On 10/23/2014 04:36 AM, Rob Weir wrote: > On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 4:31 AM, RA Stehmann > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Two thoughts: >> >> 1. Concerned people found it problematically that OOo depended so much >> on SUN and later Oracle. >> >> So the situation under the "roof" of the Apache Software Foundation is a >> real progress. So we shouldn't complain that IBM doesn't try to dominate >> our project by creating new dependencies, but encourage people to join >> our project as developers and more companies to support us. >> >> 2. For a "Productivity Suite" the release cycle is proper. Neither >> bigger companies nor smaller enterprises want to roll out a new version >> of an office suite each quarter. So even a bigger time lag between >> versions would fit. >> >> And the brand is so well known that we don't need press releases every >> month. We should continueing (and maybe force) our marketing activities; >> saying our users we make a non harum-scarum but firm progress. >> >> So concerns are needed but no lamenting. We should find out, what our >> opportunities are, and jump at them in time. >> > > +1 > > Those who have been with the project for a while have seen the full > range of criticism: > > -- IBM will not contribute to AOO at all. IBM will just take code. > > -- IBM will dominate the project with too many IBM developers > > -- IBM will not contribute Symphony like they said they would > > -- IBM will contribute Symphony but not any developers to work on it > They will just take code. > > -- IBM has stuffed the project with Chinese developers with an intent > to force Symphony to be the new AOO > > -- IBM does not have enough Chinese developers > > -- IBM is not leading the project enough > > One might ask, exactly how many IBM developers do we need in order to > elicit praise from the critics? What is the magic number that is > neither too little nor too much? Or, will critics merely complain, > regardless? > > When the project started, I invoked the old proverb, "The dogs may > bark but the caravan moves on." We have more important things to > discuss than what dogs are barking today. > > -Rob
This list is astoundingly accurate! :} and I love the proverb! :) +1 on Michael's comments as well! > > >> Regards >> Michael >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- MzK "Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure. Only the paranoid survive." -- Andy Grove, Intel Co-founder --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
