Re: translations of the press release

[Murray Cumming <murrayc murrayc com>]

On Mon, 2005-03-07 at 21:01 +1300, Glynn Foster wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> > > Hrm, in which case, why are we using Star Office if we don't need the
> > > layout? Seems like it creates an extra layer of hassle having to
> > > translate the content
> > 
> > It's a way to get the plain text to the press, but the press don't
> > actually take it as plain text. I don't know for sure, but the last clue
> > from Leslie suggested that they take it as .doc.
> 
> Why? What's the rationale for needing the markup? What benefit does it
> give to the original text? I'd be very strongly against sending any
> press release we do as .doc - there's really no need.

I have no contact with the press release system and neither do you. I'm
just trying to do what Leslie wants.

> > >  [same with the release notes].
> > 
> > How would you like to do the release notes differently.
> 
> Having the release notes in StarOffice format just seems wrong,

The release notes are not in StarOffice format. They are in docbook
format, as they have been for ages.

>  that's
> all. I don't really have any rationale - it just feels that something
> like .pdf might be more appropriate, and something that we could easily
> generate from .xml.

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