When do I have to Write a Specification for OpenOffice.org?

Owner: Christian Jansen	Last Change: Thursday, January 05, 2006	Status: Preliminary
Goal of this document: These set of questions shall assist OpenOffice.org contributors to decide when to write a specification.
Intended readership: Contributors to OpenOffice.org
Send Feedback to: dev@specs.openoffice.org

A specification needs to be written if at least one of the following questions can be answered with YES.

• Will the changes be integrated into the OpenOffice.org master and one or more of the following sub questions be answered with YES?
• • Will the changes modify the user interface of OpenOffice.org in any way?
  • Will the changes modify the configuration settings of OpenOffice.org in any way?
  • Will the changes modify the file format of OpenOffice.org in any way?
  • Will the changes modify the installation process or the installer configuration of OpenOffice.org in any way?

Document History

Revision	Change	Initials	Date
1	First draft created	CJ/TRA	December 29, 2005
2	Feedback worked in	CJ	January 5, 2006