Re: [odf-adoption] Article for new OpenOffice Magazine

[Louis Suarez-Potts <Louis.Suarez-Potts@Sun.COM>]

On 2007-10-24, at 15:39 , Carol Geyer wrote:

> Thanks for the offer, Rob. I believe Louis and Charles are looking  
> into this,
> to ensure this new publication is something we want to support. As  
> soon as they
> give me the green light, I'll get back to you and Peter.

The magazine is not clearly off the ground and there are some issues  
surrounding its use of "openoffice" and relation to the community.


>
>
> Carol

best
louis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: robert_weir@us.ibm.com [mailto:robert_weir@us.ibm.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 3:43 PM
> To: odf-adoption@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: Re: [odf-adoption] Article for new OpenOffice Magazine
>
>
> I'm willing to help as well.
>
> Carol, do you have info on deadlines, etc.?
>
> -Rob
>
>
> peter.vandenabeele.be@gmail.com wrote on 10/15/2007 04:51:20 PM:
>
>> On 10/15/07, Carol Geyer <carol.geyer@oasis-open.org> wrote:
>>> The editor of a new hardcopy publication, OpenOffice Magazine, has
>> requested a
>>> 2,000-word article on OpenDocument from the ODF Adoption
>> Committee. The article
>>> should be aimed at every day users and cover what ODF means to  
>>> them and
> what
>>> benefits they get from using an open document format as opposed to  
>>> other
>>> formats.
>>>
>>> Is the Committee interested in providing this?
>>
>> I think we should do this, but maybe ask if we can retain the right  
>> to also
>> publish it online (e.g. with a 30 days delay after the publication  
>> of the
>> hardcopy magazine), so we can re-use it for general promotion of  
>> the ODF
>> advantage.
>>
>> I would be willing to co-author (particularly if it can be freely  
>> reused,
> e.g.
>> after a 30 day lock-up).
>>
>> Peter
>
>
>
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