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From: Bernhard Dippold on 19 Feb 2010 08:30 Hi Andy, * RA Brown schrieb: > [...] > What I would like to get fellow users to send me > a list of three extensions and templates that they use. I would then > add the top ten from each to the disk. > > If you can take the time to send me, either in this list, or direct at > andy(a)the-martin-byrd.net I would appreciate it greatly. > Do you know about the extension repository ? They provide voting results http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/highestratedreal as well as download numbers http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/most_pop_ext This might serve even better than a poll here on the list. For templates there are similar pages on the template repository http://templates.services.openoffice.org/en/highestrated http://templates.services.openoffice.org/en/mostpopular I'd like to ask people using some extensions or templates to vote for them on the repositories, so the votings would become more valid just because of the higher number of votes. Best regards Bernhard --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscribe(a)openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-help(a)openoffice.org
From: "Bruce Martin" on 21 Feb 2010 16:55 Dear Herr Dippold: It seems to me that you are trying to create/collect a collection of Oo-related tools that you can publish on a CD, possibly to raise funds in support of Oo?? This is a laudable objective, although I think you will need more than a mere CD to handle it, especially as this has a better potential ongoing. I have created many of my own tools from the pre-computer days on, and the Open office environment is just an extension of that. Currently in my own templates folder, which is shared on my network between Win XP, Win Me and Fedora 12, I see a total data size of about 170 Mb. This is constantly being updated. The Hierarchy is as follows: Templates Confidential templates Folder and package templates Microsoft office templates Open office templates And a long diverse list of other templates spanning many diverse applications. Under the open office templates heading: Calc (spreadsheet) templates Impress Templates Oo Base Templates Oo Draw templates Writer ODT Templates. This branch alone is 143 Mb. With a file count of 141. This does not include: Custom colours and gradients I have created which apply to all of Oo by default. Independent support information which may relate to either/or Fedora & Windows. These are included in my support files that have a data size of 5.45 Gb and a file count of 8,514. Hence these alone would have to fit on a DVD-DL and would not update nicely as there are no DVD-DL-RWs. These are also subject to ongoing update. Hence, I wonder if this could be turned into an SFTP server with the appropriate RPM to support cross-platform usage as a Linux repository as well as a Windows accessible site. Since Oo also can operate in the Mac OSx environment, it would also need a Mac user as a collaborator to maintain the ongoing rendering of these into Stuffit archives after having established the appropriate Mac forks in each file, although it may be expedient on some cases for each Mac user to establish their own forks to suit individual needs. (Tiger and up, please). Such a site would maintain a membership with a modest monthly or similar charge, enough to self-finance its costs and provide what financial support its market would bear to the Open Office development projects as a non-profit corporation. In addition to the download areas of this server, each member would have access to an independent upload area so that ongoing contributions could be moderated prior to release for securities' sake and offered caveat emptor, as usual. However, in writing this, it occurs to me that something like this probably already exists, and the 2 efforts may need to be homologated, rather than reinventing the wheel when it may not be necessary. Cheers all, Bruce Martin ======================================================= -----Original Message----- From: Bernhard Dippold [mailto:bedipp(a)openoffice.org] Sent: February 19, 2010 8:30 AM To: discuss(a)openoffice.org Subject: Re: [discuss] User Poll Hi Andy, * RA Brown schrieb: > [...] > What I would like to get fellow users to send me > a list of three extensions and templates that they use. I would then > add the top ten from each to the disk. > > If you can take the time to send me, either in this list, or direct at > andy(a)the-martin-byrd.net I would appreciate it greatly. > Do you know about the extension repository ? They provide voting results http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/highestratedreal as well as download numbers http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/most_pop_ext This might serve even better than a poll here on the list. For templates there are similar pages on the template repository http://templates.services.openoffice.org/en/highestrated http://templates.services.openoffice.org/en/mostpopular I'd like to ask people using some extensions or templates to vote for them on the repositories, so the votings would become more valid just because of the higher number of votes. Best regards Bernhard --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscribe(a)openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-help(a)openoffice.org
