Re: [us-marketing] [announce] LFFTFTROTNADVDTSSCMSA sprint starts

On 06/17/2011 09:39 AM, drew wrote:
> On Fri, 2011-06-17 at 08:45 -0400, webmaster for Kracked Press
> Productions wrote:
> > On 06/17/2011 06:20 AM, drew wrote:
> > <snip>
> > > But it doesn't matter at this point - with Jeff gone I assume this
> > > 'little sprint' is in my lap, but only for figuring out timing. Which is
> > > to say, I looked and thought and figured if it was just me then I could
> > > get it done by 7/7 - if anyone else jumps in...well that will change for
> > > the better.
> > >
> > > Anyway I was trying to be a little humorous in the email. So one page a
> > > day, on average, is my goal and if so then by July 7th it should be done
> > > and tested.
> > Do you want me to work the pages?
> Heck yes. For right now it might be most efficient to have me do the
> first pass cut in of a page and then you can edit as needed, for a few
> days at least and you can spin up on the details of working with the CMS
> as you do.
>
> > > I've got an idea on how to layout the files for a system where there is
> > > one .iso image with all three languages on it - I have another for doing
> > > three .iso images with one language each.
> > If we have a better menu structure, with the second navigation line like
> > LibreOffice site has, then I would like to see a "Addition To" type of
> > name.  That name would make a second line with:
> >
> > Extensions    Dictionaries   Templates and Sample Files     Artwork and
> > Galleries
> Alright, I don't really have a strong opinion on that and would see it
> as an implementation detail we can work out as we go. (lol, which is
> probably going to be day 2 or 3...)
What I am talking about it what is shown on this page 
http://www.libreoffice.org/get-involved/  , or any other link on the top 
of the navigation bar[s].  It would make life simpler if we could do 
that, but that may be a future option.  Hopefully the system has that 
type of option.

Could you give me the needed info so I can look at that system and maybe 
get an account started?  I do not know where it is located, URL wise.

> > I wonder about the shared resources, beyond the themes and install
> > files.  It would be nice to see the dictionaries, extensions, templates,
> > and artwork, in a shared resource.
> Yes I agree, from the point of view of the disc production platform -
> the CMS does have a way to handle this and moving files to the CMS is
> one of the first tasks to accomplish, one that will start this evening.
>
>
> > I still would like to see them on a
> > LibreOffice site instead of an OOo one.
> Different subject, IMO, and given my reading of ALL the emails lately on
> multiple lists from multiple organizations I figure that is about to be
> a given.
>
> > > I'm planning on doing the first - one .iso image with all three (English
> > > only to srart) languages supported. But I want to put that to the
> > > mailing list first.
> > As for the Language Support, we should have the language and help packs
> > for all the common languages that are taught in schools or in use in the
> > larger communities.  Marc states, I think, that he taught French to a
> > school population that had 50% or more students that spoke Portuguese.
> > Here they have Spanish, German, Italian, etc..  Hebrew is a community
> > the is not supported be most office suites, as far as I have been told.
> If I may, also off topic for todays 'vitual' meeting.
>
> > I agree that having a English/Spanish/French .iso would be great,
> > whenever it happens.
> Great
>
> > We should use the wiki method of having a
> > navigation selection EN, FR, ES somewhere so the user can switch
> > language at the page level.
> Actually I would go with a different approach, for the .iso, which would
> be a single home page where the user selects the language (fr or en or
> es) and that takes them to the top level page for that lanuages UI,
> which of course offers links the files for that language. Of course
> there are gong to be some files (many perhaps) that are shared. But for
> the on-disc files I would not be in favor of offering this at a page
> level.
>
> For the CMS based user facing website where we distribute the .iso this
> may make sense, but that is not something we need to work out today IMO.
Within those pages, we could have the EN/FR/ES navigation links.  That 
would be "simple" for me to setup once we have the pages created.  I 
created a Javascript file for a different site that used a page ID and 
then it used that ID to determine what was displayed on the menu list.  
One script called.  One ID per page.  Simple to keep up-to-date once setup.

<script type="text/javascript">var menupage=4</script>           --- The 
page ID
<script type="text/javascript" src="menu-top.js"></script>         --- 
The scripted that used that page ID

> > Are we going to have a 3.3.x site and a 3.4.x site since both are part
> > of LibreOffice's site?  There was also an idea floating on the lists
> > about having a DVD with both lines so the user can choose which one they
> > want to use.  I would not mind seeing one.  There just have to be some
> > reduction in the Extra's page to make both install groups fit on one DVD.
> Good question - I would be in favor of a single .iso for the moment at
> least and would prefer to see us go with the most stable release
> available
>
> Thanks
>
> Drew
At the end of the month 3.4.1 is due out - if on schedule.  Once that is 
out, it may be considered "stable" enough for most non-business users.  
3.4.2 or 3.4.3 might be ready for business users.

The last release [and first] for the lines are as follows:

3.3.5 - October 2011 ---------------- 3.3.4 - August 31st
3.4.5 - November 2011 -------------- 3.4.1 - June 29th, 3.4.2 - July 
27th, 3.4.3 - August 31st, 3.4.4 - October 5th
3.5.0 - February 2012 ---> 3.5.6 - October 2012

So we will need to be ready for the 3.4.x line as well as the "most 
stable" 3.3.x line.


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