On 18 December 2011 14:57, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote: > On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 9:26 AM, Graham Lauder <g.a.lau...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > On Friday 16 Dec 2011 12:03:53 Rob Weir wrote: > <snip> > > In other words you think my views are heretical.
No, they are a political perspective dressed up as if rational. Of course, that doesn't mean that individual engineers failed > personally, or that there were no good efforts. Far from it. You > should never take such things personally. > Most of the community are not engineers. I think acknowledging the above is key to community building, > The key to community building is to generate community spirit and a feeling of belonging. especially in persuading LibreOffice volunteers that their ultimate > goals are also fulfilled at Apache, and that Apache has far greater > means, and proven ability, to prevent control from a single > corporation than TDF does. > Brute common sense from an individual perspective rarely realises its goal and often has the opposite effect from that intended. -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications (The Schools ITQ) www.theINGOTs.org +44 (0)1827 305940 The Learning Machine Limited, Reg Office, 36 Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AQ. Reg No: 05560797, Registered in England and Wales.
