Hi there,
I'd like to formally offer myself as a candidate for the Board
of The Document Foundation. While, as a developer I have no great
love for meetings and politics, my hope is that I'd have some useful
perspectives to offer, with time to invest into working on issues
which would enri
Hi David,
On Mon, 2011-10-10 at 15:40 +0300, David Nelson wrote:
> Sorry, I just want to add this small comment/question to my preceding
> posts in this thread:
These belong on discuss - as has been pointed out. They are also rather
tangential to the role of the board IMHO - which devolve
On Sat, 2011-10-29 at 18:47 +0200, Florian Effenberger wrote:
> five regular members
> plus two deputies
+1 :-)
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On Tue, 2011-11-01 at 14:26 +0100, Florian Effenberger wrote:
> - We would nominate Thorsten as election officer (who then would step
> back as MC deputy),
+1
> - and we would like to elect 5 members and 2 deputies in the new MC,
+1
> - and we don't want to freeze membership appli
On Sun, 2011-10-30 at 14:17 +0100, Florian Effenberger wrote:
> in the past, the steering committee had fixed times for their regular
> calls. One week, we met on Wednesday 1600 UTC, the next week, we met on
> Saturday 1400 UTC. As the regular confcalls should stay also with the
> new BoD, this
Hi Drew,
On Wed, 2011-11-02 at 10:57 -0400, drew wrote:
> I've been reading over the BOD-discuss list with regards to the MC
> makeup/elections.
Cool :-) great to have you involved in the process.
> It was my intent to run for a seat on the MC, it is my understanding now
> that the elect
On Mon, 2011-11-07 at 23:14 +0100, Cor Nouws wrote:
> Florian Effenberger wrote (07-11-11 12:11)
> > Ok. So I take it that you propose Simon and Norbert as seat holders,
> > which means we have one deputy role open at the moment?
>
> Currently I'm not able to follow any discussion on numbers, but
Hi Friedrich,
On Wed, 2011-11-23 at 23:45 +0100, Friedrich Strohmaier wrote:
> After getting reports about serious issues hindering efficient mail
> communication through the recent practiced "reply-to mangling" on our
> mailing lists, we from tech team are going for a test setup, switching
> it o
Hi guys,
On Fri, 2011-11-25 at 22:19 +0100, Stefan Weigel wrote:
> From my point of view, the mailing list is the sender.
> When I hit the "Reply" button, this has to go back to the sender,
> who sent that to me, which is the mailing list and not Regina.
Sure sure. But you must get mail e
Hi guys,
I'm just calming down from the feature-freeze frenzy a little, and
reading the thread; there are a lot of good points here.
On Tue, 2011-11-29 at 10:01 +0100, Florian Effenberger wrote:
> I wanted to start on a high-volume list to see the impact. But looking
> at the replies, I
Hi Peter,
On Tue, 2011-12-06 at 17:08 +, Peter Hillier-Brook wrote:
> I've been trying unsuccessfully to find a source of buttons to add to my
> web pages. Any thought/pointers anyone?
Are you looking for a "I support LibreOffice" type button that you can
link to us with ? :-) if so,
On Thu, 2011-12-29 at 00:35 +0530, Danishka Navin wrote:
> As you all know the floppy disc is some thing out dated in the modern
> computer world.
> Why we still continue the "Floppy Disk" as the icon for "Save" button
> in LibreOffice?
Trivial to do; and the UX people I've talked to ask
Hi guys,
On Tue, 2013-03-05 at 09:19 -0800, Fred Ollinger wrote:
> I was wondering if libreoffice and aooo can't agree to
> some basic level api for 3rd party developers?
It's an interesting discussion; but in the absence of any concrete
code, patches etc. it doesn't belong on the libreof
Hi Keith,
On Sat, 2013-03-09 at 16:16 -0800, Keith Curtis wrote:
> I see how LO is heading in this direction, but you could be
> explicit about it, create more workitems,
There always plenty of work-items and opinions; the only shortage is of
people to work on them. Working code speaks fa
Hi Pedro,
On Mon, 2013-04-01 at 06:48 -0700, Pedro wrote:
> Why doesn't Calc (at least under Windows...) use all available cores and
> threads to speed up operations?
