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Posted to dev@openoffice.apache.org by Jürgen Schmidt <jo...@googlemail.com> on 2012/01/09 11:56:56 UTC
AOO 3.4 and beyond, looking at AOO 4.0
Hi,
As we come closer to a release of AOO 3.4, the first Apache OpenOffice
release and the first one managed under the control of the new Apache
OpenOffice project, I think that now it is also a good time to look
forward to our next release (AOO 4.0) and what we want to bring in this
release.
I would like to propose a new wiki page
(https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/AOO+4.0+Feature+Planning)
where we can collect and document all things that we would like to
address in our next release. I have already started to list some things
where we (wearing my IBM hat) would like to concentrate on and I would
like to encourage all of you to extend this list with your own things
where you would like to work on.
You know IBM has announced that they will contribute the changes (bug
fixes, performance improvements, new features or general improvements)
from Symphony to the new AOO project and prerequisite for contributing
these changes have been reached with an IP cleaned AOO 3.4 and the
consistent licensing under ALv2. We can now start to contribute these
changes to move the project forward, make it faster and better and show
our commitment to be an active member of the Apache OpenOffice community.
Juergen
Re: AOO 3.4 and beyond, looking at AOO 4.0
Posted by Rob Weir <ro...@apache.org>.
2012/1/9 Jürgen Schmidt <jo...@googlemail.com>:
> Hi,
>
> As we come closer to a release of AOO 3.4, the first Apache OpenOffice
> release and the first one managed under the control of the new Apache
> OpenOffice project, I think that now it is also a good time to look forward
> to our next release (AOO 4.0) and what we want to bring in this release.
>
> I would like to propose a new wiki page
> (https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/AOO+4.0+Feature+Planning)
> where we can collect and document all things that we would like to address
> in our next release. I have already started to list some things where we
> (wearing my IBM hat) would like to concentrate on and I would like to
> encourage all of you to extend this list with your own things where you
> would like to work on.
>
Thanks for putting this up, Juergen. As we all know, the 3.4 release
is relatively modest in scope, at least from the feature perspective.
So it is good to get a glimpse at what we can see in AOO 4.0.
I added another feature, and put my name next to it.
I also added a similar wiki page and table for AOO 4.1:
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/AOO+4.1+Feature+Planning
That way, we can start collecting proposals there as well.
It would be good if we could develop a regular cadence of releases
after 3.4, maybe a release every 6 months.
> You know IBM has announced that they will contribute the changes (bug fixes,
> performance improvements, new features or general improvements) from
> Symphony to the new AOO project and prerequisite for contributing these
> changes have been reached with an IP cleaned AOO 3.4 and the consistent
> licensing under ALv2. We can now start to contribute these changes to move
> the project forward, make it faster and better and show our commitment to be
> an active member of the Apache OpenOffice community.
>
>
> Juergen
Re: AOO 3.4 and beyond, looking at AOO 4.0
Posted by Jürgen Schmidt <jo...@googlemail.com>.
On 1/9/12 12:12 PM, Gianluca Turconi wrote:
> In data 09 gennaio 2012 alle ore 11:56:56, Jürgen Schmidt
> <jo...@googlemail.com> ha scritto:
>
>> I would like to propose a new wiki page
>> (https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/AOO+4.0+Feature+Planning)where
>>
>
> Is what you described under "Property Sidebar" something like the IBM
> Symphony GUI?
yes, to quote Rob
"If you saw recently, PC Magazine gave Symphony
3.0 its "Editors' Choice Award" [1]. In the review they praised the
"interface that's been tweaked by IBM to make it by far the
user-friendliest no-cost productivity suite, and one's that's friendly
enough to rival the spacious and informative interface that Microsoft
created for Office 2010 and that Apple created for iWork '09." So the
UI enhancements are getting some notice."
see also
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-ooo-dev/201107.mbox/%3CCAP-ksojJnTAYZDBoTY6gfOEnh9fcmEoxcd8DX=X3hD3S6BQ2WQ@mail.gmail.com%3E
and http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2387439,00.asp
Juergen
Re: AOO 3.4 and beyond, looking at AOO 4.0
Posted by Gianluca Turconi <pu...@letturefantastiche.com>.
In data 09 gennaio 2012 alle ore 11:56:56, Jürgen Schmidt
<jo...@googlemail.com> ha scritto:
> I would like to propose a new wiki page
> (https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/AOO+4.0+Feature+Planning)where
Is what you described under "Property Sidebar" something like the IBM
Symphony GUI?
Regards,
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