Documents on the OLPC

>
> On 7/10/06, Ivan Krstic <krsticsolarsail.hcs.harvard.edu> wrote:
>> Robert Staudinger wrote:
>> > The only statement
>> > we have is that AbiWord is considered for the
OLPC but unfortunately
>> > we do now know if/how it is supposed to
interoperate with the planned
>> > onboard "wiki" or "document
storage and manipulation system" in
>> > whatever incanation.
>>
>> I should have a spec about this available soon. To
be perfectly level
>> with you, and while I use Abiword and like it quite
a bit, I see any
>> real (standalone) word processor on the Laptop as a
crutch to be removed
>> as soon as possible in one of the next software
iterations, and in favor
>> of a minimalistic, Writely-like in-browser solution
that directly
>> integrates with the wiki. This is my personal
opinion, and isn't
>> universally shared here; more details in the spec,
and I'll remember to
>> point you to it when it's up. Until then, excuse
the brevity of the
>> following answers.
>
> Thanks for speaking so frankly.
>
>> > what will the primary document format on the
OLPC be?
>>
>> Undecided, but moving quickly.
>>
>> > how are the stored documents accessed (local
ones, remote ones)?
>>
>> Will be detailed in the spec.
>>
>> > will documents be versioned, tracking of
changes?
>>
>> Fully.
>>
>> > are there any plans for collaborative editing?
>>
>> Yes, both almost-real-time for documents, and
merge-mode for things like
>> eBook annotations.
>
> That's very interesting information.
>

For your information, AbiWord has a total real-time
collaborative editing
feature under heavy evelopment (like sub-ethaedit but which
handles all
word-processor features). This extends to the ability to
update documents
on a remote server also in real time. In other words, we're
planning to
leap-frog Writely. The time-frame for stabilizing these
developments is
similar to the OLPC. Erik's work can continue in parallel
with no worry of
interference.

Does OLPC plan to have an IM feature? I ask because we use
XMPP to connect
our collaborative sessions, but we we can use a diferent
protocol for the
OLPC if needed.

Anyway, we'll keep you informed and you can watch our
progress.

Best regards,

Martin Sevior

> Best,
> Rob
>


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[snip]
> >>
> >> > are there any plans for collaborative
editing?
> >>
> >> Yes, both almost-real-time for documents, and
merge-mode for things like
> >> eBook annotations.
> >
> > That's very interesting information.
> >
> 
> For your information, AbiWord has a total real-time
collaborative editing
> feature under heavy evelopment (like sub-ethaedit but
which handles all
> word-processor features). This extends to the ability
to update documents
> on a remote server also in real time. In other words,
we're planning to
> leap-frog Writely. The time-frame for stabilizing these
developments is
> similar to the OLPC. Erik's work can continue in
parallel with no worry of
> interference.
> 
> Does OLPC plan to have an IM feature? I ask because we
use XMPP to connect
> our collaborative sessions, but we we can use a
diferent protocol for the
> OLPC if needed.
> 
> Anyway, we'll keep you informed and you can watch our
progress.

Just to add: adding a Markdown import/export filter is not
hard. One
could even make Markdown the default format real easy to
suit the OLPC
project even better. If the availability of such a filter
would help
AbiWord's cause, I'd be glad to write it.

Marc

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[snip]
> >>
> >> > are there any plans for collaborative
editing?
> >>
> >> Yes, both almost-real-time for documents, and
merge-mode for things like
> >> eBook annotations.
> >
> > That's very interesting information.
> >
> 
> For your information, AbiWord has a total real-time
collaborative editing
> feature under heavy evelopment (like sub-ethaedit but
which handles all
> word-processor features). This extends to the ability
to update documents
> on a remote server also in real time. In other words,
we're planning to
> leap-frog Writely. The time-frame for stabilizing these
developments is
> similar to the OLPC. Erik's work can continue in
parallel with no worry of
> interference.
> 
> Does OLPC plan to have an IM feature? I ask because we
use XMPP to connect
> our collaborative sessions, but we we can use a
diferent protocol for the
> OLPC if needed.
> 
> Anyway, we'll keep you informed and you can watch our
progress.

Just to add: adding a Markdown import/export filter is not
hard. One
could even make Markdown the default format real easy to
suit the OLPC
project even better. If the availability of such a filter
would help
AbiWord's cause, I'd be glad to write it.

Marc

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[snip]
> >>
> >> > are there any plans for collaborative
editing?
> >>
> >> Yes, both almost-real-time for documents, and
merge-mode for things like
> >> eBook annotations.
> >
> > That's very interesting information.
> >
> 
> For your information, AbiWord has a total real-time
collaborative editing
> feature under heavy evelopment (like sub-ethaedit but
which handles all
> word-processor features). This extends to the ability
to update documents
> on a remote server also in real time. In other words,
we're planning to
> leap-frog Writely. The time-frame for stabilizing these
developments is
> similar to the OLPC. Erik's work can continue in
parallel with no worry of
> interference.
> 
> Does OLPC plan to have an IM feature? I ask because we
use XMPP to connect
> our collaborative sessions, but we we can use a
diferent protocol for the
> OLPC if needed.
> 
> Anyway, we'll keep you informed and you can watch our
progress.

Just to add: adding a Markdown import/export filter is not
hard. One
could even make Markdown the default format real easy to
suit the OLPC
project even better. If the availability of such a filter
would help
AbiWord's cause, I'd be glad to write it.

Marc

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