Primarily because threading is hard. Code that is not written to take
advantage of multiple processors is reasonably hard
Hi Michael,
On Fri, 2013-07-26 at 09:53 +0200, RA Stehmann wrote:
> So: why does LibreOffice use the MPL?
The MPLv2 has many advantages and some weaknesses, as do all licenses
depending of course on what you want to achieve. Having said that,
personally I believe it is a great choice for
On Wed, 2013-07-10 at 11:45 -0700, Pedro wrote:
> Apparently the optimizations are for the GPU.
There are very significant optimisations for the software only core
that will make very much faster even if you have no GPU, we hope they
will also make it use very much less memory too for 4.2
Hi Mike,
On Wed, 2014-03-05 at 11:44 +, Mike Hall wrote:
> I'm not sure whether this is the right list, but it will do for a start.
>
> I would like to understand what process is in place for handling
> security issues.
The issue should be reported to secur...@freedesktop.org this sh
Hi Keith,
On 18/04/18 18:39, Keith Curtis wrote:
> 1. Have you thought about creating a plugin for realtime collaboration
> without running in a browser ?
Yes. Checkout eg.
https://people.gnome.org/~michael/blog/2012-03-26-collaboration.html
In a nutshell - I for one abandoned t
Hi Jérôme,
On 14/11/2018 22:10, Jérôme Bardot wrote:
> The fact is they do research and like every research there is math and
> math need 2 things number (int, float, etc) and formula.
> And when they migrate all already used formula were broken. And if i
> understand well some of results become f
On Mon, 2010-10-04 at 08:26 -0500, Marco ''AlpVonKri'' Flores wrote:
> And now that you mention it, I'll try to do the compilation process
> without mono support, to see what happens, and yes it seems like I
> have a complete installation, but I want one "Error Free". n_n
Ah - but this is
Hi there,
On Sun, 2010-10-31 at 04:09 -0700, plino wrote:
> In the spirit of Open Source it doesn't make any sense that a closed
> source compiler is used.
I agree - at least; it should be possible to compile with MINGW, and
we're working on that. The big stumbling block, which is also a
Hi Andrea,
On Sun, 2010-10-31 at 23:56 +0100, Andrea Pescetti wrote:
> I haven't seen any new contributor write that they joined because of
> (the refusal of) a copyright agreement; while I have seen several new
> contributors write that they started contributing because the "Easy
> Hacks" were
Hi there,
On Sun, 2010-10-31 at 17:53 -0400, Michel Gagnon wrote:
> however I cannot modify my installation to remove the PDF Import and
> Persenter Console.
So - there are lots of parts of LibreOffice that cannot be removed
easily; such as the clipart gallery, or say, the Quattro Pro fil
On Wed, 2010-11-03 at 02:08 +, jonathon wrote:
> > Is there a better alternative for Windows users?
>
> Roughly five years ago, IBM promised to deliver a better A11Y solution
> for Windows to OOo. AFAIK, that hasn't yet happened.
Agreed - this will be the best solution in the end. N
Hi there,
On Wed, 2010-11-03 at 11:40 +0100, Stefan Weigel wrote:
> JamesWalker --> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/User:JamesWalker
> What do you think?
IMHO it is easier to maintain a single impersonal lookup table of wiki
names to the various other names that we need, than to encour
On Wed, 2010-11-03 at 09:27 +, Ian wrote:
> Maybe we should convert the whole thing to Java :-)
Lol ;-) it seems the number of platforms with a compliant JVM is
shrinking as we watch, making a bet on that technology in the current
world seems crazy.
> At least then it would run on an
On Tue, 2010-11-02 at 17:28 +0100, Roberto Resoli wrote:
> Copyright Assignment is nor bad nor good, it's a compromise
I do not see assignment in -any- way as a compromise; but as an
un-necessary extreme.
