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Speaker Name	Louis Suarez Potts
Organization	Sun Microsystems/OpenOffice.org
Type	Talk
Scope	General
Slides	Click to download
How to work on OpenOffice.org
Abstract	How does one go about working on and in OpenOffice.org? The establishment of the projects grouped under the "Native Language Confederation" (NLC), has helped greatly in promoting some OpenOffice.org development around the world. India boasts several NLC projects, and more are on the way. The focus of activity has been on localization, which is both comparatively easy for new developers and contributors, as well as crucial in promulgating OpenOffice.org use and in forming local communities. However, I would argue that more substantial work--core coding--needs to be considered, at least if the project is to fulfil its potential in India among developers and users. Otherwise, it risks remaining yet another consumer commodity. This kind of coding is not casually undertaken, not least because OpenOffice.org is famously difficult code and thus can require an investment of resources. The rewards, however, are great-for the developer, her organization, the project, India. This presentation goes over the basics for contributing to OpenOffice.org and also examines the tactics for forming regional development communities and ways in which they can work with the global community. This presentation should be of interest to all foss.in attendees. They should leave with a solid notion of the procedures for contributing to OpenOffice.org as well as the project's proceses and objectives, in India and globally.
Pre-requisites	A basic understanding of OpenOffice.org--what it is, what it does--and a desire to involve oneself in the project.
Speaker Profile	Louis Suárez-Potts is the longtime Community Manager and Chair of the Community Council for OpenOffice.org; he joined Sun Microsystems in 2007 and has led the OpenOffice.org community since 2000. The lead and co-lead of several projects and the primary spokesperson and representative of OpenOffice.org, Suárez-Potts also represents the project regarding OpenDocument format (ODF) matters, and is on the OASIS ODF Adoption Technical Committee and is a member of the ODF Alliance. He speaks frequently on the ODF, OpenOffice.org, education and open source, and community development throughout the world. Suárez-Potts is currently working on several articles regarding open source development and education. He lives in Toronto and received his PhD from U.C. Berkeley.