for Comments: Apache OpenOffice Distributor Best Practices

2014-01-23 Thread Andrea Pescetti
On 22/01/2014 Rob Weir wrote: As the first screen of the install program have a screen that says: "Important: If you did not download this program from a known safe website then you may be at risk from viruses, etc. Apache OpenOffice is free for all users. You should not need to pay for it. I

Re: Call for Comments: Apache OpenOffice Distributor Best Practices

2014-01-22 Thread Rob Weir
On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 11:05 AM, Donald Whytock wrote: > On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 2:14 PM, Rob Weir wrote: > >> On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 9:47 AM, Rob Weir wrote: >> > Details are here: >> > >> > https://blogs.apache.org/OOo/entry/call_for_comments_apache_openoffice >> > >> >> It has been over a mo

Re: Call for Comments: Apache OpenOffice Distributor Best Practices

2014-01-22 Thread Donald Whytock
On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 2:14 PM, Rob Weir wrote: > On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 9:47 AM, Rob Weir wrote: > > Details are here: > > > > https://blogs.apache.org/OOo/entry/call_for_comments_apache_openoffice > > > > It has been over a month since we put out this call for comments. You > can see some of

Re: Call for Comments: Apache OpenOffice Distributor Best Practices

2014-01-20 Thread Rob Weir
On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 9:47 AM, Rob Weir wrote: > Details are here: > > https://blogs.apache.org/OOo/entry/call_for_comments_apache_openoffice > It has been over a month since we put out this call for comments. You can see some of them in this thread, as well as with the blog post: https://blog

Re: Call for Comments: Apache OpenOffice Distributor Best Practices

2014-01-05 Thread Shari Lynn Smith
I think this is a good idea. For reasons already outlined. It would also give people a place to find honorable ways to get a copy instead of a cheap CD with a 3 yo version. I do think maintaining the list may be difficult. Maybe allow some type of rating? I also think some type of revoking policy

Re: draft blog post: Call for Comments: Apache OpenOffice Distributor Best Practices

2013-12-05 Thread Rob Weir
On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 12:52 PM, Andrea Pescetti wrote: > On 04/12/2013 Rob Weir wrote: >> >> >> https://blogs.apache.org/preview/OOo/?previewEntry=call_for_comments_apache_openoffice >> This idea has been in my queue for a while. I'd like to push it out >> now for public comment, and based on th

Re: draft blog post: Call for Comments: Apache OpenOffice Distributor Best Practices

2013-12-05 Thread Andrea Pescetti
On 04/12/2013 Rob Weir wrote: https://blogs.apache.org/preview/OOo/?previewEntry=call_for_comments_apache_openoffice This idea has been in my queue for a while. I'd like to push it out now for public comment, and based on that try to get a new distributor page set up by January. Nice idea, I w

Call for Comments: Apache OpenOffice Distributor Best Practices

2013-12-05 Thread Rob Weir
Details are here: https://blogs.apache.org/OOo/entry/call_for_comments_apache_openoffice Regards, -Rob - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.

Re: draft blog post: Call for Comments: Apache OpenOffice Distributor Best Practices

2013-12-04 Thread Kay Schenk
On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 2:42 PM, Rory O'Farrell wrote: > On Wed, 4 Dec 2013 22:05:08 + > Rory O'Farrell wrote: > > > On Wed, 4 Dec 2013 15:49:43 -0500 > > Rob Weir wrote: > > > > > On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 3:27 PM, Donald Whytock > wrote: > > > > On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 3:14 PM, Keith N. McKen

Re: draft blog post: Call for Comments: Apache OpenOffice Distributor Best Practices

2013-12-04 Thread Rory O'Farrell
On Wed, 4 Dec 2013 22:05:08 + Rory O'Farrell wrote: > On Wed, 4 Dec 2013 15:49:43 -0500 > Rob Weir wrote: > > > On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 3:27 PM, Donald Whytock wrote: > > > On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 3:14 PM, Keith N. McKenna > > > wrote: > > > > > >> Change CDs to CD's. > > >> > > > > > > Why?

Re: draft blog post: Call for Comments: Apache OpenOffice Distributor Best Practices

2013-12-04 Thread Rory O'Farrell
On Wed, 4 Dec 2013 15:49:43 -0500 Rob Weir wrote: > On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 3:27 PM, Donald Whytock wrote: > > On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 3:14 PM, Keith N. McKenna > > wrote: > > > >> Change CDs to CD's. > >> > > > > Why? > > OK. I've always wondered about this myself, so I looked it up. It > look

Re: draft blog post: Call for Comments: Apache OpenOffice Distributor Best Practices

2013-12-04 Thread Rob Weir
On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 3:27 PM, Donald Whytock wrote: > On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 3:14 PM, Keith N. McKenna > wrote: > >> Change CDs to CD's. >> > > Why? OK. I've always wondered about this myself, so I looked it up. It looks like there are various guidelines, but generally the aim is to avoid con

Re: draft blog post: Call for Comments: Apache OpenOffice Distributor Best Practices

2013-12-04 Thread Donald Whytock
On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 3:14 PM, Keith N. McKenna wrote: > Change CDs to CD's. > Why?

Re: draft blog post: Call for Comments: Apache OpenOffice Distributor Best Practices

2013-12-04 Thread Keith N. McKenna
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Rob Weir wrote: > https://blogs.apache.org/preview/OOo/?previewEntry=call_for_comments_apache_openoffice > > This idea has been in my queue for a while. I'd like to push it > out now for public comment, and based on that try to get a new > distributo

draft blog post: Call for Comments: Apache OpenOffice Distributor Best Practices

2013-12-04 Thread Rob Weir
https://blogs.apache.org/preview/OOo/?previewEntry=call_for_comments_apache_openoffice This idea has been in my queue for a while. I'd like to push it out now for public comment, and based on that try to get a new distributor page set up by January. -Rob