Re: [odf-adoption] OpenFormula interview questions

[Louis Suarez-Potts <luispo@gmail.com>]

Perhaps include questions pertaining to other tools, such as Gnumeric, R, etc.? The idea here is to expand the market via open standards, no?

-louis


On 2011-04-26, at 09:42 , robert_weir@us.ibm.com wrote:

> I'm recording an interview later today with David Wheeler, the chair of 
> the OpenFormula Subcommittee.  They produced the spreadsheet formula 
> specification for ODF 1.2
> 
> Following are some questions I was going to ask.  Please let me know ASAP 
> if there are any other questions you think I should ask.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> -Rob
> 
> ==========================================
> 
> Intro:  tell a little about who you are, what you do
> 
> Tell briefly, What is OpenFormula and who should people care?
> 
> What was your Initial notice/interest in ODF?
> 
> Tell how OpenFormula got started, say until the work was moved into OASIS.
> 
> At that time, had you worked on standards before?
> 
> You noticed that ODF 1.0 needed serious improvement in spreadsheet formula 
> specification.  What turned that from an observation into action?  What 
> factors make it possible for you as an individual contributor to get 
> involved in an international standard?
> 
> For OpenFormula, what were the main design constraints you had to contend 
> with?
> 
> As you dived deep into the intricacies of spreadsheet formulas, what are 
> some things you came across that surprised you most? 
> 
> How does OpenFormula deal with the range of behavior seen in spreadsheet 
> applications today?  How do you make a standard in an area where 
> applications currently exhibit different behaviors?
> 
> If an implementor is sitting down to implement OpenFormula for the first 
> time, what would be your advise for the top things to pay special 
> attention to?
> 
> Is OpenFormula only for ODF spreadsheets, or does it have any other 
> potential uses?
> 
> What do you think are some interesting things we should look at for future 
> versions of OpenFormula?
> 
> What is next for you, any other interesting projects catching your eye? 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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