> i am still waiting to see any reply also to Andrea's proposals
> in another threa
Hi there,
On Wed, 2010-11-03 at 11:27 +, timofonic timofonic wrote:
> What about supporting more languages for extensions instead? Lua seems
> interesting, there are other languages that couldbe supported too.
Sounds fine to me; AFAIR Lua has a tiny / trivial run-time. Lua 5 is
MIT li
Hi Andrea,
Firstly - sorry for a long delay before replying; believe it or not, in
all the work of going live I forgot to subscribe to discuss, and so
never saw your mail. Anyhow - after digging it out of the archive, let
me set that right; you make some good points.
On Sun, 2010-10-03 at
Hi Ian,
On Wed, 2010-11-03 at 12:50 +, Ian wrote:
> Ok, perhaps a daft suggestion but the principle is that all cell phones
> will have a vast amount of RAM and fast CPUs in the next 2 to 3 years. A
> gig of RAM is normal now, it would have been unthinkable 10 years ago.
Sure - but ou
On Wed, 2010-11-03 at 13:44 +0100, Florian Effenberger wrote:
> it's at the same place as last weeks:
> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/TDF/Steering_Committee_Meetings
> Just bookmark the page ;)
I've saved it now; but being on-line at all times is not a given -
sadly ;-)
> Florian Ef
Hi Alexandro,
On Sat, 2010-11-06 at 17:28 -0600, Alexandro Colorado wrote:
> represent some advantages. Certainly the development cost will be
> disipated since the toolkit would be mantained by a broader community.
Having finally rid ourselves of one corporate controlled, mandatory
cor
Hi Roberto,
On Sat, 2010-11-06 at 14:27 +0100, Roberto Resoli wrote:
> The crucial point is not JCA/CLA ecc. but what we expect from the Foundation
> and what we want the governance of the Foundation should be in the future.
Well, these are interesting topics of course; but somehow they h
Hi Alexandro,
On Sat, 2010-11-06 at 21:12 -0600, Alexandro Colorado wrote:
> I agree with that point however this toolkit is GPL
LGPL.
> and also has a dynamic of being adopted by other mobile
> platforms like meego.
Wait - I think I worked on that ;-)
> Just to weight the pro
On Thu, 2010-11-11 at 10:29 -0500, Charles Marcus wrote:
> 'Masses of users' will not know how to properly report bugs.
Amen.
> As I have advocated in the past (on this and the OOo list), I would
> suggest a two-tiered system - a simple bug reporting page for end users,
So - I s
Hi there,
On Fri, 2010-11-12 at 08:43 +0930, Michael Wheatland wrote:
> I think we all agree that this should happen automatically. Updating
> is pretty basic functionality in any software. (Even if apple gets it
> wrong)
Right :-) it should 'just work'
> Maybe we can consider creating a
On Thu, 2010-11-11 at 23:03 +0100, Christoph Noack wrote:
> Mmh, I think you've been at the talk by Mechtilde and Charles, or ?
Heh - of course; and listening. LibreOffice already has the selectable
help/about version text so it can be cut/pasted.
Perhaps we want a simple hash in
On Fri, 2010-11-12 at 15:36 +0100, Friedrich Strohmaier wrote:
> > LibreOffice already has the selectable help/about version text so it
> > can be cut/pasted.
>
> Yeeey!!
:-)
> > "Version key (paste from help->about):"
>
> That's what I allways dreamed from in OOo!!
Nice
Hi Animesh,
On Sat, 2010-11-13 at 23:43 +0530, animesh meher wrote:
> New Comers like me would like to contribute to Libre Office .
> I have some experience in c++ and could contribute if guided properly.
> If someone can send me a guide.
