OOo templates and such

[John Summerfield]

I found this in a link on the bash page I just mentioned. If there's a 
wannabe developer/packager here with an interest in office software, 
collating templates etc, maybe finding them a home, checking licences 
and packaging them for use with OOo is something you might consider.

"Stubbornly, OpenOffice.org continues to ship with only a handful of 
templates. Despite the efforts of several sub-projects and individuals 
to change the situation, the standard OpenOffice.org download includes 
only a couple of slide show presentations and a few templates to 
accompany the wizards available in the file menu. This lack of templates 
is a serious handicap for many users, and often leaves a poor impression 
on new users who are accustomed to the selection of templates found in 
other office suites."
http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/openofficeorg-template-collections

Something to bear in mind is that while some like "Letter" size paper, a 
lot of people don't have it (and a lot of printers insist on user's 
confirming their intent when asked to print a "Letter" document on "A4" 
paper).



If someone here has a good contact in Sun, you might point out how silly 
this licence looks when applied to free software:
http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/license/273



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Cheers
John

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