With the OpenOffice.org download counter at 24,953,627 at midnight UTC last night, I can confidently predict that some time during Christmas Day, some lucky person will become the 25 millionth person to download OpenOffice.org since we released version 3.0. May I wish them every success with their Christmas present, and on their behalf, thank all [...]
I just had a quick flick through the latest results from the OpenOffice.org user survey, covering November/December. The OpenOffice.org Marketing Project is always interested to know how people find out about OpenOffice.org? So the answer is overwhelmingly “by personal recommendation” – 41.2%. Who is making these recommendations?? A clear winner – “a friend” – 22.7%. [...]
Let’s face it, you’d think it would be hard for a volunteer open-source project to compete with one of the world’s most affluent technology companies. No, for once, I’m not talking about OpenOffice.org and a rival product from a monopoly commercial software house. I’m talking about OpenStreetMap and Google Maps. I was looking at a [...]
Consumers here in the UK are now increasingly familiar with Fairtrade – 70% of the population recognise the Fairtrade mark, and over half of the population link it to a better deal for producers in the developing world. While it’s good to see Fairtrade food and drink, clothing, handicrafts, etc., an article in today’s Guardian [...]
