[occi-wg] Editorial tool -online options

[Gary Mazz]

There are many different ways to collaborate online, google docs is only 
one of them.

I have some serious concerns about google docs.
1) you must be tethered to google. No internet, no document. I don't 
know about the quality of connectivity in the rest of the world, but I 
have comcast as an ISP due to limited options in the US. Comcast is 
infamous for poor service quality. I'm not comfortable with the idea 
that I need both comcast and google operating properly to edit a 
document.  

2) I don't want to be at risk of feature removal from google. For 
example, you used to be able to use  Google Gears to edit google docs 
offline. The feature was suddenly removed and was not heard from again. 
What features will be next ? 

3) What other precedence is there for a body like occi to used google 
docs ?

4) On a personal note, I find the document, spreadsheet and drawing 
editors clumsy, non-intuitive and requires many more key strokes and 
mouse clicks in comparison to OO writer, word, and framemaker.

If we are going to seriously consider online editing, we should put M$ 
Live in the mix, which is also free. I believe M$ word is also the 
editing software for DMTF, SNIA and TMForum.

cheers,
gary

Thijs Metsch wrote:
> Might it be an option if we setup Etherpad [1] on the OGF servers?
>
> Cheers,
>
> -Thijs 
>
> [1] http://code.google.com/p/etherpad/
>
>   
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: occi-wg-bounces at ogf.org [mailto:occi-wg-bounces at ogf.org] On
>> Behalf Of Michael Behrens
>> Sent: Montag, 5. Juli 2010 16:39
>> To: occi-wg at ogf.org
>> Subject: Re: [occi-wg] Editorial tool
>>
>> +1 google docs.
>> I like the ability to collaborate on-line.  We can always convert
>>     
> later
>   
>> to another format if needed.
>>
>> Alexis Richardson wrote:
>>     
>>> +1 for google docs.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 9:41 AM, Andre Merzky<andre at merzky.net>
>>>       
>> wrote:
>>     
>>>> Quoting [Thijs Metsch] (Jul 01 2010):
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 03:37:22 -0400
>>>>> From: "Thijs Metsch"<tmetsch at platform.com>
>>>>> To:<occi-wg at ogf.org>
>>>>> Subject: [occi-wg] Editorial tool
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi @all,
>>>>>
>>>>> Since DocBook hasn't turned out to be the best tool for editing
>>>>>           
> our
>   
>>>>> specs I wanted to bring up the discussion on how the following
>>>>>           
>> revision
>>     
>>>>> should be edited. I guess we have several options - and feel free
>>>>>           
>> to add
>>     
>>>>> more:
>>>>>
>>>>> * Word/OpenOffice
>>>>> Pro: Ease of use (Templates available)
>>>>> Contra: Merging and version control
>>>>>
>>>>> * Latex
>>>>> Pro: Merging, version control easy (Andre could help with
>>>>>           
>> templates)
>>     
>>>>> Contra: Not so easy to use
>>>>>
>>>>> * Plain TXT files in Wiki -->  then use a tool for formatting when
>>>>> finished...
>>>>> Pro: Easy editable
>>>>> Contra: Not so cool for graphics etc. (formatting)
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>> Google docs is another option I guess, although you cannot use the
>>>> GF accounts that way.
>>>>
>>>> Best, Andre.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> Feel free to add more and state you preference - It would be cool
>>>>>           
>> if in
>>     
>>>>> future a lot of people can help edit the specs.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>
>>>>> -Thijs
>>>>>
>>>>>           
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