On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 3:47 PM, Rob Weir <[email protected]> wrote:
> 2011/8/30 Jürgen Schmidt <[email protected]>: > > Hi, > > > > as the former project lead of the API and Extensions project i would like > to > > post the following message on the [email protected] and > > [email protected] mailing lists to inform all subscribers > about > > the future of these mailing lists. I will probably post something similar > to > > the other project related mailing lists but the dev@ lists are the most > > relevant.The main goal is to inform and bring the subscribers over to the > > new Apache project and the ooo-dev list for further communication and > what > > is more important to join the project actively. > > > > Comments are welcome. > > > > Maybe give the ooo-dev-subscribe address the first time you mention > the mailing list? > good point > > Also, "I would like to inform you" sounds (to me at least) cold and > bureaucratic. Maybe soften it up with variations like "I want to let > you know", "I'm pleased to announce", "I'd like to share with you > that..." or "You will want to know that..." ok will change it, seems to the problem of a non native speaker ;-) Juergen > Otherwise, this is great! > > > -Rob > > > Juergen > > > > #### > > Hi, > > > > it's probably not really new for you but nevertheless i would like to > inform > > you that the OpenOffice.org project found a new home under the Apache > > foundation (http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/index.html) and > some > > things are going different under Apache. We will have only one project - > > Apache Open Office - and the number of mailing lists will be limited to > only > > a few (see http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/mailing-lists.html > ). > > There is a common consensus that we will create new mailing lists with > > specific topics if necessary but at the moment we will move forward with > > only few lists to concentrate the information flow. From my point of view > > it's an advantage compared to the former setup with many projects and > many > > project related mailing lists. > > > > As the project lead of the API and Extension project i would like to > inform > > you that this mailing list will go end of life soon (exact date not known > > yet) and further discussion on API and Extension specific topics should > > happen on the [email protected] mailing list. I recommend > that > > you join the Apache OpenOffice project and subscribe on the ooo-dev list > > asap and help to make this new Apache project successful in the same way > as > > before under the old setup. Well it's note really a new project but more > the > > continuation of the former official OpenOffice.org project. New in the > sense > > that it is now under the umbrella of the Apache foundation. > > > > Maybe there will be some mail forwarding mechanisms established to ensure > > that we won't lose any messages in the future but i hope that you all > will > > subscribe to the [email protected] mailing lists and that we > > accept the new project under Apache as it is. > > > > The migration of the project infrastructure to Apache is ongoing (source > > code, website, wiki, forum, ...) and there are still a lot of things to > do. > > Every helping hand is welcome. Some things will change under Apache > because > > of the already existing rules there and we want to be a good and well > formed > > project there. Every change is also the opportunity to make things better > > (if necessary) in the future. And you can be part of this important move > of > > OOo and can help to move things forward. > > > > The good thing at Apache is that it is independent, well accepted in the > > open source world and all project members are equal. Important is that > the > > rules of the Apache foundation and the project are accepted and that > things > > are getting done. > > > > I hope to see you all on the new project and the > > [email protected] mailing list soon. I am looking forward to > an > > interesting and challenging future of OOo under the umbrella of the > Apache > > foundation. > > > > Regards > > > > Juergen > > > > #### > > >