The best thing to do is to start with the Easy Ha
So,
When I use the documentfoundation wiki, inevitably trying to edit:
http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/Easy_Hacks
I often find myself logged in in Hungarian (or some other language)
instead of English - worse than that (for whatever reason - even though
the
On Sun, 2010-11-14 at 12:02 -0800, Alan C. Baird wrote:
> But it requires a template download and installation. If LibreOffice
> wants to capitalize on this unique opportunity, the template could be
> integrated in the upcoming LibreOffice release.
Pragmatically, if you can find a hacker
On Fri, 2010-11-12 at 23:40 +0100, Cor Nouws wrote:
> Thanks for your feedback :-)
Thank you - the result was excellent :-)
> the code, or tell about the tweaks in your build environment, code
> changes you have done or those that you prepare, or your work on QA?
Oh ! we forgo
Hi Marc,
On Mon, 2010-11-15 at 14:04 -0500, Marc Paré wrote:
> Le 2010-11-15 11:21, Michael Meeks a écrit :
> > - nevertheless the mroe templates we have, the more people we have
> > interested in fixing our template browse / selection UI issues I
> > hope ;-)
..
> T
Hi guys,
On Tue, 2010-11-16 at 09:59 -0500, nathan nolast wrote:
> the tango icon theme set is pretty complete, heres their basic icon set
..
> In my opinion, this icon set has greater appeal to the eye, its polished.
JFYI - we already default to this icon set, though in Beta2 it is made
Hi Drew,
On Fri, 2010-11-19 at 07:56 -0500, drew wrote:
> May I ask here then, the term 'release team' is used above and this is a
> question that has been on my mind for a few days.
Ah - the GNOME 'release team' is about as close as GNOME gets to having
a central body that stewards direc
Hi Ian,
On Mon, 2010-11-22 at 18:10 +, Ian Lynch wrote:
> Is the take over of Novell going to affect the document foundation?
It has been long anticipated, and comes as no surprise.
In the short term, nothing changes. In the medium term what the effect
is, bad, neutral or goo
On Tue, 2010-11-23 at 17:52 +0100, Charles-H. Schulz wrote:
> 1) the ESC does not get to vote, it's not elected, and it's a technical
> body. The AB can propose candidate(s), but cannot vote.
> 2) BoD appoints the CH, by vote or by consensus. People can nominate
> themselves and send their nomina
Hi David,
On Tue, 2010-12-07 at 20:33 +0800, David Nelson wrote:
> I must admit that I don't really agree with you, Michael. There is
> always need for organization and coordination in any human enterprise.
Sure - we are all agreed on this :-) the question is whether that
requires formal
Hi there,
On Tue, 2011-01-25 at 18:43 -0800, NoOp wrote:
> It also still uses soffice.exe et all in Windows; meaning that LO still
> takes over OOo if both are installed in parallel.
Unfortunately, there is some inevitability of conflict here. This would
have always been the situation bet
Hi guys,
On Wed, 2011-01-26 at 09:59 +0100, Cedric Bosdonnat wrote:
> On Tue, 2011-01-25 at 15:41 +0100, Gianluca Turconi wrote:
> > I post here because I've just read a message about credits in LibO 3.3 and
> > so I've checked them in order to confirm that bug, but if there's a better
> > pla
Thorsten is on vacation, so as his deputy I say:
On Fri, 2011-01-28 at 16:51 +0100, Charles-H. Schulz wrote:
> 1) approve that people listed at
> http://www.documentfoundation.org/foundation/ are current members
> of TDF according to our ByLaws
YES;
> 2) approve Fridrich St
Hi Alex,
On Fri, 2011-01-28 at 15:00 +0100, Alexander Thurgood wrote:
> > I suppose they need permission :-)
..
> With the caveat of the "fair use" exception, which does not require
Sure, sure - however, we cannot write a single document for every
jurisdiction that covers all notions
On Sun, 2011-02-13 at 10:24 +0100, Italo Vignoli wrote:
> > are we good on the TM policy? I'd like to move forward on this...
> I am, of course.
