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Posted to commits@openoffice.apache.org by bu...@apache.org on 2012/01/13 01:07:49 UTC
svn commit: r802492 -
/websites/staging/ooo-site/trunk/content/about/index.html
Author: buildbot
Date: Fri Jan 13 00:07:48 2012
New Revision: 802492
Log:
Staging update by buildbot for openofficeorg
Modified:
websites/staging/ooo-site/trunk/content/about/index.html
Modified: websites/staging/ooo-site/trunk/content/about/index.html
==============================================================================
--- websites/staging/ooo-site/trunk/content/about/index.html (original)
+++ websites/staging/ooo-site/trunk/content/about/index.html Fri Jan 13 00:07:48 2012
@@ -59,10 +59,9 @@ open-source project</a>. Both have been
<blockquote style="font-weight: bolder; font-style: oblique; font-size: 110%;">To create, as a community, the leading international office suite that will
run on all major platforms and provide access to all functionality and data through open-component based APIs and an XML-based file format.</blockquote>
-<p>The OpenOffice.org project is primarily sponsored by Oracle, which is the
- primary contributor of code to the project. Our other corporate contributors
-include RedFlag CH2000 (<a href="www.redoffice.com/">RedOffice.com</a>), and
-IBM, to name but two. Additionally over 500,000 people--unaffiliated individuals,
+<p>Since its inception as an open source project. our corporate contributors have
+included Oracle, RedFlag CH2000 (<a href="www.redoffice.com/">RedOffice.com</a>), and
+IBM. Additionally over 500,000 people--unaffiliated individuals,
business and government employees, and students from nearly every curve of the
globe--have joined the project with the aim of creating the best possible office
suite that all can use. Their work as a community is both invaluable and practical:
@@ -76,14 +75,14 @@ contribute to it.</p>
<li><a href="#history">Historical background</a></li>
<li><a href="#licenses">Licenses</a></li>
<li><a href="#organization">Project Organization</a></li>
- <li><a href="#participation">Participation</a></li>
- <li><a href="#todos">To-Dos</a></li>
- <li><a href="#joining">Joining</a></li>
- <li><a href="#subscribing">Subscribing</a></li>
- <li><a href="#gov">Governance</a></li>
- <li><a href="#esc">Engineering Steering Committee</a></li>
- <li><a href="#logo">Logo and Trademark</a></li>
- <li><a href="#distribution">Community Distribution</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#participation">General Participation</a></li>
+ <!-- <li><a href="#todos">To-Dos</a></li> -->
+ <!-- <li><a href="#joining">Joining</a></li> -->
+ <li><a href="#subscribing">Mailing Lists</a></li>
+ <!-- <li><a href="#gov">Governance</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#esc">Engineering Steering Committee</a></li> -->
+ <li><a href="#logo">Logos and Trademark</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#distribution">Community Distribution</a></li>
<li><a href="#marketing">Marketing</a></li>
<li><a href="#presskit">Press Kit </a></li>
<li><a href="#testimonials">Testimonials</a></li>
@@ -108,9 +107,8 @@ beginning with 6.0, were built using the
and reference implementation. Sun continued to sponsor development on OpenOffice.org
for the next 10 years, a period during which not only did the project grow tremendously
and became truly global, but the user base also saw an extraordinary increase,
-and as of the end of 2010 was estimated to be in excess of 100 Million. Since
-its acquisition of Sun in 2010, Oracle was the principal
-contributor of code to OpenOffice.org. As of June 1, 2011, OpenOffice.org, the project and product
+and as of the end of 2010 was estimated to be in excess of 100 Million. With its acquisition of Sun in 2010, Oracle was the principal
+contributor of code to OpenOffice.org. On June 1, 2011, OpenOffice.org, the project and product
was donated to the Apache Software Foundation.</p>
<p>The source is written in C++ and delivers language-neutral and scriptable
@@ -164,13 +162,13 @@ Openoffice.org is governed by the <a hre
<h4>The Three Main Categories</h4>
-<p>Traditionally, "OpenOffice.org," the overall project, was comprised of <a href="http://projects.openoffice.org/">many "projects"</a>.
-The term "project" has now been replaced with "focus area" in most cases.</p>
+<p>Traditionally, "OpenOffice.org," the overall project, was comprised of many "projects".
