Jürgen -- I don't know what the requirements are or will be, but I think this is a good invitation to the "incubator" folks. Nice!
2012/3/6 Jürgen Schmidt <jogischm...@googlemail.com> > Hi, > > I would like to send out the following email to the general incubator > mailing list to ask for early feedback related the general Apache > requirements. The main intention is to address potential issues asap and to > save time later on. > > Any opinions or improvements? > > Juergen > > > ### > Hi, > > the Apache OpenOffice podling project is moving forward to a first release > that is long expected by the OpenOffice.org community and users. > > You know that Apache OpenOffice is the continuation of OpenOffice.org and > that the project is very huge, has a very long history and a very huge user > base all over the world. > > We did a lot of IP clearance work to become Apache conform and we would > like to get some early feedback if we are in shape with the Apache > guidelines for a potential release. > > We are preparing developer snapshots since several weeks for our project > members to test and review. This developer snapshots can be found under > > Source package > http://people.apache.org/~jsc/**developer-snapshots/src_** > releases/srcrelease.html<http://people.apache.org/%7Ejsc/developer-snapshots/src_releases/srcrelease.html> > > Binary package > https://cwiki.apache.org/**confluence/display/OOOUSERS/** > AOO+3.4+Unofficial+Developer+**Snapshots<https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/AOO+3.4+Unofficial+Developer+Snapshots> > > The mac version is also signed and the check files can be found in the > download directory directly http://people.apache.org/~jsc/** > developer-snapshots/macos/**r1296433/<http://people.apache.org/%7Ejsc/developer-snapshots/macos/r1296433/> > > NOTE: be careful with the binary packages and save your office user > profiles. We provide full install sets to test system integration and > upgrades. And we are currently not able to migrate installed extensions > because of the removal of the Berkeley DB. But we are working on this. You > can easy rename your user profile can test our snapshot build and can > rename your user directory afterwards. > > Right now we are focusing on show stopper issues but nevertheless we would > like to invite you to review the source packages and also the binary > packages if they fulfill the Apache requirements (e.g license, NOTICE, ...) > > We know that we have no RC candidate right now and that it would require > some work by you. But because of the complexity of the project we would be > very much appreciate any kind of early feedback at this time. And the main > goal is to fix potential issues early and to save time later on when we > have a first RC in place. > > On behalf of the Apache OpenOffice PPMC > > Juergen > ### > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MzK "Follow your bliss." -- attributed to Joseph Campbell
