Eric, 1) I don't write FUD: tell me about who owns the copyright for OOo4kids 2) your lines below show that, as friendly to OOo as it may be, it's just not the same project.
Charles. Le Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:00:44 +0100, eric <eric.bach...@free.fr> a écrit : > > Hi, > > Charles-H. Schulz a écrit : > > Le Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:56:43 -0500, > > Drew Jensen <drewjensen.in...@gmail.com> a écrit : > > > I am unsure whether OOo4kids contributes anything of its own > > technology back to OOo. > > My advice : when you are unsure, do not post, because what you wrote > is plain wrong, and FUD. > > > I'll explain why : > > - first, OOo4Kids does use LGPL V3 License**, fully compatible with > OpenOffice.org source code, itself under LGPL V3 too. If anybody is > interested to port any code we wrote into OpenOffice.org, we > (OOo4Kids contributors) would be very pleased to accept the > (back)port. Sincerlily. > > => technology contribution is possible > > > **to verify : the menu entry "License", is available from *anywhere* > in all OOo4Kids applications, and you can read: "OOo4Kids is released > under LGPL V3". > > > - second : I *clearly* proposed a backport from *any* code several > times, and I don't know why, but was not accepted. In fact, the issue > look similar with Novell and go-oo, because both are under LGPL V3, > but the changes are not accepted by Sun / Oracle. > > > Some links : > http://gsl.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=dev&msgNo=2267 > > The full thread : > http://gsl.openoffice.org/servlets/BrowseList?listName=dev&by=date&from=2009-04-01&to=2009-04-30&first=1&count=30 > > => again technology contribution is possible > > > - third, on the OOo4Kids wiki page ( http://wiki.ooo4kids.org ), it is > clearly written everything is done to contribute back to > OpenOffice.org, through OOo4Kids. Of course not everything can be > backported (we cannot ask the students to provide professionnal > code), but if a feature, a new idea desserves it, we'll ask/propose a > backport. This is one of the objectives of OOo4Kids : having Fun > providing new devs and new code. > > => again technology contribution is possible > > > - last, as proof of our goo will, after I asked to EducOOo C.A.) it > was proposed that EducOOo,reverses money to the OpenOffice.org > project. > > Link: > http://eric.bachard.free.fr/news/2010/01/educooo-reversing-money-to.html > > => other type of contribution is possible > > > My conclusion is there is absolutely nothing against OpenOffice.org > with OOo4Kids, excepted in your imagination. > > > > Therefore I don't think it's a good idea to even consider it. > > > I read everything carefully, and in your mail, I only can retrieve > negative things, and unjustified attacks against OOo4Kids (and > undirectly me). > > > IMHO OpenOffice.org needs people who produce "solid" results, like > code with core developers, or volunteers providing "mesurable > contributions", but not people with a "destructive role" like the one > you seem to play. > > I don't have more time to spend with you. EOT for me, and welcome in > my /ignore mode. > > > Eric Bachard > Lead, > OpenOffice.org Education project, and core developer for > OpenOffice.org and OOo4Kids > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@marketing.openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@marketing.openoffice.org
