Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 1403
Need a new mailing list and website
Last modified: 2013-08-07 15:24:38 UTC
I've spoken with some of the developers of both Gnome Office and KOffice, and we need a new mailing list and website to discuss standardisation of both XML file formats and a structured file format (packaging solution). Hopefully, we'll also discover other areas of possible collaboration. The mailing list address we agreed upon was: office_standards@openoffice.org and we would like to host website at http://xml.openoffice.org/standardisation. Would it be possible to set up CVS access to a subset of the XML area ? This would be necessary if we need to give external people commit access to the website. For example, the website could be at: xmloff/standardisation/www And anything else we need to put in the repository could be at xmloff/standardisation. I don't want to lose any momentum on this, so could it been done really quickly, please please please :)?
moving to correct component
Martin: You should raise this with the XML project lead, who can create in CVS a module as you specified and assign you the role of module owner. It's a little tricky, but I can help out (ie, do it), once he's give the say so. alternatively, you can create a new project. Less desireable, to be sure, and the protocols are still being finalized. louis
For me its okay to have a sub module called standardisation within the xml/www module, as long as the people that have commit access there don't have commit access to xml/www or some other project automatically, too. Martin, if you need some modifications to the xml/www webpage itself please contact Daniel Vogelheim.
Michael: Let's move on this, then. 1. create the modules desired in cvs. 2. I can create the resource/roles required, with the full limitations 3. you can then grant the members those limited roles, so they can have cvs commit privileges only for the specified module. But first: the module must be created in cvs. louis
Louis, Can you tell me how to do that? I'm presuming I can do it, as Michael isn't here currently. Martin
Louis, I added a new directory to xml/www called standardisation. Is this sufficient? Martin
Assigning to Louis.
Martin, It is. I'll get to it today. What I'll do now is create a resource, a role and associate the two so that those with that role will only be able to have commit access to that module. Complicated, but it works. For future such issues, I think we need to establish a policy: larger projects merit their own category, or group. louis
I created the discuss list office_standards@openoffice.org. You have to be subscribed to post. Moderators: mib, mtg, louis Owner: st As soon as I see the list is running I will give ownership to louis.
Okay, I think I did it. I created a resource/role, Standardisation Module Developer, added Martin G. (mtg) to XML (where he was already a member) with the role. He is now a developer in the Standardisation module. he may want more privileges (don't we all?), in which case the role's privileges can be altered, perhaps to make him an owner of that module. For now, others can be added to that module w/ commit privileges by adding the reg. user and giving him/her that role. Regarding mailing lists: the project lead can create them. and: keep in mind that larger projects merit their own category, for ease of admin. louis
As agreed with Louis, we can close all the resolved fixed issues he owns.