Oh ! did we fold in the Redhat advice ? (which seemed good to me) - I
believe we did not, it would be worth someone carefully doing that I
suppo
Hi Joanie,
On Wed, 2011-02-16 at 16:24 +0100, Cor Nouws wrote:
> > * Is there an active a11y team and/or developers focused on
> > a11y issues in LibreOffice?
>
> Sure there are people with a focus on this. I am not sure if we
> actually can speak of 'a team'.
Quite - whether there is
Hi Christophe,
This question prolly belongs best on the dev list.
On Wed, 2011-02-16 at 15:28 +0100, Christophe Strobbe wrote:
> 1. Now imagine that I contribute code to LibreOffice and the
> contribution is accepted. Is it then still acceptable (from a
> copyright point of view) to sig
Hi guys,
On Tue, 2011-03-01 at 18:19 +0100, Charles-H. Schulz wrote:
> Please vote +1 or -1 in order to approve the trademark policy (text is
> here: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/TradeMark_Policy)
The wiki page appears to be missing a link on 'here' in this sentence:
"While
On Mon, 2011-03-21 at 10:56 +0100, Charles-H. Schulz wrote:
> The vote is now formally closed.
Sorry its a bit late; and of course I have no vote :-) but I wanted to
say publicly that I support the direction, but of course with Thorsten's
caveats: that the design -must- be complementary t
On Tue, 2011-03-29 at 22:51 +0200, Bjoern Michaelsen wrote:
> Hi Nuno,
First - great work :-) and good to have you helping out here Nuno.
Second - this is a page of incredible importance to developers, and as
such - any changes to it need to be discussed and decided on the
develo
Hi Randolf,
On Thu, 2011-04-07 at 07:40 -0400, Randolph, Ronald E. wrote:
> Just a question guys, before I decide on your great product.
End user questions don't belong on the developer list.
Please use the discuss list for that.
Thanks,
Michael.
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Hi Allen,
On Sat, 2011-06-04 at 09:08 -0400, Allen Pulsifer wrote:
> If we wait however, we risk being locked out.
That is what Rob's blog tries to imply. My conversations with various
key Apache leaders suggest that, on the contrary, their governance will
-never- lock people out; it is g
Hi Greg,
First - welcome to the list :-) we appreciate more hackers taking an
interest in LibreOffice of course and really good to have you here.
Patches most welcome too BTW :-)
On Sat, 2011-06-04 at 00:21 -0400, Greg Stein wrote:
> Sure... I can also answer questions, and would be more
Hi Allen,
So - first, I've enjoyed interacting with you over many years around
OO.o / LibreOffice :-) and I value many of your insights.
On Thu, 2011-06-16 at 10:43 -0400, Allen Pulsifer wrote:
> > Thorsten Behrens wrote:
..
> I do not agree with your conclusion that the Apache OpenOffice
On Fri, 2011-07-15 at 16:51 +0200, Mark Wielaard wrote:
> setup for integration). The GUI (menu/toolbars and the tab windows)
> stuff is all implemented using Expeditor [**] a giant (proprietary)
> eclipse based java framework that embeds the C++ document views. So
Ooh - I didn't realise
Hi Drew,
On Fri, 2011-07-22 at 19:41 -0400, Drew Jensen wrote:
> Just finished casting my vote(s) in the BOD elections at Software in the
> Public Interest, Inc. (spi-inc.org)
Hey ! I'm glad you're with the SPI, nice :-)
> It seems to me that they are using the same voting mechanism as h
Hi Tom,
On Wed, 2011-07-27 at 18:07 +0100, Tom Davies wrote:
> We need to attract some devs to this project. Preferably paid devs because
> there is a bit of a quagmire trying to work out which patches have which
> licences and so which cannot be incorporated into the LGPL and which can.
Hi Christophe,
Thanks for your mail.
On Wed, 2011-07-27 at 10:50 +0200, Christophe Strobbe wrote:
> CS: I agree that this is not how open source development should be done.
> My intention was not to defend this but to highlight the importance
> of IAccessible2.
I appreciate its i
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