Re: [libreoffice-users] askLO

Hi :)
1st step is to get an OpenID.  This link might help
http://openid.net/get-an-openid/
The disadvantage of using OpenID is that people will have to already be registered at one of the 
sites that allow you to set-up an OpenID.  Sadly askLO doesn't seem to be one of them yet so it 
means being registered elsewhere.  The list in the link i just gave doesn't seem to be complete as 
i am sure i got one OpenID though registering at one of the Ubuntu forums ages ago, probably the 
http://www.ubuntuforums.com one.

On the positive side you probably already have an OpenId and just didn't really notice that was 
what you were signing up for.  

The askLO makes it all look very confusing and in such cases i tend to find it well worth going 
"upstream" to the source of the problem and see if they make it easier or can be more helpful.  
Usually they tend to be very focused on the precise problem so it's easier for them to deal with 
any weird and unusual parts of the problem.  In this case "upstream" is the http://openid.net 
website.  if their instructions don't help they might have a community forum that might be able to 
help.  

However chances are that Drew can probably help as he is a tad brilliant.  
Regards from
Tom :)


--- On Thu, 23/2/12, Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah <rmslade@shaw.ca> wrote:

From: Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah <rmslade@shaw.ca>
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] askLO
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Date: Thursday, 23 February, 2012, 4:51

From:               drew <drew@baseanswers.com>
Date sent:          Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:44:53 -0500

> Of course now I;m confused - do you want to register at askLibO (in with
> case you need an OpenID ID - really that is not a lot to ask - if you
> can not find out how to do that without using Facebook on your own, just
> say so and I'll point to a few free, non-profit sites that offer those)
> _0r_
> do you want to register at user.services.oo.o?

Well, coming at it cold, I have no idea.  All I know is that I went to the askLO, 
couldn't do anything in the way of asking, and got sent into the eternal and useless 
activation loop.  The specifics of how that happened are lost in my browser 
history.  Yes, you are correct: I did end up at the openoffice site eventually, but 
that was purely as a result of what it asked me to do in the way of registration.

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