Comments on: The Mystery of OO.o Development http://rejon.org/2005/08/28/the-mystery-of-ooo-development/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:33:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: jon http://rejon.org/2005/08/28/the-mystery-of-ooo-development/#comment-115 jon Mon, 29 Aug 2005 21:37:50 +0000 http://rejon.org/?p=164#comment-115 Hmmm...that site helps much. I have this feeling from comments that you, Nicu, and Michael Meeks have made that there are OSS hackers working on the project, but that there is this team that is funded by Sun, which Jeff gives confirmation of, that is kind of in stealth mode. I am starting to tune into their planet site though now to see if anything can come of that. I guess the other option is to get them to include me in their planet feed :) I've found this kind of planet plugging helps to increase participation and support the ambient sharing approach that planet allows for. Hmmm…that site helps much. I have this feeling from comments that you, Nicu, and Michael Meeks have made that there are OSS hackers working on the project, but that there is this team that is funded by Sun, which Jeff gives confirmation of, that is kind of in stealth mode. I am starting to tune into their planet site though now to see if anything can come of that.

I guess the other option is to get them to include me in their planet feed :)

I’ve found this kind of planet plugging helps to increase participation and support the ambient sharing approach that planet allows for.

]]> By: Nicu http://rejon.org/2005/08/28/the-mystery-of-ooo-development/#comment-111 Nicu Mon, 29 Aug 2005 08:23:46 +0000 http://rejon.org/?p=164#comment-111 The largest part of OOo is done by the former StarDiv team (now at Sun) in Hamburg, Germany. The conference is supervised by Sun (who is a Sun employee). Is very hard and takes a long time for someone to get in the "inner circle". The Ximian "fork" is much more open and contribution are received easily, but they are not the ones in charge of conferences nor deciding the policy for the main branch. To know the key developers, what they do and what affiliation have, see http://go-ooo.org/name-account.html What additional details do you need? The largest part of OOo is done by the former StarDiv team (now at Sun) in Hamburg, Germany. The conference is supervised by Sun (who is a Sun employee). Is very hard and takes a long time for someone to get in the “inner circle”.

The Ximian “fork” is much more open and contribution are received easily, but they are not the ones in charge of conferences nor deciding the policy for the main branch.

To know the key developers, what they do and what affiliation have, see http://go-ooo.org/name-account.html

What additional details do you need?

]]> By: jon http://rejon.org/2005/08/28/the-mystery-of-ooo-development/#comment-109 jon Mon, 29 Aug 2005 06:01:07 +0000 http://rejon.org/?p=164#comment-109 I think this is just the problem...nobody knows, and the barrier for participation is way too high! Why is it so difficult? Its not that big of a project? Its easier to get into kernel development. Geez!!! Is it possible that supporting abiword, gnumeric, and X might be the best solution for our community? Honestly, this groupware concept that OO.o uses is old. And, if the project isn't into allowing the community in, then are they a part of the community? I think this is just the problem…nobody knows, and the barrier for participation is way too high! Why is it so difficult? Its not that big of a project? Its easier to get into kernel development. Geez!!!

Is it possible that supporting abiword, gnumeric, and X might be the best solution for our community? Honestly, this groupware concept that OO.o uses is old. And, if the project isn’t into allowing the community in, then are they a part of the community?

]]> By: Jeff Smith http://rejon.org/2005/08/28/the-mystery-of-ooo-development/#comment-108 Jeff Smith Mon, 29 Aug 2005 04:23:38 +0000 http://rejon.org/?p=164#comment-108 If you crack the combination, please let everyone know! ;-) I have tried getting involved with OOo in several aspects and I hit a dead-end every time. I feel that at some point enough people will get fed up with the situation, and there will be a major splinter that will steal OOo's thunder. Perhaps it seems too simplistic but that is how I see XFree86 -> Xorg, and to a lesser extent SodiPodi -> Inkscape. Actually, once upon a time, I found some helpful people on an IRC channel (on freenode probably) that gave me some pointers on how the system worked, but perhaps I was not persistent enough in my attempts (and just so you know, I do not tend give up on such things easily). So my best advice is, if you have the patience, look for advice in IRC. And as always with IRC, YMMV. If you crack the combination, please let everyone know! ;-) I have tried getting involved with OOo in several aspects and I hit a dead-end every time. I feel that at some point enough people will get fed up with the situation, and there will be a major splinter that will steal OOo’s thunder. Perhaps it seems too simplistic but that is how I see XFree86 -> Xorg, and to a lesser extent SodiPodi -> Inkscape.

Actually, once upon a time, I found some helpful people on an IRC channel (on freenode probably) that gave me some pointers on how the system worked, but perhaps I was not persistent enough in my attempts (and just so you know, I do not tend give up on such things easily). So my best advice is, if you have the patience, look for advice in IRC. And as always with IRC, YMMV.

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