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Posted to marketing@openoffice.apache.org by Rob Weir <ro...@apache.org> on 2012/03/13 21:19:12 UTC
Please review: AOO Current Status FAQ's
You may want to look at the following FAQ's, newly started, and add
your contributions:
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Current+Status+FAQ
Any other questions we should cover? Any better way of phrasing the
questions (or the answers)?
Anyone can edit the wiki. Just sign up for an account.
Regards,
-Rob
Re: Open Office promotion event
Posted by Liu Da Li <wa...@gmail.com>.
Hi Drew,
Can you share your slides which you will used in the promotion event, I
think that your slides will be a good reference for us.
在 2012年3月29日 上午10:44，drew <dr...@baseanswers.com>写道：
> On Wed, 2012-03-14 at 22:06 +0200, Vadim Korsakov wrote:
> > I would like to organize an open office promotion event. I want to make
> > in the format of workshop which will tell to an audience why they should
> > use AOO and open document format in general. May be good idea is
> > providing cd's with AOO at the end of the workshop. In order to make
> > this event interesting I would like to make a kind of activities which
> > will leave positive emotions related to our product. Please give a tips
> > for activities during the workshop.
> >
> >
>
> Hello Vadim,
>
> It seems your email got a bit lost in all the activity going on right
> now.
>
> First - it's great to hear of your interest in promoting AOO and ODF.
>
> The idea of a workshop, I suppose you also mean ideas for visual aids in
> describing the benefits of open standards and ODF specifically.
>
> One thought that comes to mind
>
> Two boxes.
>
> Inside each box place a note of some type - taped to the bottom of the
> box.
>
> Both boxes should be sealed shut.
>
> One box representing proprietary closed file formats is not finished.
>
> The other box, cut a rectangle out of the top cover of the box, so you
> can see into it - now cover that opening with a piece of paper and tape
> it down.
>
> Now pass them around and ask folks to tell you what is inside each box,
> what is written on the note.
>
> Of course no one can, as they can not see inside either box.
>
> Very good idea to show ODF.
> last props - two more pieces of paper.
>
> One represents a standard EUL (end user license) and says that the
> design of the box is proprietary. Ask them if it helps them learn what
> is in the box... of course it is NO
>
> On the other paper write - Open Standard - and it reads. Lift flap of
> paper on top of box.
>
> They can see what is in the box and read the note, explain that this is
> the power of open standards.
>
> A little silly maybe..
>
> An AOO CD to hand out - currently there is not a resource for that which
> I could point you to. It is, in my estimation, unlikely that the project
> will continue to produce .iso images as was done in the past - of course
> if someone would volunteer to work on such a project the chances would
> go up enormously..hint hint.
>
> Standard materials for hand out - again currently there are none. There
> is a list of items under construction on the community wiki and again
> looking for volunteers to pick items and work on them. But even if you
> just work on some for yourself I would urge you to then donate what you
> create to the project and others could translate from Russian into their
> own languages.. and everyone benefits.
>
> I think that's it for this email - again I think it is great that you
> want to promote in your area and hope to hear back from you..pre and
> post event.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> //drew
>
>
Re: Open Office promotion event
Posted by Jacques Pavlenyi <jp...@us.ibm.com>.
Drew and Vadim:
Just some ideas I've used in seminars I have organized in the past:
1) If it's an afternoon session, people often get sleepy after lunch. I
put a Red Bull or other caffeinated drink in every chair when the
participants returned from lunch, to keep the energy high during the
session.
2) I've often had users present their own stories, unfiltered, on the use
of my specific products. In this case, talk to local OpenOffice users
before the event, collect some really great stories that highlight not
just technology value but business and productivity value. Look for
stories, and story tellers, who can turn using OpenOffice into not just a
logical choice but a passionate one. Then give one 15 minutes of your
session, or if you have several hours, add in two or more spaced
throughout the event. If they can't attend the event in person, record
their story with a videocam or your smartphone, and show the video at the
event.
3) Demonstrations. But not just "show and tell", but more like "Day in the
Life". Show how OpenOffice can be actually used in the average day of a
specific user's life: a university student preparing for her final
dissertation; an administrative assistant cleaning up a presentation for
his boss; a manager preparing a spreadsheet of tasks and workflow diagram
of projects for her new team; etc.
4) Instead of a CD, just package and create thumb-drives or USB sticks
preloaded with the install stack, templates, videos, and more.
Just some ideas, I hope this helps.
- Jacques
drew <dr...@baseanswers.com> wrote on 03/28/2012 07:44:54 PM:
> From: drew <dr...@baseanswers.com>
> To: ooo-marketing@incubator.apache.org,
> Date: 03/28/2012 07:45 PM
> Subject: Re: Open Office promotion event
>
> On Wed, 2012-03-14 at 22:06 +0200, Vadim Korsakov wrote:
> > I would like to organize an open office promotion event. I want to
make
> > in the format of workshop which will tell to an audience why they
should
> > use AOO and open document format in general. May be good idea is
> > providing cd's with AOO at the end of the workshop. In order to make
> > this event interesting I would like to make a kind of activities which
> > will leave positive emotions related to our product. Please give a
tips
> > for activities during the workshop.
