Re: [tdf-discuss] Addons (was: Re: Do not support writing to OOXML format)

On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 2:59 AM, Michael Wheatland
<michael@wheatland.com.au> wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 2:43 AM, Zaphod Feeblejocks <zaphodfj@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 2 Jan 2011 at 9:59, Craig A. Eddy wrote:
> >
> > > I also agree that ANY write-to docx should be an add-on, and not part of
> > > the vanilla release.
> >
> > Hi Craig,
> >
> > I have a concern about the Addons.  In my 10+ years of using OpenOffice/StarOffice, the
> > inclusion of addons was a great idea.  However, the marketing of addons was not so good -
> > hidden away in a place that you can find once, but not so easily find again.
> >
> > Could addons be clearly signposted on the main page?
> >
> > Could first-time users be taken to the addons page, so they know functionality can be
> > extended?
> >
> > Could addons be clearly posted in the menus?
> >
> > Could the frequency of downloading addons be counted and a pack of the most popular
> > ones be compiled?  Could the most-frequent-addons pack even be an optional extra
> > included with the download?
>
> Zaphod,
> I have some good news for you. The website team is already tackling
> this with the Drupal implementation.
>
> In case you are not aware the current site at libreoffice.org is
> earmarked for an upgrade (as per the steering committee advice).
> The website team has been busy building the site over at a temporary
> domain www.libreofficeaustralia.org
>
> Although the site theme is only temporary, you can see most of the
> site sections operating. The site will include an 'Extensions Library'
> designed similar to the Firefox addins site.
>
> It is not finished but you can see our progress here:
> http://www.libreofficeaustralia.org/download/extensions
> The implementation of categories will be the next step, followed by
> making the layout of the displays a little more beautiful.
>
> The development site is almost ready for beta testers, so if you wish
> to have a look and suggest any changes please feel free to let us know
> over on the website mailing list.
>
> Michael Wheatland

So libreoffice is not planning on using the already-established
opendesktop.org websites for distributing its extensions?

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