2012/11/1 Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> > 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. >
There is and always will be people who do not understand what an opensource project is and behave like hooligans "defending" their soccer team. I hope they are just individuals and nothing more, but I fully agree to put each case under daylight. Regards Ricardo > > > Regards, > > -Rob >
