[ooo-announce] OpenOffice.org Newsletter - April 2010

OpenOffice.org Newsletter <www.openoffice.org>


        APRIL 2010


    You can help the community, it is easy and fun!

There are dozens of opportunities to support the community and you do 
not have to be a developer to help out. Here are just two out of many 
examples:

Are you interested in marketing?
Go ahead and help the OpenOffice.org marketing project 
<http://marketing.openoffice.org>!
Help spread the word and, by the way, it looks good in your resume.

Do you like to write articles or short manuals?
The documentation project <http://documentation.openoffice.org/> is 
always looking for new and exciting articles.

Don't be shy and start volunteering today!

Find out how to contribute <http://contributing.openoffice.org/index.html>
*Do not miss the videos on Facebook* 
<http://www.facebook.com/pages/OpenOfficeorg-How-to-contri...>


    Notes from the Community projects

Presenting the Irish Gaelic Community

Each month, we will interview teams, blog about it, include it in the 
OpenOffice.org, newsletter, etc. This month, we start with the Irish 
native-language <http://ga.openoffice.org/> project, lead by Kevin 
Scannell. Read More » 
<http://standardsandfreedom.net/index.php/2010/03/18/openo...>


    This month in the Community Council

Notes from the Community Council Minutes

    * Community Council election process started.
      The following representatives are going to be elected:
          o Native Language Confederation Representative

<http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Community_Counci...>
          o Code Contributor Representative

<http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Community_Counci...>
          o Product Development Representative

<http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Community_Counci...>
    * OpenOffice.org Internship: A draft for the internship program is
      worked out (here
      <http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/OpenOffice.org_I...>)
    * New template for CC meetings: Current proposal is available at
      Proposed_Improvements
      <http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Community_Counci...>.

The Community Council minutes are available here 
<http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Community_Counci...>.


    Success Stories

*Bull has opted for OpenOffice.org
*

Bull migrates 8000 desktop from Microsoft Office to OpenOffice.org. It 
is part of Bull's open source strategy. Read More » 
<http://boycottnovell.com/2010/03/03/bull-openoffice-org-a...>

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    Featured News

More than 520 Extensions in the Extension Repository

The number of OO.o Extensions in the Extension Repository 
<http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/highestrated...> crossed 
the 500. There are extensions which might add the functionalites and 
dictionaries <http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/dictionary> 
you are missing. The installation 
<http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/resources/us...> 
is very easy.
Check out today » <http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/>

TuxRadar:  Reviewed: OpenOffice.org 3.2

There's a new version of Linux's grandest office suite, but is it a 
major step forward or just another humdrum release with little to show? 
And most importantly, does it finally get the startup time down to an 
acceptable level? Read More » 
<http://www.tuxradar.com/content/reviewed-openofficeorg-32>

TechSource: Cool OpenOffice.org Easter Eggs

Today, we will take a look at some Easter eggs inside OpenOffice.org so 
get ready to have fun or be amused.
Read More » 
<http://www.junauza.com/2010/03/cool-openofficeorg-easter-...>

GullFOSS: OpenOffice.org 3.2 QA Workshop in Sri Lanka

The OpenOffice.org Sri Lankan Community (Sinhala native language team) 
have coordinated a QA workshop. Read More » 
<http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/openoffice_3_2_qa_wor...>

GullFOSS: Extension deployment

Currently, extensions programmers have no access to the deployment 
process of an extension. Read More » 
<http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/extension_deployment>

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    Tips & Tricks

Techie-buzz: How To install OO.o 3.2 in Ubuntu

This tutorial will explain how to install latest version of OO.o in 
Ubuntu Read More » 
<http://techie-buzz.com/foss/how-to-install-openoffice-3-2...>

eHow: How to Create a Database in OpenOffice.org

You can create a completely new database file from scratch or import 
another file to create a database file: Read More » 
<http://www.ehow.com/how_6125611_create-database-openoffic...>

Netbeans Zone:  OO.o on the NetBeans Platform on Ubuntu

Here's where I am with my OO.o integration on the NetBeans Platform: 
Read More » <http://netbeans.dzone.com/ooo-nb-platform-ubuntu>

Linux User: Optimise OpenOffice.org

Let's look at some hacks that will allow you to become more of a power 
user of OpenOffice,org enabling you to be more productive with the 
software. Read More » 
<http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/tutorials/optimise-openoffice-...>

Solveig Haugland: The double-edged sword of the "Linked With" feature in 
heading styles, with tables of contents

When you create a table of contents, you specify which paragraph styles, 
applied to your headings, should show up in the table of contents. Read 
More » 
<http://openoffice.blogs.com/openoffice/2010/03/the-double...>

Solveig Haugland: Creating a hyperlinked table of contents

You can create a hyperlinked TOC in Writer that not only lets users 
click on an item to go to that page, but is still hyperlinked when you 
export the document to PDF. Read More » 
<http://openoffice.blogs.com/openoffice/2010/03/data-type-...>

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    OpenDocument (ODF)

Document Freedom Day - March 21th 2010

Document Freedom Day <http://www.documentfreedom.org/> (DFD) is a global 
day for document liberation. It is a day of grassroots effort to educate 
the public about the importance of Open Document Formats and Open 
Standards in general. Read More » 
<http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Dfd#OpenOffice.o...>

eWeek: Reject MS Office Attachments Says Free Software Group

Just say no to Word, Excel attachments say free and open software 
campaigners. Read More » 
<http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/software/0,39044164,6206095...>

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    Solution of the month

Cooperate. Collaborate. Share

Sironta is a P2P application that enables the collaboration with any 
other user, in any place as if they where together in the same room. 
Sironta runs smoothly in Windows, Linux and Mac.. Read More » 
<http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/scr2>

Please Note:

This section introduces a single solution which provides a OO.o 
integration or based on OO.o technology. The idea behind it is to  
support vendors who have an OO.o integration.

Full list of OpenOffice.org solutions 
<http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/OpenOffice.org_S...>

Drop <mailto:dev@marketing.openoffice.org>us an email 
<mailto:dev@marketing.openoffice.org>, if you want to have your solution 
listed.


	


        In this issue

    * Notes from the Projects <#CommunityProjects>
    * Notes from the Council <#Council>
    * Success Stories <#SuccessStory>
    * Featured News <#Features>
    * Tips & Tricks <#Tips>
    * OpenDocument (ODF) <#ODF>
    * Solution of the Month <#Solution>


      Announcements

OpenOffice.org Bloggers

The OpenOffice.org Planet has the widest collection of OO.o content with 
community members  blogging on a wide variety of helpful topics. Read 
More » <http://www.openoffice.org/editorial/blogs.html>

OOoCon in Sept. in Budapest

This OOoCon in the year of the
project's 10th birthday, will take place from Aug. 31st to Sept.
3rd in Budapest, Hungary.
Read More » 
<http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=announce&...>


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