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Posted to dev@openoffice.apache.org by Guy Waterval <wa...@gmail.com> on 2013/06/30 00:56:10 UTC
Upgrading extensions for AOO 4.0
Hi all,
As you know, some extensions have to be upgraded for AOO 4.0.
What to do if some authors refuse to make the necessary modifications and
decide to make their extensions only available for Libo because they are
not "in love" with AOO?
Some of these extensions are important, I think (pdf import, for instance).
I wonder if it could be possible to buy the service here. But I have no
idea of the required price for such a work, Perhaps an opportunity for
people who will develop a commercial activity around AOO ?
A+
--
gw
Re: Upgrading extensions for AOO 4.0
Posted by Rob Weir <ro...@apache.org>.
On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 10:21 AM, Guy Waterval <wa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Rob,
>
> 2013/6/30 Rob Weir <ro...@apache.org>
>
>> On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 6:56 PM, Guy Waterval <wa...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > As you know, some extensions have to be upgraded for AOO 4.0.
>> > What to do if some authors refuse to make the necessary modifications and
>> > decide to make their extensions only available for Libo because they are
>> > not "in love" with AOO?
>>
>> If someone is creating an extension for free and they want to benefit
>> the most number of users, then they will make it available for AOO.
>> Why? Because of the very large user base we have.
>>
>> If someone is creating an extension and selling it, then they will
>> also want to make it available for AOO, and for the same reason.
>>
>> It is always possible that someone could have ideological motivations
>> and care about that more than public benefit or money. But in that
>> case they could have acted at any time and removed their extension
>> from the AOO repository.
>>
> It seems logical indeed, but it's removing the problem perhaps a little
> quickly. There is the disadvantage of having to maintain two versions in
> parallel. Some authors could choose to do further development for the
> product that has their preference and that they use every day, not even
> necessarily for ideological reasons. Anyway, we will have the answer soon
> enough now.
>
Not necessarily true. Remember, LibreOffice takes most of our code
changes and integrates them into their product. So they can easily
maintain compatibility with our extensions going forward. The choice
is theirs.
Regards,
-Rob
>>
>> > Some of these extensions are important, I think (pdf import, for
>> instance).
>> > I wonder if it could be possible to buy the service here. But I have no
>> > idea of the required price for such a work, Perhaps an opportunity for
>> > people who will develop a commercial activity around AOO ?
>> >
>>
>> I think there are several good business models related to extension
>> development.
>>
> Indeed, some extensions are very helpful to request from administrations an
> authorization to install AOO in parallel with MS Office, because they
> provide features that are not directly available with MS or only through
> heavy license fees.
>
> A+
> --
> gw
>
>>
>>
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Re: Upgrading extensions for AOO 4.0
Posted by Guy Waterval <wa...@gmail.com>.
Hi Rob,
2013/6/30 Rob Weir <ro...@apache.org>
> On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 6:56 PM, Guy Waterval <wa...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > As you know, some extensions have to be upgraded for AOO 4.0.
> > What to do if some authors refuse to make the necessary modifications and
> > decide to make their extensions only available for Libo because they are
> > not "in love" with AOO?
>
> If someone is creating an extension for free and they want to benefit
> the most number of users, then they will make it available for AOO.
> Why? Because of the very large user base we have.
>
> If someone is creating an extension and selling it, then they will
> also want to make it available for AOO, and for the same reason.
>
> It is always possible that someone could have ideological motivations
> and care about that more than public benefit or money. But in that
> case they could have acted at any time and removed their extension
> from the AOO repository.
>
It seems logical indeed, but it's removing the problem perhaps a little
quickly. There is the disadvantage of having to maintain two versions in
parallel. Some authors could choose to do further development for the
product that has their preference and that they use every day, not even
necessarily for ideological reasons. Anyway, we will have the answer soon
enough now.
>
> > Some of these extensions are important, I think (pdf import, for
> instance).
> > I wonder if it could be possible to buy the service here. But I have no
> > idea of the required price for such a work, Perhaps an opportunity for
> > people who will develop a commercial activity around AOO ?
> >
>
> I think there are several good business models related to extension
> development.
>
Indeed, some extensions are very helpful to request from administrations an
authorization to install AOO in parallel with MS Office, because they
provide features that are not directly available with MS or only through
heavy license fees.
A+
--
gw
>
>
Re: Upgrading extensions for AOO 4.0
Posted by Rob Weir <ro...@apache.org>.
On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 6:56 PM, Guy Waterval <wa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> As you know, some extensions have to be upgraded for AOO 4.0.
> What to do if some authors refuse to make the necessary modifications and
> decide to make their extensions only available for Libo because they are
> not "in love" with AOO?
If someone is creating an extension for free and they want to benefit
the most number of users, then they will make it available for AOO.
Why? Because of the very large user base we have.
If someone is creating an extension and selling it, then they will
also want to make it available for AOO, and for the same reason.
It is always possible that someone could have ideological motivations
and care about that more than public benefit or money. But in that
case they could have acted at any time and removed their extension
from the AOO repository.
> Some of these extensions are important, I think (pdf import, for instance).
> I wonder if it could be possible to buy the service here. But I have no
> idea of the required price for such a work, Perhaps an opportunity for
> people who will develop a commercial activity around AOO ?
>
I think there are several good business models related to extension development.
-Rob
> A+
> --
> gw
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Re: Upgrading extensions for AOO 4.0
Posted by Raphael Bircher <r....@gmx.ch>.
Am 30.06.13 00:56, schrieb Guy Waterval:
> Hi all,
>
> As you know, some extensions have to be upgraded for AOO 4.0.
> What to do if some authors refuse to make the necessary modifications and
> decide to make their extensions only available for Libo because they are
> not "in love" with AOO?
> Some of these extensions are important, I think (pdf import, for instance).
> I wonder if it could be possible to buy the service here. But I have no
> idea of the required price for such a work, Perhaps an opportunity for
> people who will develop a commercial activity around AOO ?
Possible yes, but I answare you in private
Greetings Raphael
>
> A+
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