This should be a wake up call for the weak marketing effort it has been going. Lack of connection with major information providers and overal lack of PR. I hope this could change as we move forward. It also puts new light on the discussion on marketing efforts/support, funding and such.
On 11/1/12, jan iversen <jancasacon...@gmail.com> wrote: > +1, what can I say apart from I am still here, and I mean to stay with AOO > for a long time. > > Jan. > > On 1 November 2012 15:18, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote: > >> I'm hearing that some project volunteers, especially new ones, are >> being contacted by certain external parties, who then try to >> discourage them from contributing to the Apache OpenOffice project. >> I'm hearing that similar notes have been sent out to those who >> submitted listings to our new Consultants Directory, also discouraging >> them from involvement in the project. >> >> This is my personal view on this matter, for what it is worth. >> >> I think we all would agree that such techniques are deplorable and >> bring disrepute to the individuals involved, and to the project that >> sanctions such techniques. If you recall we had a similar wave of >> such unprofessional behavior a few months ago, when certain external >> parties were contacting journalists who mentioned OpenOffice and >> telling them that it was no longer being developed and to link to a >> different product instead. >> >> I any case, if you are receiving such FUD yourself, I'd encourage you >> to simply post it to this mailing list, or to your blog, or some other >> public website. "Daylight is the best antiseptic" as they say. I am >> not a medical doctor, but I do believe that FUD exposed to public >> scrutiny loses its potency. But FUD ignored is FUD that spreads. >> >> >> Regards, >> >> -Rob >> > -- Alexandro Colorado PPMC Apache OpenOffice http://es.openoffice.org
