Re: [tdf-discuss] Co-working with Moz, etc

I was about to suggest something along a similar line, and that fits perfectly 
well within it...

Instead of bundling an email client with LibreOffice, I suggest as part of the 
installer the option be provided to download and install one.
For instance, the installer could list an Email line which users could expand to 
show Thunderbird, selecting Thunderbird would then download the _latest_ 
Thunderbird release, and start its installer.
That would, of course, require an Internet connection at the time the installer 
runs; but would save on the download space for everyone. It would also enable 
the installer to select the right locale installer for Thunderbird too (if 
necessary). The same could be done for Firefox/Opera/etc.

Additionally, this approach would allow the installer to present several choices 
- e.g. Firefox vs. Opera; Thunderbird vs. Evolution.

Now, taking that line of thinking - a separate project[1] to enable users to get 
OO/LO/Calligra/Thunderbird/Evolution/Firefox/etc via a single installer would 
probably be a great thing; and further having _plug-ins_ that would enable them 
to inter-operate would also be a great thing if that was desired, and it could 
be provided as part of the installer package.

$0.02

Ben

[1] I wouldn't make such an installer part of LO officially. May be another TDF 
project, or another entity all-together (FreeDesktop.org might be the best 
organization to handle it.)



----- Original Message ----
> From: Jonathan Aquilina <eagles051387@gmail.com>
> To: discuss@documentfoundation.org
> Sent: Wed, January 5, 2011 11:43:52 AM
> Subject: Re: [tdf-discuss] Co-working with Moz, etc
>
> Funny you mention it i just replied with a similar response about 
> bundling  said software as part of the downloadable installer.
>
> On 1/5/11 5:39 PM,  Todd rme wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 11:32 AM, drew<drew@baseanswers.com>   wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2011-01-05 at 17:11 +0100, Jonathan Aquilina  wrote:
> > > > If we are looking to promote this to corporations it will  need to have
> > > > one, and we could give them the option to install  one. A home user might
> > > > opt out of installing it if they don't  want an email client
> > > Right - well, it depends to a degree on how you  define "it" being part
> > > of the suite - in the case of LibreOfficeBox,  which is the distribution
> > > DVD created by the OOoDev team, most of  whom are also part of the
> > > LibreOffice team the disc includes  Thunderbird - so at one level it is
> > > at least "bundled" together .  (They also include SeaMonkey in that
> > >  package.)
> > >
> > > Now there is no English version of that DVD,  which I propose is where
> > > members of the English speaking community  could get involved - it could
> > > be recreated in  English.
> > >
> > > For that matter, using the LibreOfficeDVD  project as a reference, other
> > > groups could form to create alternate  "bundles". Following the reference
> > > these groups need not be formal  projects in TDF but could form as
> > > auxiliary  projects.
> > >
> > > Anyway - it just seems to me that when this  conversation comes up, as it
> > > does from time to time, that this  approach never is brought up.
> > >
> > >  Thanks
> > >
> > > Drew
> > Rather than having other groups  providing bundles, what about an
> > alliance of a few groups that provide a  single, comprehensive
> > installer?  For instance perhaps LibreOffice,  Mozzila, Gimp, and
> > Inkscape come together and release one installer with  all those apps
> > bundled in.  It would be any single group or member  responsible,
> > instead an agreement between the groups to release  it.  Then on the
> > respective websites they could release their own  app, as well as the
> > bundle for those who want it.
>
>
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