Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: [libreoffice-design] New templates contest

Le 22.12.2014 15:02, Jean-Francois Nifenecker a écrit :
> Hello Charles & all,
>
> Le 22/12/2014 14:31, Charles-H. Schulz a écrit :
> > True and it is dangerous since it could show some spontaneity and
> > community involvement. We surely do not want that ;-)
>
> uh ?
>
> > What would be the standard for such a template?
>
> Of course I haven't got the answer 'cause I think that contest thing
> to be a false good idea. Besides, I'm not part of the people proposing
> the contest, am I?

Yes, but as you know in French, "criticism is easy, action is more 
difficult". So I would have guessed you would have come up with an 
actual proposal. Or maybe it was just a warning that you think that it 
might lead to problems ?

> > We all come from
> > different origins so we will all face the same issues and these can
> > be adapted by users or by native lang projects to match their own
> > standard. Let us not create difficulties.
>
> Launching the contest *is* creating difficulties.

Not doing anything is better?

> > Let this be a joyful moment
> > for community participation!
>
> Leading where? (asking is answering)

You choose:

- To an awful and dark place where templates do not match the various 
national standards of letters. To a bleak future, where entire 
information systems will explode when dozens of millions of people will 
open LibreOffice daily and will shout in horror at the mere sight of 
non-standardized templates. Outside, in the scarlet light of our dying 
sun, tumbleweeds of shrubs, dust, and paper sheets roll around deserted 
streets. Doom has come upon humanity

- To an opportunity to attract designers and people who may have never 
found a way to contribute to LibreOffice; besides the t-shirt, all of 
these would have  their own creations distributed inside a software 
distributed worldwide. In the mean time, we, the LibreOffice project, 
take advantage of this much needed and new material to improve our 
software and the user experience. National and local customizations are 
welcome if there's a compliance issue within document templated.


More seriously: Asking is not always answering. We are a community; and 
as a community in a Free Software project we can change or customize the 
outcome of our productions (code, templates, content).
If you are so concerned  about this i18n probem, then perhaps you could 
propose and even organize a contest for the fr project?



> Anyway, I'll stop ranting as this is not appreciated 'round here ;-)

What is not appreciated is lack of enthusiasm and constant downing that 
is usually found on the fr mailing list; what is appreciated and 
respected are opinions, whatever they might be,  and contributions.

Best,

Charles.

> All the best,
> --
> Jean-Francois Nifenecker - Bordeaux

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