[odf-discuss] TENDER: Looking for ODF developers

[Daniel Carrera]

Hello all,

Would you like to get paid for doing OpenDocument development work?

The OpenDocument Fellowship is putting out a tender valued at $11,500
USD to develop an open source toolkit to convert HTML+CSS documents into
OpenDocument Text. The full tender is below. You can also get an HTML
version of the tender on this URL:

http://opendocumentfellowship.org/development/projects/html2odf

Feel free to send a copy of this email to anyone whom you think would be
interested.

----------- ODF Development Tender Details -------------
Tender: Conversion toolkit from HTML+CSS files into OpenDocument Text.

Description
------------
The project must produce:

      * An XSLT or cross-platform library to convert XHTML 1.0 into ODT.
      * A cross-platform library or program to convert CSS2 into ODF
        styles.
      * A Linux command-line tool that converts HTML 4.0 + CSS2 into
        ODT.

Tendering process
-----------------
We will pay $11,500 USD for this project. This is not a "lowest bidder"
tender, proposals will be judged on quality and risk analysis. Send your
proposal to projects at opendocumentfellowship.org and we will contact you
with questions.

We will consider every proposal and everyone will be contacted. You will
have a chance to clarify points in your proposal. We want an open
communication channel with everyone.

Project requirements
--------------------
The product is *expected*to* support standard features such as images,
tables, floats and HTML forms. The product is *not*expected*to* convert
SVG files into OpenDocument Graphics.

The baseline proposal, on which the budget is based, is as follows:

      * An XSLT to convert XHTML 1.0 files into ODT.
      * A C program that uses Libcroco  to convert CSS2 into ODF styles.
      * A Perl script that uses 'tidy' to convert HTML 4.0 to XHTML 1.0
        and then xsltproc and the C program above.

We are happy to consider other implementation proposals. Keep in mind
the following guidelines:

      * We like quality: The result should look comparable to what a
        standards-based browser like Firefox or Konqueror would render.
      * We like cross platform: Linux, Windows, Mac, Unix.
      * We like reusable components: Libraries are great, XSLTs are
        better.
      * We don't like dependencies: Especially ones that are not
        standard in Linux servers. Dependency on X, Java or Mono will
        count against your proposal. Dependency on Perl or Python is
        fine for the program, but if you can make it not depend on them
        that will count in your favour.

Copyright
---------
The copyright of the code will remain with the project author (unless
you wish to donate it to the Fellowship). However, you must make your
work available under the Apache 2.0 and the LGPL license.

Evaluation and Payment
----------------------
The payment schedule will be negotiated with the selected project's
representatives. Note however that our agreement with the donor involves
the following constraints:

      * We will receive the first half of the donation on Sep 30.
      * We will receive the second half of the donation when all
        projects are completed.

As a result, we can only offer an initial payment in early October and
we can provide no more than half the funds prior to completion of all
projects. We will make an effort to tailor the payment schedule to your
needs within these constraints.

The final payment will be contingent on completion of the project to the
satisfaction of Project Committee.

Timeline
--------
We expect that this project will take in the order of 1 man-month. The
project should be completed by November 30. If you can't meet that
deadline please don't let that deter you from sending a proposal, but we
will generally prefer proposals that do meet the deadline.

Sending your proposal
---------------------
Deadline: September 23
Length: Approximately one side of A4.
Format: Plain text or OpenDocument Format.
Style: Informal, but please include your name (or that of your company)
and the email address where you wish to be contacted.
Send to: projects at opendocumentfellowship.org

You must explain in clear terms how your proposal works. How you plan to
achieve the project objectives. You are encouraged to point to previous
work you've done that can serve as a track record.

More information
-----------------
Learn more about projects and the Project Committee at

http://opendocumentfellowship.org/development/projects

You can also send questions to projects at opendocumentfellowship.org


Cheers,
Daniel.
-- 
"I AM in shape. Round IS a shape."
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