We are happy to announce the release of the second release candicate of the ERP5 Live CD. Please assume that this is a test version. You should expect that the Live CD is still unstable and can lead to massive data loss, although we have made a lot of effort to make it robust.

This version is available only by BitTorrent: http://bittorrent.com/

Once you set up BitTorrent, you can download the image file from this URL:

http://torrent.erp5.org/erp5-1.0rc2.iso.torrent

After you get the file, you can burn the image into a CD-R or CD-RW.

If you have already tried the previous version, you will have to remove the folder "erp5cd" and remake it. Otherwise, the Zope Products won't be freshed correctly.

Note that this Live CD requires some free space on your hard disk in order to store data in a permanent location.

Please read carefully the file "readme.txt" in the CD, before booting. Here is a list of known bugs in this release:

• A few titles are still not appropriate
• Japanese translation is incomplete
• InventoryBrain is broken
• Upgrading Business Templates is buggy

We are going to solve these problems in the next release. If you find any other problem, please send bugs to the mailing list

Visibility of system status

The system should always keep users informed about what is going on, through appropriate feedback within reasonable time.

Match between system and the real world

The system should speak the users' language, with words, phrases and concepts familiar to the user, rather than system-oriented terms. Follow real-world conventions, making information appear in a natural and logical order.

User control and freedom

Users often choose system functions by mistake and will need a clearly marked "emergency exit" to leave the unwanted state without having to go through an extended dialogue. Support undo and redo.

Consistency and standards

Users should not have to wonder whether different words, situations, or actions mean the same thing. Follow platform conventions.

Error prevention

Even better than good error messages is a careful design which prevents a problem from occurring in the first place.

Recognition rather than recall

Make objects, actions, and options visible. The user should not have to remember information from one part of the dialogue to another. Instructions for use of the system should be visible or easily retrievable whenever appropriate.

Flexibility and efficiency of use

Accelerators -- unseen by the novice user -- may often speed up the interaction for the expert user such that the system can cater to both inexperienced and experienced users. Allow users to tailor frequent actions.

Aesthetic and minimalist design

Dialogues should not contain information which is irrelevant or rarely needed. Every extra unit of information in a dialogue competes with the relevant units of information and diminishes their relative visibility.

Help users recognize, diagnose, and recover from errors

Error messages should be expressed in plain language (no codes), precisely indicate the problem, and constructively suggest a solution.

Help and documentation

Even though it is better if the system can be used without documentation, it may be necessary to provide help and documentation. Any such information should be easy to search, focused on the user's task, list concrete steps to be carried out, and not be too large.

Les transparents et les enregistrements audio des interventions de la OOoRegiCon San Diego 2005 qui vient d'avoir lieu dans le cadre du Linux Desktop Summit sont disponibles:

• The Reason It All Exists
• KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid!)
• Maintain the Vision
• What You Produce, Others Will Consume
• Be Open to the Future
• Plan Ahead for Reuse
• Think!

Lu sur 01 net:

Bien souvent, ces entreprises ou administrations préféreront une démarche progressive, où l'on changera d'abord les applications bureautiques avant d'envisager, peut-être, la migration de l'OS, réputée plus complexe et plus exigeante.

Plusieurs sociétés se sont spécialisées sur la promotion de ces solutions, telles StarXpert ou Nuxeo, qui a créé une structure dédiée, Indesko. Cette dernière s'est spécialisée dans les prestations de conseil en migration autour de la suite Open Office et du navigateur Mozilla.

Pour Stéphane Fermigier, le PDG de Nuxeo,« la percée est encore timide, mais elle est réussie. Le poste libre n'est plus un tabou désormais, parce que les applications ont évolué rapidement. Bon nombre d'entreprises utilisent de fait des logiciels libres en bureautique sans stratégie particulière. »

« Zope » est un ensemble de technologies innovantes et agiles qui permettent de réaliser par assemblage de composants des applications web collaboratives

• le poste de travail est enfin pris au sérieux
• l'arrivée d'une offre de logiciels de gestion et ERP libres