[lopsa-discuss] formats for BoF slides/audio

[Trey Harris]

In a message dated Mon, 12 Dec 2005, Ian Blenke writes:

> Trey Harris wrote:
>> The original slideshow files may not be ideal, because they use LOPSA's 
>> corporate typeface, which is not in the public domain or installed on most 
>> people's machines.
>
> Any reason not to go with OpenOffice 2.0 Impress and the OASIS OpenDocument 
> format with a public typeface for future BoF sessions?

Yes, on the typeface at least.  We're very serious about maintaining a 
consistent brand identity in all our communications, and the typefaces we 
use are part of our branding guide.

Lest you roll your eyes, several people approached us at our LISA booth 
and mentioned how impressive the consistent branding was.  It does have an 
impact on a lot of people, even those of us who try not to be persuaded by 
cheap marketing tricks. :-)

As for the formats--I'll investigate.  Last I checked, OO.o could work 
with the proprietary formats, but the proprietary apps could not work with 
the open formats.  That to me argues for having the proprietary formats at 
least available--or, better yet, just converting into HTML/PNG or PDF so 
that everyone can use them without any extra apps.

Trey