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Donnerstag April 21, 2005

"Lack of developers delays OpenOffice.org" - Part II
Apparently many people are still talking and writing about this article.

As a summary I personally like the two following quotes from two long threads on the OpenOffice.org discuss list:

● "We can tell computer world that "it's ready when it's ready"."
● "Or to quote Ernest and Julio Gallo - "We will sell no wine before it's time"."

The statement "Lack of developers delays" is true for every software product. Give me thousands of well-trained developers and I will build you whatever software product you might want to have in a short amount of time (unfortunately the complexity increases in parallel with the number of involved people, too). The relatively small delay can actually be seen as an evidence how well the OpenOffice.org community members contribute to the project. Many bug reports come in from volunteers (especially from those doing porting and localization work), which will lead to a better and more stable product.

People who are interested in more background information and are willing to read quite a few email messages can check out the following threads on the OpenOffice.org mailing lists:

● Has sun ...
● Acute problems ...

At the same time I'd like to use this opportunity to invite all my blog readers to participate in the OpenOffice.org project. There are many ways how people can contribute. It is not necessary to be a great C++ or Java developer. Even users who have no clue about software development can help. Here is a good starting point if you want to get involved with the project.
( Apr 21 2005, 10:45:53 AM CEST ) Permalink

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