On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 8:34 PM, Ross Gardler <rgard...@opendirective.com> wrote: > On 15 November 2011 18:03, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote: >> On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 12:46 PM, Jim Jagielski <j...@jagunet.com> wrote: >>> I have been mulling this over for a long time... >>> >>> Up to now, we have been reactionary. We have allowed others to >>> control and distort the message, paint things as a "us vs. them" >>> battle (simply to position themselves for personal gain in the >>> whole debacle), and foster FUD to the clear harm of the ENTIRE >>> OOo ecosystem. >>> >> >> Of course, an AOOo release would be the best possible vehicle for >> expressing a proactive message. But until we have that, I could >> certainly see the value of having a statement on what we are, what we >> believe, what we stand for, etc. At graduation time we'd draft a >> charter for the new TLP. But today we don't have anything. >> >>> I think it's time that an Open Letter to the entire Open Office >>> ecosystem (companies, entities, individuals, etc...) be drafted >>> that sets the record straight. >>> >> >> Hmm... maybe we have different things in mind. I was thinking more of >> a manifesto type statement. "We are the Apache OpenOffice podling. >> These are the things we believe are important..." and then list 10 >> things and end with, "Here's how you can help...". >> >> That would be proactive, not reactionary. > > This thread got de-railed by the TeamOO revalation that they plan an > OOo 3.3.1 release. However, it is still very important, in fact even > more important. > > Any chance of resurrecting this idea and delivering on it as a matter > of some urgency? >
I did start a wiki page on this back at the time, with some quaint ideas: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/What+we+believe If anyone else wants to take a shot, they are welcome. -Rob > Ross
