On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 3:27 PM, Kay Schenk <kay.sch...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 2:01 PM, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote: > >> On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 2:24 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton >> <dennis.hamil...@acm.org> wrote: >> > +1 >> > >> > I agree. It looks like doing a reset and then rebuilding this >> structure in a way that is appropriate for Apache OpenOffice is the best >> way forward. >> > >> >> +1 >> >> Right now we have no guarantees that these distributors are actually >> distributing current versions of OpenOffice, older versions with >> security issues, or even modified versions of OpenOffice with adware >> inserted. We see things like this happening all over the web today. >> So I'd be very careful on how we associate the project with >> initiatives like this. It is one thing if a PMC member or someone >> known to us wants to distribute CD's at a conference. It is another >> thing for us to put up free advertising for unknown parties to sell >> what may or may not be real copies of OpenOffice. >> >> What we could do to protect our users is something like this: >> >> -- Define a new logo, perhaps based on the project logo, for CD >> distributors >> >> -- Put the logo up on a webpage page and allow anyone to use the logo, >> but only if it is used on a CD containing a release of OpenOffice and >> nothing but OpenOffice. >> > > Well there is a rather prominent disclaimer on the page -- > > *Note: OpenOffice.org makes no claims about the contents of any CD-ROM > you may purchase from a distributor listed here. We list these only as a > courtesy to the community. Should you find old or invalid links, please > report them to the page maintainer: Alex Fisher <cd...@openoffice.org> > > We should probably make a minor change on this for now and replace > OpenOffice.org with Apache OpenOffice , remove Alex, and point them to > ooo-dev? As I'm making final adjustments to things I am finding many such > items.* > Also, we have NO CD images...I will make a few more changes to this now, for now. > * > * > >> >> > This will disadvantage some NL groups who have been maintaining the >> information for their region, though. So it needs to be a brief disruption. >> > >> > Andrea Pescetti has done some work on the page today. I suggest >> consulting with him on a clean way forward. >> > >> > - Dennis >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: drew jensen [mailto:drewjensen.in...@gmail.com] >> > Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 10:48 >> > To: ooo-dev@incubator.apache.org >> > Subject: Re: Who is Page Maintainer Now? >> http://www.openoffice.org/distribution/cdrom/ >> > >> > [ ... ] >> > >> > There are quite a few junk links on that page, for sure. >> > At the moment no-one is actively working on a CD image. >> > We don't have a 'community distributor' program, really - right - I >> > think it was a good idea and still is, but this group has to carve out a >> > little time to figure it out anew. >> > >> > so - given the change in project, I really do think the best way >> > forward is to just wipe that page clean, first - and then look at what >> > should go in it's pace. >> > >> > My opinion on that anyway, and to re-emphasize - I think we want >> > distributors and an information page such as this and I'll work with >> > others to get it back, but I really think by Tuesday the links should be >> > e gone. >> > >> > //drew >> > >> > >> > > > > -- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > MzK > > > "Well, life has a funny way of sneaking up on you > And life has a funny way of helping you out > Helping you out." > -- "Ironic", Alanis Morissette > > > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MzK "Well, life has a funny way of sneaking up on you And life has a funny way of helping you out Helping you out." -- "Ironic", Alanis Morissette