> >
> >
>
> Hello Vadim,
>
> It seems your email got a bit lost in all the activity going on right
> now.
>
> First - it's great to hear of your interest in promoting AOO and ODF.
>
> The idea of a workshop, I suppose you also mean ideas for visual aids in
> describing the benefits of open standards and ODF specifically.
>
> One thought that comes to mind
>
> Two boxes.
>
> Inside each box place a note of some type - taped to the bottom of the
> box.
>
> Both boxes should be sealed shut.
>
> One box representing proprietary closed file formats is not finished.
>
> The other box, cut a rectangle out of the top cover of the box, so you
> can see into it - now cover that opening with a piece of paper and tape
> it down.
>
> Now pass them around and ask folks to tell you what is inside each box,
> what is written on the note.
>
> Of course no one can, as they can not see inside either box.
>
> last props - two more pieces of paper.
>
> One represents a standard EUL (end user license) and says that the
> design of the box is proprietary. Ask them if it helps them learn what
> is in the box... of course it is NO
>
> On the other paper write - Open Standard - and it reads. Lift flap of
> paper on top of box.
>
> They can see what is in the box and read the note, explain that this is
> the power of open standards.
>
> A little silly maybe..
>
> An AOO CD to hand out - currently there is not a resource for that which
> I could point you to. It is, in my estimation, unlikely that the project
> will continue to produce .iso images as was done in the past - of course
> if someone would volunteer to work on such a project the chances would
> go up enormously..hint hint.
>
> Standard materials for hand out - again currently there are none. There
> is a list of items under construction on the community wiki and again
> looking for volunteers to pick items and work on them. But even if you
> just work on some for yourself I would urge you to then donate what you
> create to the project and others could translate from Russian into their
> own languages.. and everyone benefits.
>
> I think that's it for this email - again I think it is great that you
> want to promote in your area and hope to hear back from you..pre and
> post event.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> //drew
>
Regards,
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Re: Open Office promotion event
Posted by drew <dr...@baseanswers.com>.
On Wed, 2012-03-14 at 22:06 +0200, Vadim Korsakov wrote:
> I would like to organize an open office promotion event. I want to make
> in the format of workshop which will tell to an audience why they should
> use AOO and open document format in general. May be good idea is
> providing cd's with AOO at the end of the workshop. In order to make
> this event interesting I would like to make a kind of activities which
> will leave positive emotions related to our product. Please give a tips
> for activities during the workshop.
>
>
Hello Vadim,
It seems your email got a bit lost in all the activity going on right
now.
First - it's great to hear of your interest in promoting AOO and ODF.
The idea of a workshop, I suppose you also mean ideas for visual aids in
describing the benefits of open standards and ODF specifically.
One thought that comes to mind
Two boxes.
Inside each box place a note of some type - taped to the bottom of the
box.
Both boxes should be sealed shut.
One box representing proprietary closed file formats is not finished.
The other box, cut a rectangle out of the top cover of the box, so you
can see into it - now cover that opening with a piece of paper and tape
it down.
Now pass them around and ask folks to tell you what is inside each box,
what is written on the note.
Of course no one can, as they can not see inside either box.
last props - two more pieces of paper.
One represents a standard EUL (end user license) and says that the
design of the box is proprietary. Ask them if it helps them learn what
is in the box... of course it is NO
On the other paper write - Open Standard - and it reads. Lift flap of
paper on top of box.
They can see what is in the box and read the note, explain that this is
the power of open standards.
A little silly maybe..
An AOO CD to hand out - currently there is not a resource for that which
I could point you to. It is, in my estimation, unlikely that the project
will continue to produce .iso images as was done in the past - of course
if someone would volunteer to work on such a project the chances would
go up enormously..hint hint.
Standard materials for hand out - again currently there are none. There
is a list of items under construction on the community wiki and again
looking for volunteers to pick items and work on them. But even if you
just work on some for yourself I would urge you to then donate what you
create to the project and others could translate from Russian into their
own languages.. and everyone benefits.
I think that's it for this email - again I think it is great that you
want to promote in your area and hope to hear back from you..pre and
post event.
Best wishes,
//drew
Open Office promotion event
Posted by Vadim Korsakov <va...@gmail.com>.
I would like to organize an open office promotion event. I want to make
in the format of workshop which will tell to an audience why they should
use AOO and open document format in general. May be good idea is
providing cd's with AOO at the end of the workshop. In order to make
this event interesting I would like to make a kind of activities which
will leave positive emotions related to our product. Please give a tips
for activities during the workshop.
Re: Please review: AOO Current Status FAQ's
Posted by Donald Harbison <dp...@gmail.com>.
