Re: [tdf-discuss] LibO roadmap?

On 16/10/10 20:07, Marc Paré wrote:
> Le 2010-10-16 12:18, j.martin.pedersen a écrit :
> > Hi,
> >
> > LibreOffice is an exciting development!
> >
> > As a Free Software user and advocate who spends time in academia this is
> > a crucial aspect of getting anyone to use LO:
> >
> > > As Writer developer I would be really interested in improving that...
> > > though I have no idea of the requirements behing bibliographic works.
> > > Would you be able to get some people helping to describe what needs to
> > > be done? If you can find some other developers interested in hacking
> > > that part, I'm ready to help them getting started!
> >
> > Whenever you suggest OOo or now LO to academics and students, they ask:
> > "What about my Endnotes?"
> >
> > Until there is an integrated GUI that somewhat looks and feels like -
> > and of course is 100% compatible with - Endnotes, social science and
> > humanities academics will never migrate. They are locked in. With a
> > great bibliographic component in LO, they could be unlocked.
> >
> > Looking forward to seeing what will happen,
> >
> > -martin
>
> Hi Martin:
>
> We will be looking for some input just like this in the marketing
> section. Would you be interested in joining the marketing mailist and
> joining in on the conversations there? Personally, I am very interested
> in marketing LibO to the academia group. At what level in Academia are
> you involved?

I am potentially interested. Currently I am on the fringe of academia,
doing bits of precarious work, having finished a PhD in February titled
"Property, Commoning and the Politics of Free Software".


> You can join and develop this thread on the marketing discussion list if
> you wish.

I will subscribe and attempt to find time to contribute.

-martin

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