[odf-discuss] Contribute to ODF

Daniel Carrera daniel.carrera at zmsl.com
Sun Dec 3 12:27:23 EST 2006


I'm not surprised and I don't think we should keep annoying the
Wikipedia guys until at least a couple other groups use the icon.

On Sun, 2006-03-12 at 18:22 +0100, Pete Harlow wrote:
> Wikipedia asked to see endorsement of the icon on the Fellowship site
> so I pointed them to the appropriate page.
> 
> They've decided to delete the icon page anyway :-(
> 
> -P.
> 
> On 28/11/06, Pete Harlow <peter.harlow at gmail.com> wrote:
>         Ok, I've added the following to
>         http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/OpenDocument_icons
>         
>         <quote> 
>         The OpenDocument Fellowship will endorse these icons - what
>         would you like them to do? PeteHarlow 21:13, 28 November 2006
>         (UTC)
>         </quote> 
>         
>         
>         -P.
>         
>         On 28/11/06, Daniel Carrera <daniel.carrera at zmsl.com> wrote:
>                 Ask them what they want me to do to "endorse" the
>                 icon.
>                 
>                 On Tue, 2006-28-11 at 20:24 +0100, Pete Harlow wrote:
>                 > Daniel,
>                 >
>                 > OK, thanks, let's try that.
>                 >
>                 > -P.
>                 >
>                 > On 28/11/06, Daniel Carrera <
>                 daniel.carrera at zmsl.com > wrote:
>                 >         I would be happy to endorse the icons if
>                 that will make any 
>                 >         difference
>                 >         to Wikipedia.
>                 > 
>                 >         Best,
>                 >         Daniel.
>                 >
>                 >
>                 >         On Tue, 2006-28-11 at 18:45 +0100, Pete
>                 Harlow wrote:
>                 >         > Ryan,
>                 >         >
>                 >         >
>                 >
>                 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/OpenDocument_icons
>                 >         >
>                 >         > Can you or anyone endorse the icons here
>                 on behalf of the
>                 >         fellowship
>                 >         > and hopefully stop the deletion of this
>                 page? 
>                 >         >
>                 >         >
>                 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDocument_icons 
>                 >         >
>                 >         > -P.
>                 >         >
>                 >         > On 22/11/06, Ryan Singer
>                 <ryan.singer at gmail.com> wrote:
>                 >         >         Pete, 
>                 >         >
>                 >         >         Nobody will be taking calls or
>                 replying to requests 
>                 >         tomorrow
>                 >         >         or friday in the US, so you can
>                 take your time, I'll
>                 >         see who I
>                 >         >         can reach monday afternoon.
>                 >         >
>                 >         > 
>                 >         >         R
>                 >         >
>                 >         >         On 11/22/06, Pete Harlow
>                 <peter.harlow at gmail.com>
>                 >         wrote:
>                 >         >                 Ryan, 
>                 >         >
>                 >         >                 By coincidence I have just
>                 sent an
>                 >         introductory mail
>                 >         >                 to Jakub.
>                 >         >
>                 >         >                 I'll see if I can get a
>                 Tango mockup 
>                 >         together before
>                 >         >                 the weekend for you. It
>                 would be a great
>                 >         help if you
>                 >         >                 could get it in front of
>                 the relevant
>                 >         people. 
>                 >         >
>                 >         >                 Regards,
>                 >         >
>                 >         >                 -P.
>                 >         >
>                 >         >
>                 >         >
>                 >         >
>                 >         >                 On 22/11/06, Ryan Singer
>                 < 
>                 >         ryan.singer at gmail.com>
>                 >         >                 wrote:
>                 >         >                         Pete, 
>                 >         >
>                 >         >                         Could you do a
>                 rough sketch of an 
>                 >         ODF icon
>                 >         >                         using the Tango
>                 >         >
>                 >
>                 ( http://tango.freedesktop.org/Generic_Icon_Theme_Guidelines )
>                 >         guidelines?  If so, I would note mind giving
>                 Ryan Collier or
>                 >         Nat Friedman a call and asking them to
>                 polish and include in
>                 >         Tango.  Also, perhaps we could benefit by
>                 inviting Jakub 
>                 >         Steiner to help, he seems to already do work
>                 like this for
>                 >         Tango and OOo.  ( see
>                 >
>                 http://jimmac.musichall.cz/openoffice-icons.php ).
>                 >         >
>                 >         >                         I've been
>                 disengaged for a while
>                 >         because I
>                 >         >                         have been busy
>                 personally and
>                 >         professionally, 
>                 >         >                         but I am always
>                 willing to make a
>                 >         few calls to
>                 >         >                         push things
>                 along.  You'd be
>                 >         surprised who I
>                 >         >                         can get on the
>                 line willing to 
>                 >         talk.
>                 >         >
>                 >         >                         Ryan
>                 >         >
>                 >         >
>                 >         >                         On 11/22/06, Pete
>                 Harlow
>                 >         >                         <
>                 peter.harlow at gmail.com > wrote:
>                 >         >                                 I'll look
>                 at this. 
>                 >         >
>                 >         >                                 Lars has