From: Bernhard Dippold on 21 Feb 2010 17:25 Hello Mr. Martin! (I'd prefer "Hi Bruce" as we are both part of the vivid OpenOffice.org project) Bruce Martin schrieb: > Dear Herr Dippold: > > It seems to me that you are trying to create/collect a collection of > Oo-related tools that you can publish on a CD, possibly to raise funds in > support of Oo?? > No, not at all. My OOo related work is more on art, marketing and branding. I just wanted to point Andy Brown to the official repositories of the OpenOffice.org extensions project [0], where everybody can upload his or her extensions and templates providing them for download to other users. He asked for votes about the user's preferred extensions and templates - he might find what he wants in these repositories. Perhaps you mistake me for Andy who in fact likes to add some extensions and templates to the installation disks he wants to provide for people with low download bandwidth. Best regards Bernhard PS: With regards to your proposal for integration of your huge repository around OOo with the existing repositories at the OOo site, please have a look at [1] and [2]. Perhaps you would be willing to share some of your templates and extensions with others by uploading them to the OOo repositories. Discussions on possible optimizations and infrastructural improvements are most likely to get serious replies on the dedicated mailing list: dev(a)extensions.openoffice.org [0]: http://extensions.openoffice.org/ [1]: http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/ [2]: http://templates.services.openoffice.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscribe(a)openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-help(a)openoffice.org
From: "Bruce Martin" on 21 Feb 2010 22:00 ReHi Bernhard: It seems I was about as mistaken as I was really unsure. I now understand that the extensions are in a repository and more or less what I had suggested actually already exists. Great! However I wonder about 2 possible details, which I have not caught up with yet: 1) Is that repository all in .oxt formats for installation within Oo, or does it also function to serve .RPMs for Linux users of Oo? ---Oops! I just noticed your URLs below and have pasted them into a notepad for the moment. It's getting late here and I need to stop and eat before resuming. My main machine here boots 3 operating systems, BIOS controlled and shares the data. 2 of these (One Win XP home and 1 Fedora 12) run the appropriate versions of Oo. Additionally I have 1 more installation of Oo on a Win Me platform and another on a Fedora 12 platform (running on older hardware for a planned special purpose.) Hence you can understand why such questions. I also have another friend in the background who is a retired IT professional with a Master's degree who is helping me with the Linux problems I encounter as I primarily handle the hardware issues with a background of an electronic technician and an industrial electrician. Many thanks, Bruce M. -----Original Message----- From: Bernhard Dippold [mailto:bernhard(a)familie-dippold.at] Sent: February 21, 2010 5:25 PM To: discuss(a)openoffice.org Subject: Re: [discuss] User Poll Hello Mr. Martin! (I'd prefer "Hi Bruce" as we are both part of the vivid OpenOffice.org project) Bruce Martin schrieb: > Dear Herr Dippold: > > It seems to me that you are trying to create/collect a collection of > Oo-related tools that you can publish on a CD, possibly to raise funds in > support of Oo?? > No, not at all. My OOo related work is more on art, marketing and branding. I just wanted to point Andy Brown to the official repositories of the OpenOffice.org extensions project [0], where everybody can upload his or her extensions and templates providing them for download to other users. He asked for votes about the user's preferred extensions and templates - he might find what he wants in these repositories. Perhaps you mistake me for Andy who in fact likes to add some extensions and templates to the installation disks he wants to provide for people with low download bandwidth. Best regards Bernhard PS: With regards to your proposal for integration of your huge repository around OOo with the existing repositories at the OOo site, please have a look at [1] and [2]. Perhaps you would be willing to share some of your templates and extensions with others by uploading them to the OOo repositories. Discussions on possible optimizations and infrastructural improvements are most likely to get serious replies on the dedicated mailing list: dev(a)extensions.openoffice.org [0]: http://extensions.openoffice.org/ [1]: http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/ [2]: http://templates.services.openoffice.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscribe(a)openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-help(a)openoffice.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscribe(a)openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-help(a)openoffice.org
From: RA Brown on 21 Feb 2010 22:24 Hi Bernhard, Bernhard Dippold wrote: > Hi Andy, * > > Do you know about the extension repository ? Yes I am aware of the repositories. I was not aware of the voting results and will check them out. > They provide voting results > http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/highestratedreal > > as well as download numbers > http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/most_pop_ext > > This might serve even better than a poll here on the list. I am not to sure of download counts. I have downloaded a lot from both repositories that I only loaded long enough to see what they were. Others that I still have loaded are not used. What I was trying to do, to not great avail, was find out what is actually being used. > I'd like to ask people using some extensions or templates to vote for > them on the repositories, so the votings would become more valid just > because of the higher number of votes. If people actually voted for the extensions they use on a regular basis that would be better. Andy --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscribe(a)openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-help(a)openoffice.org
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