+The term "project" has now been replaced with "area" in most cases.</p>
<ul>
- <li><a href="http://projects.openoffice.org/">(Core) Focus Areas</a></li>
- <li><a href="http://native-lang.openoffice.org">Native-Lang Confederation</a></li>
- <li><a href="http://incubator.openoffice.org/">Incubator Areas</a></li>
+ <li><a href="http://www.openoffice.org/projects/accepted.html">(Core) Focus Areas</a></li>
+ <li><a href="http://www.openoffice.org/projects/native-lang.html">Native-Lang Confederation</a></li>
+ <li><a href="http://www.openoffice.org/projects/incubator.html">Incubator Areas</a></li>
</ul>
<!--
@@ -205,8 +203,8 @@ After six months, a project housed here
<h4>About the Website Openoffice.org</h4>
-<p>The web site www.openoffice.org is Apache OpenOffice.org's
- primary user portal. the primary developer portal for Apache OpenOffice.org is
+<p>This web site, www.openoffice.org, is Apache OpenOffice.org's
+ primary user portal. The primary developer portal for Apache OpenOffice.org is
<a href="http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/">Apache OpenOffice.org (Incubating)</a>
<!--
It is what you see when you look at the homepage and all
@@ -231,9 +229,9 @@ of
These range from something as easy as <a href="http://www.apache.org/foundation/contributing.html">donating</a> to the Apache Software Foundation, or participating
in mailing lists, to actually contributing code for the product. Please visit the <a href="http://www.apache.org/foundation/getinvolved.html">Apache Software Foundation Get Involved</a>
page for an overview on what it means
-to be an Apache committer. </p>
+to be an Apache contributor/committer. </p>
-<p>To contribute code to the Openoffice.org project (user web site or
+<p>To contribute code to the Openoffice.org project (user or developer web sites or
product), please <a href="mailto:ooo-dev-subscribe@incubator.apache.org">subscribe to the Apache Openoffice.org developer mailing list </a>to get started.
If you are more interested in contributing to documentation in some way, you should check out the <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Main_Page">OpenOffice.org wiki.</a>
Please visit <a href="http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/get-involved.html">Apache OpenOffice.org Get Involved</a> for specific information about getting involved in the Apache
@@ -460,6 +458,10 @@ some of the more recent ones.</p>
<p>We very much welcome your participation and your comments on all facets of OpenOffice.org.</p>
+<p> Please contact us using <a href="mailto: ooo-dev@incubator.apache.org"> the developer mailing list.</a>
+</p>
+
+<!--
<p>The "Core Team" includes:</p>
<p><strong>Community Manager and lead.</strong> Responsible for day-to-day management, long-term growth, and planning, community development.</p>
@@ -484,9 +486,10 @@ smooth release schedule.</p>
<p>We welcome your comments on the OpenOffice.org website. If you notice any problems, have questions, or would like to offer a suggestion regarding the
layout and operation of the site, please see our "<a href="http://www.openoffice.org/contact.html">Contacting Us </a>" page.</p>
+-->
-<p>If, on the other hand, you have questions regarding how to <i>use</i> OpenOffice.org, the software, please address your questions to our "users" list:
-<a href="mailto:ooo-users-subscribe@incubator.apache.org">ooo-users-subscribe@incubator.apache.org</a>.</p>
+<p>If, on the other hand, you have questions regarding how to <i>use</i> OpenOffice.org, the software, please address your questions to our "users" list.
+Subscribe using <a href="mailto:ooo-users-subscribe@incubator.apache.org">ooo-users-subscribe@incubator.apache.org</a>.</p>
<br />
</div>
@@ -508,16 +511,16 @@ layout and operation of the site, please
<li><a href="http://distribution.openoffice.org/cdrom/">CD-ROMs</a> The CD-ROM project page, with information for consumers and distributors</li>
<li><a href="http://www.openoffice.org/awards/index.html">Awards</a> The awards page</li>
<li><a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/press_kit.html">Media Resources</a> The page for media inquiries, including press FAQ</li>
- <li><a href="http://www.openoffice.org/contact.html">Contact Us</a> The key page listing mail addresses for communicating with the
- administrative staff</li>
- <li><a href="http://projects.openoffice.org/index.html">Projects</a> The list of active projects that you may join. Together, these make up
- OpenOffice.org</li>
- <li><a href="http://www.openoffice.org/license.html">Licenses</a> Texts of the licenses (PDL and LGPL) and explanations of licensing policy</li>
+ <!-- <li><a href="http://www.openoffice.org/contact.html">Contact Us</a> The key page listing mail addresses for communicating with the
+ administrative staff</li> -->
+ <!-- <li><a href="http://projects.openoffice.org/index.html">Projects</a> The list of active projects that you may join. Together, these make up
+ OpenOffice.org</li> -->
+ <li><a href="http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/license.html">Licenses</a> Information about the Apache Software Foundation License</li>
</ul>
<ul>
- <li><a href="http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/guidelines.html">Participation</a> How to actively work in the Community</li>
- <li><a href="http://www.openoffice.org/about_us/protocols_proposing.html">Project Proposal</a> What to do about proposing and setting up a project</li>
+ <!-- <li><a href="http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/guidelines.html">Participation</a> How to actively work in the Community</li> -->
+ <!-- <li><a href="http://www.openoffice.org/about_us/protocols_proposing.html">Project Proposal</a> What to do about proposing and setting up a project</li> -->
</ul>
<ul>
@@ -530,7 +533,6 @@ layout and operation of the site, please
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-<p>$Date: 2011/02/07 05:32:25 $ $Revision: 1.48 $</p>
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