KOffice on UserBase

Anne Wilson annew at kde.org
Fri Mar 4 20:34:44 GMT 2011


On Friday 04 March 2011 20:04:52 Jaroslaw Staniek wrote:
> On 4 March 2011 15:45, Anne Wilson <annew at kde.org> wrote:
> > I'm a little concerned at some of the recent changes to KOffice pages on
> > UserBase, particularly those on the Download page
> > http://userbase.kde.org/KOffice/Download .  At some point a decision has
> > to be made whether Calligra and KOffice will have separate or joint
> > pages.  As the developments diverge it will probably make sense to have
> > separate ones, but for the moment they could continue to be joint.
> >  However, until such a decision is made, could you both please look at
> > the download page and try to ensure that every link that is given
> > equally addresses both Calligra and KOffice?
> 
> Sorry for the not the optimal edits. As you know kexi and its fixes
> cannot be available in Thomas version of koffice (kexi is removed
> there) and backports are only available if possible for 2.3.x or
> older. The emergency patch fits to 2.3 so is an exception.
> So thanks Thomas and Anne for improving the page.
> 
> Speaking of correctness, neither 'There are two similar office suites,
> KOffice and Calligra, which originate from the same base but have
> separate development tracks.' is strict information because at the
> time of this writing KOffice software is formarly diverging to two
> suites, Calligra one and {unnamed} one, and nothing concrete can be
> said what's up with the KOffice name. It shall be addressed in
> writing.
> I don't think however I'll be insisting on that or checking the pages
> since I and other devs are busy with subsequent maintenance releases
> of KOffice 2.3.x.

Hi, Jaroslaw.  Yes, I'm aware of the problem with the KOffice name.  The only 
practical thing is to leave it as it is until negotiations are complete, then 
change the details once we know what will happen to the name.

Anne
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