Independent developers urge OpenOffice.org to “Release early. Release often.” The Community urge the developers to “Listen to your customers” – who do not always understand that being part of an endless user acceptance test is part of the implied contract for purist open-source developers.
Is it considered polite these days to tell wedding guests that you’ve already got everything you need, but American Express will do nicely?
Do high-profile media ads have a part to play in the marketing plans of opens-ource projects?
The response to the Call for Papers for the OpenOffice.org Annual Conference has been amazing. Now comes the hard job of selecting the best papers to give a varied and interesting Conference.
