Perhaps include questions pertaining to other tools, such as Gnumeric, R, etc.? The idea here is to expand the market via open standards, no?
-louis
On 2011-04-26, at 09:42 , wrote:
> I'm recording an interview later today with David Wheeler, the chair of
> the OpenFormula Subcommittee. They produced the spreadsheet formula
> specification for ODF 1.2
>
> Following are some questions I was going to ask. Please let me know ASAP
> if there are any other questions you think I should ask.
>
> Regards,
>
> -Rob
>
> ==========================================
>
> Intro: tell a little about who you are, what you do
>
> Tell briefly, What is OpenFormula and who should people care?
>
> What was your Initial notice/interest in ODF?
>
> Tell how OpenFormula got started, say until the work was moved into OASIS.
>
> At that time, had you worked on standards before?
>
> You noticed that ODF 1.0 needed serious improvement in spreadsheet formula
> specification. What turned that from an observation into action? What
> factors make it possible for you as an individual contributor to get
> involved in an international standard?
>
> For OpenFormula, what were the main design constraints you had to contend
> with?
>
> As you dived deep into the intricacies of spreadsheet formulas, what are
> some things you came across that surprised you most?
>
> How does OpenFormula deal with the range of behavior seen in spreadsheet
> applications today? How do you make a standard in an area where
> applications currently exhibit different behaviors?
>
> If an implementor is sitting down to implement OpenFormula for the first
> time, what would be your advise for the top things to pay special
> attention to?
>
> Is OpenFormula only for ODF spreadsheets, or does it have any other
> potential uses?
>
> What do you think are some interesting things we should look at for future
> versions of OpenFormula?
>
> What is next for you, any other interesting projects catching your eye?
>
>
>
>
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