On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 2:28 PM, Pedro Giffuni <p...@apache.org> wrote: > On 03/14/12 12:09, Joe Schaefer wrote: >> >> +1! >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >>> >>> From: Jim Jagielski<j...@jagunet.com> >>> To: ooo-dev@incubator.apache.org >>> Cc: >>> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 1:08 PM >>> Subject: Let barking dogs bark >>> >>> I would recommend that no one respond to the following: >>> >>> http://standardsandfreedom.net/index.php/2012/03/14/brand-confusion/ >>> >>> It really serves no purpose to do so. >>> >>> I would also suggest that those who intent is to simply stir this >>> kind of stuff up to simply shut the f*ck up, and let the coders code >>> and the project grow. >>> > FWIW, somewhere there is a quote from one of my emails that > some people seem to think is "hostile towards LO". I was actually > recognizing the virtues of Microsoft (they are the market leaders > for some reason, right?). > > Whatever people want to read from my words is not really under > my control but hopefully someone will pick here that all I say is > my strict personal opinion and that my opinions don't necessarily > imply a position from either Apache or the FreeBSD foundations. >
I once did an entire blog post where I did not mention LibreOffice at all, by name, by allusion, or by indirect reference. And that post offended them most of all. It is impossible to avoid offending someone if they are intent on being offended. -Rob > Pedro.
