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Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2012 09:09:04 -0700 (PDT)
From: Pedro Giffuni <pfg@apache.org>
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Subject: Re: What to say in AOO 3.4.1 release announcement about the ports?
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Hi Kay;=0A=0AI did some basic update to the FreeBSD porting site sometime a=
go:=0A=0Ahttp://www.openoffice.org/porting/freebsd/=A0=0A=0A=0AThe site doe=
sn't seem linked from the top-level porting site though.=0A=0AI would prefe=
r to spend my time on the code rather than on the release=0Aannouncement, h=
owever feel free to mention explicitly the FreeBSD port.=0AJust to make it =
clear: we still have some cleanup to do but the port is=0Afully operational=
 and FreeBSD users are fully aware that it's available=0Aon FreeBSD release=
s.=0A=0APedro.=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A>________________________________=0A> From: Ka=
y Schenk <kay.schenk@gmail.com>=0A>To: ooo-dev@incubator.apache.org =0A>Sen=
t: Wednesday, August 1, 2012 10:47 AM=0A>Subject: Re: What to say in AOO 3.=
4.1 release announcement about the ports? (BSD, Solaris, OS/2)?=0A> =0A>On =
Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 2:04 PM, drew <drew@baseanswers.com> wrote:=0A>=0A>> O=
n Tue, 2012-07-31 at 14:36 -0400, Rob Weir wrote:=0A>> > I'm drafting the 3=
.4.1 release announcement blog post.=A0 I have a=0A>> > bullet list where I=
 highlight what is in 3.4.1.=A0 I list what platforms=0A>> > are supported,=
 mention the Windows 8 compatibility improvements,=A0 and=0A>> > then follo=
w with this bullet item:=0A>> >=0A>> > "Community members are also working =
on BSD, Solaris and OS/2 ports,=0A>> > with plans to release these outside =
of Apache."=0A>> >=0A>>=0A>> Howdy Rob,=0A>>=0A>> > Is this accurate and wo=
rth saying?=0A>>=0A>> Yes IIRC and yes IMO.=0A>>=0A>>=0A>>=0A>> > Would it =
make sense to also=0A>> > include links for each of these ports, where the =
reader can go for=0A>> > more information?=0A>>=0A>> I would think a better=
 return if instead of putting direct links for=0A>> each, create a fixed ad=
dress (wiki page?) for 'other ports' (or more=0A>> appropriate for a title)=
.=0A>>=0A>=0A>Hi Drew--=0A>=0A>We have a page -- actually a former "project=
" at --=0A>=0A>http://www.openoffice.org/porting/=0A>=0A>that needs a LOT o=
f cleanup.=0A>=0A>Any volunteers to take the lead on cleaning this up and j=
ust highlighting=0A>what we're dealing with now? FreeBSD, OS/2, and Solaris=
?=0A>=0A>=0A>=0A>> Link to that from the announcement/blog and would make t=
hat a precedent=0A>> for future announcements.=0A>>=0A>> >=0A>> > Although =
these are not Apache releases, they are part of the close=0A>> > ecosystem,=
 with developers working directly in our project to support=0A>> > these po=
rts.=A0 So I think there is some logic to mentioning them in the=0A>> > rel=
ease announcement.=A0 But work that happens entirely outside of the=0A>> > =
project, like portable applications versions, would not get a mention.=0A>>=
=0A>> I would disagree, somewhat, in that personal preference would be to=
=0A>> include the 2 or 3 portable 'wrapper' distributors as this has seemed=
 to=0A>> be of interest to quite a few folks in the past.=0A>>=0A>> Just my=
 .02=0A>>=0A>> //drew=0A>> >=0A>> > Does this seem fair and appropriate?=0A=
>> >=0A>> > If we agree to do this, I'll need a link for each of BSD, Solar=
is and=0A>> > OS/2, for more information.=0A>> >=0A>> > The alternative wou=
ld be to not mention the ports at all.=0A>> >=0A>> > Regards,=0A>> >=0A>> >=
 -Rob=0A>> >=0A>>=0A>>=0A>>=0A>>=0A>>=0A>=0A>=0A>-- =0A>-------------------=
---------------------------------------------------------------------=0A>Mz=
K=0A>=0A>"I'm just a normal jerk who happens to make music.=0A>As long as m=
y brain and fingers work, I'm cool."=0A>=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=
 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 -- Eddie Van Halen=0A>=0A>=0A>
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