On Wed, 2010-09-29 at 23:13 +1000, Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
> On Wed, 2010-09-29 at 06:50 -0400, Drew Jensen wrote: 
> > On Wed, 2010-09-29 at 20:31 +1000, Jean Weber wrote:
> > > On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 8:22 PM, Drew Jensen <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > and I would add that the only leverage you have is your labor.
> > > >
> > > > This is not a time to sit on the fence if you want a foundation then you
> > > > must stop work on this project now.
> > > >
> > > > If you do not want a foundation then by all means continue.
> > > 
> > > Please explain more fully how continuing to work on documentation that
> > > can be used by both projects is a problem.
> > > 
> > > (Not being argumentative here; just trying to get a better idea of
> > > what's going on.)
> > > 
> > > Or did I misunderstand what you were referring to?
> > > 
> > 
> > Hi Jean,
> > 
> > No problem.
> > 
> > I mean simply this.
> > 
> > Right now the foundation has invited Oracle to join.
> > 
> > They have, as far as I can see, put a 1 month time limit on the wait for
> > Oracle. If Oracle does not join within the month then a full split will
> > occur.
> > 
> > I believe that if there is any chance, slim as it may be, for Oracle to
> > do what is right, IMO, here, they will need to be pushed.
> > 
> > They only way to do that, to push them, is to not allow business as
> > usual - no work on OpenOffice.org in other words.
> > 
> > Just my opinion
> 
> Thank you for explaining. I understand now. A strike! (Or, "industrial
> action" as we call it in Australia.) Hey, I can use the excuse for some
> time off.
> 
> Somehow I don't think this is going to help my call for people to work
> on updating the user guides. :-)
> 
> Joking aside, you have a good point, which I must think more about. 
> 
> --Jean 


Just to be clear - this is my opinion solely, I do not, and can not,
speak for anyone else.




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