Re: [tdf-discuss] Co-working with Moz, etc (was:Do not support writing to OOXML format)

You had some very good ideas, my comments about them:

About Google, they have a proprietary File Format, as for now, they only
support  ODT and ODS. So I'm wondering why they don't support other ODF File
Formats. It would be good if someone could talk with them about that.

Also, it would be great to make an open specified container (probably with
the possibility of different themes), to achieve a seamless connection and
interaction to Thunderbird, Scribus, and any other SW that wants to.


On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 13:16, Zaphod Feeblejocks <zaphodfj@gmail.com> wrote:

> > > The Go-oo homepage also says "Going forward, the Go-oo project will be
> > > discontinued in favor of LibreOffice." Does that mean that LibreOffice
> > > is driven by Novell too?
> >
> > I wouldn't put in that simple words. Actually, LibreOffice is open to
> > any developer, individual or company that whishes to contribute to our
> > code and endeavour. On the TDF announcement we invited Oracle to join
> > us and suggested them to offer the brand OpenOffice to TDF (later this
> > was politely declined by Oracle).
>
> I think this is an important issue, and one which can be open to massive
> amount of FUD.
> I'm sure TDF is thankful to Novell for their input, but the wariness that
> exists to anyone who
> is working with Microsoft for any reason cannot be ignored.
>
> Ways to resolve this include:
> - Open (and easy to find) statistics on the numbers of current developers
> on LibO and their
> background.
> - More clear input from Google, etc., towards easy integration with Google
> Docs (in the way
> that the MSO integration with the web-based version of MSO will become
> something users
> expect).
> - Joint-branding with Thunderbird, Scribus, etc. There have been many posts
> on the OOo
> lists over the years asking "do you do a calendar?" or "Do you have a
> Publisher
> replacement".  No, we don't - but clearly promoting other open source
> projects and working
> with them to make life easy for people coming away from MSO helps all
> people.  This would
> include LibO pointing to downloads for Mozilla packages and vice-versa. If
> Mozilla wanted
> to point to both LibO and OOo as the projects grow apart, that's fine - we
> are all part of a
> larger OS fraternity.
> - Working on a common look-and-feel in a number of OS apps.  Could a
> Mozilla 'skin' that
> can be applied to LibO, OOo, Scribus, etc., be viable?  Or a 'Traditional
> OO' skin that can
> be used across packages be there for people who don't like to change UI
> much?
>
> What do you think?
>
> zf
>
>
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