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- Primary restructuring based on "users" vs "developers"
- User focused areas would remain on a server designated as: openoffice.org
- Native-language areas would remain with the "language".openoffice.org specification
- Developer areas would be assigned to: openoffice.apache.org.
Migration Specifics (more discussion needed)
Accepted Projects
OOo Project Name | Project Website Name | Category | Currently Hosted at | Notes | Migration Recommendations |
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About | Community | Kenai | About, history, trademarks, testimonials, ... | A single page -- not a project. URL can be removed but content must be moved to "new" openoffice.org/about.html or something, don't delete the project's history. | |
API | Core | Kenai | APIs, UNO, SDK, ... | Move, delete or combine information with what's in development.openoffice.org. Redirect this URL to "new" development.openoffice.org. | |
Application Framework | Core | Kenai | Core modules. | Move, delete or combine information with what's in development.openoffice.org. Redirect this URL to "new" development.openoffice.org. | |
Bibliographic | Language | Kenai | Managing references, metadata, MODS, RDF | Not sure what's going on with this one. Some info at: OO.o Developer wiki/Bibliographic (/http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Bibliographic/Developer_Page) | |
Council | Community | Kenai | Council and steering committee - including the council wiki. | Obsoleted by current ASF project. Need a URL direct to new main project site? | |
Database Access | Core | Kenai | OOo Base Application | Move, delete or combine information with what's in development.openoffice.org. Redirect this URL to "new" development.openoffice.org. | |
Development | Community | Kenai | Developer Portal - Development | Umbrella site for all development. | |
Documentation | Users | Kenai | User Guides, Documentation | Do we have consensus on this one? Post "official docs" to "new " documentation.openoffice.org? Direct everything else (i.e. we need links to) to the wiki? | |
Download | Infra | Kenai | Downloads, RC, Beta, and Developer Builds | Complete site and move as is except for updating. | |
External | Extension | Kenai | "hosts source code related to OpenOffice.org that is exempted from the general copyright and/or licensing rules. Sources may fall under licenses different from those used by the OpenOffice.org core codebase. These sources are not covered by the Oracle Contributor Agreement and thus copyright is not shared with Oracle." | Not sure about this one. maybe move and house with Extensions? | |
Graphics Applications | Core | Kenai | Graphic Support, Draw, Impress, Chart 2, Drawing and Presentation Layers | Move, delete or combine information with what's in development.openoffice.org. Redirect this URL to "new" development.openoffice.org. | |
Graphic System Layer | Core | Kenai | Device dependent graphics, printing support. | Move, delete or combine information with what's in development.openoffice.org. Redirect this URL to "new" development.openoffice.org. | |
Infrastructure | Infra | Kenai | OOo Website | Pertains to old site. No need to move but may (?) need a redirect (?) | |
Installation | Infra | Kenai | Installers and Packaging | Check on this one. Maybe superseded with something else? OO.O Building Guide? | |
Lingucomponent | Languages | Kenai | Dictionaries - Spelling, Hyphenation, Thesaurus, and Grammar | Probably more useful to move to wiki with a link from "download" to current dictionaries, other components. | |
Localization | Languages | Kenai | Localization and internationalization | Active project. Presence on both main web site --page, mailing lists -- and wiki. Migrate and redirect URL. | |
Marketing | Community | Kenai | Marketing portal | Migrate main site and redirect URL. They can set up easier access for some areas via the wiki. | |
Porting | Infra | Kenai | Adding support for new Operating Systems | Possibly incorporate into normal development umbrella? Need feedback form project manager. | |
QA | Infra | Kenai | Issue tracker frontend | Migrate as separate project and redirect URL. | |
Spreadsheet | Core | Kenai | Calc application | Move, delete or combine information with what's in development.openoffice.org. Redirect this URL to "new" development.openoffice.org. | |
Tools | Infra | Kenai | Build tools and repository | Delete -- OUTDATED and no longer list as a project in "official" list. Info superseded by http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Building_Guide | |
Universal Content Broker | Extension | Kenai | Configuration settings and specifications | ??? not sure about this one. Why Extension and not Core? | |
UNO Development Kit | Core | Kenai | Scripting framework and bridges to other language like PyUNO | Move, delete or combine information with what's in development.openoffice.org. Redirect this URL to "new" development.openoffice.org. | |
User Experience | Core | Kenai | To develop and improve usability and look & feel of OOo | Most information already on wiki. Need to migrate main site page to wiki as a front page? Active mailing list. | |
User Interface | Core | Kenai | Improved on create better user experience and interface and usability | Important client aspects. | |
