> Allen Pulsifer wrote:
> As an experienced person in the open source world, I would think you know
by now that
> it is a lot easier to influence a project when have a seat at the table
and are working from
> the inside rather of the outside. You could have also been one of those
pe
> Allen Pulsifer wrote:
> I do not agree with your conclusion that the Apache OpenOffice project
> is a competing project. You simply chose to view it that way.
> Simon Phipps wrote:
> The main proposer of the project, Rob Weir of IBM, clearly stated his
intent for it to b
Allen Pulsifer wrote:
> If most or almost all of the LO contributors joined the Apache
> OpenOffice project, if only to lend moral support and help heal the
> rift, that would only be good for LO and the TdF.
> Thorsten Behrens wrote:
> Allen, how can you, with a straight face,
Davide Dozza wrote:
> Sorry Allen but you are in contradiction. Before you say "Regardless of
who's fault" and at the end
> it seems you are accusing TDF to be the cause of the community fracture.
I made no accusations and assigned no fault. I'm also not interested in
assigning fault or blame. T
Thorsten Behrens wrote:
> ...you don't discuss e.g. trademark issues on a public list, if you want
to stand a chance actually obtaining it.
I can see how you might believe this, but I'm not sure it is grounded in
fact or experience. In fact, look at where we ended up:
- Oracle pulled all resourc
> Forking makes cooperation more expensive.
> Your intentions are less important than your consequences.
Hello Keith,
As long as you are hung up on forks, you might want to get your facts right.
Sun created the "official" OOo distribution when they open sourced
StarOffice. Sun maintained control
> Is it possible to allow Oracle to donate to Apache and then for TDF to go
to Apache and say "Please let us have that?"
Hello Zaphod,
There are two pieces to Oracle's donation:
1. Oracle has granted the Apache Software Foundation a license to distribute
the OpenOffice code under the Apache Lice
Hello All,
I'm going to try to address as many of the concerns raised as I can in one
email.
I'm not suggesting that anyone go work for IBM. In fact, I'm suggesting
just the opposite; I'm suggesting that we all work together to get IBM
working for us.
Here's the deal. IBM is the main proponent
Greetings All,
Some of you will remember me as a long time member of the OpenOffice.org
community. In fact, back in the day, it was sometimes just myself and
Michael Meeks who were openly complaining on the OOo mailing list about
Sun's handling of the "community" :-)
I'm writing today about what
