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Posted to dev@poi.apache.org by Rainer Klute <kl...@rainer-klute.de> on 2003/08/06 20:45:12 UTC
Re: (re)branding... Re: cvs commit: jakarta-poi/src/documentation/content/xdocs/hpsf internals.xml
"Andrew C. Oliver" <ac...@apache.org> wrote:
>We do not have to vote on these type of changes. Lazy consensus is also
>possible. However, it was zealous to change it without asking you out of
>courtesy. The idea is to remove what the abbreviations mean from the
>webpage and slowly transition to a more serious internet presence. Novelty
>is no longer an approach that behooves us. (Though it worked like a charm
>in the past).
I'd leave the explanations at at least one place. People visiting the web page might wonder what these abbreviations mean. It would be irritating if they could not find out.
However, I do appreciate all efforts to become serious. If now we could do some marketing.. :-)
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Re: (re)branding... Re: cvs commit:
jakarta-poi/src/documentation/content/xdocs/hpsf internals.xml
Posted by "Andrew C. Oliver" <ac...@apache.org>.
On 8/6/03 2:45 PM, "Rainer Klute" <kl...@rainer-klute.de> wrote:
> "Andrew C. Oliver" <ac...@apache.org> wrote:
>> We do not have to vote on these type of changes. Lazy consensus is also
>> possible. However, it was zealous to change it without asking you out of
>> courtesy. The idea is to remove what the abbreviations mean from the
>> webpage and slowly transition to a more serious internet presence. Novelty
>> is no longer an approach that behooves us. (Though it worked like a charm
>> in the past).
>
> I'd leave the explanations at at least one place. People visiting the web page
> might wonder what these abbreviations mean. It would be irritating if they
> could not find out.
>
Would putting it in the FAQ be acceptable?
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