Re: Project focused on adding missing functionality to LibreOffice.

I'm curious what budget you came up with. It sounds like a hugely ambitious
project ;)


On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 2:18 PM, Jakub Kościelak <kuba@openoffice.com.pl>wrote:

> Dear Developers
>
> I would like to ask if someone would be interested in taking part in a
> project focused on adding missing functionality to LibreOffice.
>
> I wanted to ask if anyone of you have already dealt with, or is in the
> process of work on the following issues.
>
> Any information will be extremely useful:
>
> - Ability to work on documents created in Microsoft Word 2003 or Microsoft
> Word 2007 and 2010, with reliable conversion of all elements and attributes
> of the document - a lot has been done already.
>
> - Recording a narration and adding it to a presentation.
>
> - Creating reports based on external data sources (spreadsheets,
> databases, ODBC-compliant, text files, XML, webservice) - partially
> requirements are met, except for XML and webservice.
>
> - Support for OLAP cubes, performing, editing database and web queries.
> Tools to support statistical, financial, analysis of alternatives and
> solving optimization issues - requirements partly met, there is a solver.
>
> - Maintaining full compatibility with the file formats created in
> Microsoft Excel 2003, 2007 and 2010, including the correct application of
> special functions and macros - a lot has already been done, macros are the
> biggest problem.
>
> - Using mail merge in Draw.
>
> I have gathered, I think, an appropriate budget for this project.
> I'm looking for experienced professionals, and where to find them first if
> not here?
> Thank you in advance for any advice and tips.
>
> All the best,
> Jakub Kościelak
>
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