Website | Community | Kenai | The entry point of the OOo websites | Main site. Needs a URL redirect. Probably some editing. | |
Writer | Core | Kenai | Web and Writer application as well as printing | Move, delete or combine information with what's in development.openoffice.org. Redirect this URL to "new" development.openoffice.org. | |
XML File Formats | Core | Kenai | File format, transformations, export to other fileformats | Move, delete or combine information with what's in development.openoffice.org. Redirect this URL to "new" development.openoffice.org. |
Incubator Projects ("Topics")
OO Project Name | Project Website Name | Category | Hosted at | Notes | Migration Recommendations |
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BizDev | Community | Kenai | Relationship with companies and OOo service providers | Not sure if this project is still active in any way. Possibly delete. | |
Certification | Community | Kenai | Competence certification for OOo | Also questionable and may not fit with new Apache philosophy. | |
Groupware | Core | Kenai | Project to try to extent OOo towards a groupware solution | No activity, can discard. | |
Distribution, incl. CDROM, mirrors and P2P | Infra | Kenai | DVD, CDROM, BitTorrent distribution of OOo | Currently, CD-ROM and P2P have their own URLs, merging needs to happen here | |
Education | Users | Kenai | Development education and host of the OOo4Kids project | Needs complete conversion and re-routing or move to wiki. | |
Extensions | Extension | OSUOSL | Development of extensions and administration of the Extension Repository | Needs complete conversion and own website. Not sure why it's still incubator within OpenOffice | |
Modularizaton |
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ODF@WWW | Core | Kenai | Project to make it easy for ODF to integrate to the web |
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OOPM | Core | Kenai | Development of OOo Project Management module | Need a status update on this one. Still active? | |
Performance | Core | Kenai | Project focused on OOo performace optimization | Still an active project? | |
Security | Core | Kenai | Project to improve the security in every corner of OOo | Still active or just migrate to security team? | |
Stats | Infra | Kenai | Track OOo site traffic, commits, list traffics, and other numbers | Will be superseded by something else. Can delete. | |
Uniform Office Format | Core | Kenai | Interoperability with the UOF file format | Probably move to wiki. | |
VBA Interoperability | Core | Kenai | Interoperability with VBA macros | Moved to OO.O wiki. Not active as a web site. | |
WP | Core | Kenai | Wordpress filter | Move into development or its own wiki section. |
Native Language Projects
See complete listing at http://projects.openoffice.org/native-lang.html . Due to commit approval process at main Apache OpenOffice incubator site, recommend all native language "start" pages be moved to new Apache OpenOffice wiki environment.
Public/User Site ("new" openoffice.org)
Setup Issues
Q. Where will this domain actually "live" and who will manage access?
A. User facing web site will reside at http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/www/ . Current www.openoffice.org will redirect to http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/www/.
Q. How will this
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A. Web site will require commit status and svn access.
Content Management
Q. Once a new "site" is determined, what content tools (cms, standard headers/footers, server-side include templates, etc.) are available and who can access them?
A. The new site will use the Apache CMS and Django style headers used by the CMS. All django style templates and programming are stored in the "templates" folder. See http://www.apache.org/dev/cms.html and http://www.apache.org/dev/cmsref.html and local instructions [ http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/website-local.html | http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/website-local.html
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Q.Can existing content can be ported over?
A.yes.
Q. And if so, how and who will do it?
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. Existing web content MUST be ported over using svn by Apache committers. Anyone can do this but appropriate discussion is mandatory. It might be wise to designate specific areas to certain individuals.
Content Migration
Keep the following /pages areas with some editing as needed:
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Project/Developer Site (openoffice.apache.org)
Questions
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Q. Where will this domain actually "live" and who will manage access?
A. Main portion of development web site will reside at http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/ . URL openoffice.apache.org will redirect to http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/.
Q. How will this sites be accessed/updated?
A. Web site will require commit status and svn access.
Q. What to do about "non-product development" projects?
A. – not available yet –
Q. Should the developer arm take over direct involvement with the "mirrors" and "distribution" projects?
A. – not available yet –
-- to be continued --
Other Sites/Services (especially OO.o wiki and extensions)
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