>                 already contacted 
>                 >         Apache and
>                 >         >                                 I've
>                 produced a 20x22 icon
>                 >         set for
>                 >         >                                 them.
>                 >         >
>                 >         >                                 -P. 
>                 >         >
>                 >         >
>                 >         >
>                 >         >                                 On
>                 22/11/06, Daniel Carrera
>                 >         >                                 <
>                 daniel.carrera at zmsl.com>
>                 >         wrote:
>                 >         >
>                 Guys, we really need
>                 >         more
>                 >         >
>                 people to start 
>                 >         contributing.
>                 >         >                                         I
>                 can't do
>                 >         >
>                 everything, I'm
>                 >         already
>                 >         >
>                 spending every 
>                 >         moment of my
>                 >         >
>                 free time doing
>                 >         >
>                 Fellowship/ODF work.
>                 >         >
>                 >         >                                         In
>                 particular, we 
>                 >         need one or
>                 >         >
>                 more volunteers to
>                 >         promote the
>                 >         >
>                 ODF icon.
>                 >         >
>                 It's not going to 
>                 >         happen all
>                 >         >                                         on
>                 its own. The best
>                 >         place to
>                 >         >
>                 start is with
>                 >         >
>                 the Tango project. 
>                 >         The latest
>                 >         >
>                 information from
>                 >         David
>                 >         >
>                 suggests that if
>                 >         >
>                 Tango uses the ODF 
>                 >         icon, then
>                 >         >
>                 maybe OOo will too.
>                 >         This would
>                 >         >                                         be
>                 >         >
>                 fantastic. A lot of 
>                 >         people
>                 >         >
>                 would happily go for
>                 >         whatever
>                 >         >
>                 OOo uses as
>                 >         >
>                 long as it's not an 
>                 >         obviously
>                 >         >
>                 OOo-specific (like
>                 >         their
>                 >         >
>                 current icons
>                 >         >
>                 are). 
>                 >         >
>                 >         >
>                 Daniel.
>                 >         >                                         --
>                 >         >                                         "I
>                 AM in shape. 
>                 >         Round IS a
>                 >         >
>                 shape."
>                 >         >
>                 >         >
>                 >         >
>                 >         >
>                 >
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>                 >         >
>                 >         >
>                 >         >
>                 >         >
>                 >         >                                 --
>                 >         >                                 Pete
>                 Harlow
>                 >         >                                 Catnip
>                 Corner - Photography 
>                 >         by Pete
>                 >         >                                 Harlow -
>                 >         http://www.catnip.co.uk/
>                 >         >
>                 OpenDocument Icons - 
>                 >         >
>                 >         http://www.catnip.co.uk/opendocument/icons/
>                 >         >
>                 OpenDocument Fellowship - 
>                 >         >
>                 >         http://opendocumentfellowship.org/
>                 >         >                                 Play Ogg
>                 Vorbis on your iPod 
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>                 >         >                 OpenDocument Icons - 
>                 >         >
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>                 >         >                 OpenDocument Fellowship -
>                 >         >
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>                 >         > Pete Harlow 
>                 >         > Catnip Corner - Photography by Pete Harlow
>                 -
>                 >         http://www.catnip.co.uk/
>                 >         > OpenDocument Icons -
>                 >         http://www.catnip.co.uk/opendocument/icons/
>                 >         > OpenDocument Fellowship -
>                 http://opendocumentfellowship.org/
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>                 > --
>                 > Pete Harlow
>                 > Catnip Corner - Photography by Pete Harlow -
>                 http://www.catnip.co.uk/
>                 > OpenDocument Icons -
>                 http://www.catnip.co.uk/opendocument/icons/
>                 > OpenDocument Fellowship -
>                 http://opendocumentfellowship.org/
>                 > Play Ogg Vorbis on your iPod -
>                 http://www.rockbox.org/
>                 --
>                 "I AM in shape. Round IS a shape." 
>                 
>                 
>         
>         
>         
>         
>         -- 
>         
>         Pete Harlow 
>         Catnip Corner - Photography by Pete Harlow -
>         http://www.catnip.co.uk/
>         OpenDocument Icons -
>         http://www.catnip.co.uk/opendocument/icons/
>         OpenDocument Fellowship - http://opendocumentfellowship.org/
>         Play Ogg Vorbis on your iPod - http://www.rockbox.org/
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Pete Harlow
> Catnip Corner - Photography by Pete Harlow - http://www.catnip.co.uk/
> OpenDocument Icons - http://www.catnip.co.uk/opendocument/icons/
> OpenDocument Fellowship - http://opendocumentfellowship.org/
> Play Ogg Vorbis on your iPod - http://www.rockbox.org/
-- 
"I AM in shape. Round IS a shape."
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