On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Rob Weir <ro...@apache.org> wrote:
> You may want to look at the following FAQ's, newly started, and add
> your contributions:
>
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Current+Status+FAQ
>
> Any other questions we should cover? Any better way of phrasing the
> questions (or the answers)?
>
I made some minor edits. Good to see we don't proclaim 'IP clearance' as a
major feature as this is of no direct end user benefit. Instead we may want
to add a Question on what the value is in terms of how the source code may
be used within the scope of the AL2 license.....an answer written more for
developers and software business professionals.
>
> Anyone can edit the wiki. Just sign up for an account.
>
> Regards,
>
> -Rob
>
Re: Please review: AOO Current Status FAQ's
Posted by Shenfeng Liu <li...@gmail.com>.
I wonder if we should prepare some FAQ for people who developed their
applications based on previous OpenOffice.org? They will want to know how
can their application be upgraded to AOO and get continuous support...
2012/3/14 Jürgen Schmidt <jo...@googlemail.com>
> On 3/13/12 9:19 PM, Rob Weir wrote:
>
>> You may want to look at the following FAQ's, newly started, and add
>> your contributions:
>>
>> https://cwiki.apache.org/**confluence/display/OOOUSERS/**
>> Current+Status+FAQ<https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Current+Status+FAQ>
>>
>> Any other questions we should cover? Any better way of phrasing the
>> questions (or the answers)?
>>
>> Anyone can edit the wiki. Just sign up for an account.
>>
>>
> I think it's fine and give all information that is needed for now.
>
> Juergen
>
Re: Please review: AOO Current Status FAQ's
Posted by Jürgen Schmidt <jo...@googlemail.com>.
On 3/13/12 9:19 PM, Rob Weir wrote:
> You may want to look at the following FAQ's, newly started, and add
> your contributions:
>
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Current+Status+FAQ
>
> Any other questions we should cover? Any better way of phrasing the
> questions (or the answers)?
>
> Anyone can edit the wiki. Just sign up for an account.
>
I think it's fine and give all information that is needed for now.
Juergen
Re: Please review: AOO Current Status FAQ's
Posted by Terry <te...@yahoo.com.au>.
It seems to me that the label 'faqs' is misleading. 'faqs' refer usually to anticipated questions (not usually frequently asked) about the tin tacks of software. That page is really a "current status" page.
----- Original Message -----
> From: Simon Phipps <si...@webmink.com>
> To: ooo-marketing@incubator.apache.org
> Cc:
> Sent: Wednesday, 14 March 2012 12:21 PM
> Subject: Re: Please review: AOO Current Status FAQ's
>
>T hat's the one. The name has now been changed twice.
>
> On 14 Mar 2012, at 01:12, Terry wrote:
>
>> Page not found. The following suggested instead:
>>
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Brainstorming+on+FAQs+--+draft
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Rob Weir <ro...@apache.org>
>>> To: ooo-marketing@incubator.apache.org
>>> Cc:
>>> Sent: Wednesday, 14 March 2012 7:19 AM
>>> Subject: Please review: AOO Current Status FAQ's
>>>
>>> You may want to look at the following FAQ's, newly started, and add
>>> your contributions:
>>>
>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Current+Status+FAQ
>>>
>>> Any other questions we should cover? Any better way of phrasing the
>>> questions (or the answers)?
>>>
>>> Anyone can edit the wiki. Just sign up for an account.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> -Rob
>>>
>
Re: Please review: AOO Current Status FAQ's
Posted by Simon Phipps <si...@webmink.com>.
That's the one. The name has now been changed twice.
On 14 Mar 2012, at 01:12, Terry wrote:
> Page not found. The following suggested instead:
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Brainstorming+on+FAQs+--+draft
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Rob Weir <ro...@apache.org>
>> To: ooo-marketing@incubator.apache.org
>> Cc:
>> Sent: Wednesday, 14 March 2012 7:19 AM
>> Subject: Please review: AOO Current Status FAQ's
>>
>> You may want to look at the following FAQ's, newly started, and add
>> your contributions:
>>
>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Current+Status+FAQ
>>
>> Any other questions we should cover? Any better way of phrasing the
>> questions (or the answers)?
>>
>> Anyone can edit the wiki. Just sign up for an account.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> -Rob
>>
Re: Please review: AOO Current Status FAQ's
Posted by Terry <te...@yahoo.com.au>.
Page not found. The following suggested instead:
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Brainstorming+on+FAQs+--+draft
----- Original Message -----
> From: Rob Weir <ro...@apache.org>
> To: ooo-marketing@incubator.apache.org
> Cc:
> Sent: Wednesday, 14 March 2012 7:19 AM
> Subject: Please review: AOO Current Status FAQ's
>
> You may want to look at the following FAQ's, newly started, and add
> your contributions:
>
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Current+Status+FAQ
>
> Any other questions we should cover? Any better way of phrasing the
> questions (or the answers)?
>
> Anyone can edit the wiki. Just sign up for an account.
>
> Regards,
>
> -Rob
>