Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

2011-06-05 Thread Mike Dupont
On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 6:16 AM, Norbert Thiebaud nthieb...@gmail.com wrote: * I find it extremely arrogant and insulting for a project that hasn't even built anything yet to self-proclaim itself as 'upstream'. What project is that please? I am confused. thanks mike -- Unsubscribe

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Oracle contributes OOo Code to Apache Software Foundation'sIncubator

2011-06-03 Thread Mike Dupont
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 11:30 AM, Harold Fuchs hwfa.libreoff...@gmail.com wrote: don't have a case and should return to the fold. So, why don't the LO folk do a deal with Apache, combine the best bits of OOo with LO to get back to a single product and form jointly with the Apache folk an LO

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Oracle contributes OOo Code to Apache Software Foundation'sIncubator

2011-06-03 Thread Mike Dupont
On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 12:00 AM, plino pedl...@gmail.com wrote: It seems that the logic here is: code for OpenOffice and you are contributing to both projects, code for LibreOffice and you only contribute to one :) http://www.robweir.com/blog/2011/06/apache-openoffice-how-to-get-involved.html

Re: [tdf-discuss] Unsubscribe

2010-10-20 Thread Mike Dupont
On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 9:33 AM, Sebastian Spaeth sebast...@sspaeth.de wrote: We could always offer a telnet server where people can issue unsubscribe commands if we want to be retro-geeky :-) Hmm... $ telnet documentfoundation.org 587 Trying 178.63.91.70... Connected to

Re: [tdf-discuss] Basic question about Oracle asking OOo community members to leave

2010-10-20 Thread Mike Dupont
On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 4:14 PM, BRM bm_witn...@yahoo.com wrote: Oracle just spent several billion dollars buying Sun - at least part of which would have been for OOo and all its assets. Is it buying the software, or the community, or the market? Ok, well surly it bought the rights to the

Re: [tdf-discuss] [SC] How to define Membership within TDF?

2010-10-20 Thread Mike Dupont
On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 4:24 PM, James Walker centra...@gmail.com wrote: The problem as I see it is how do you define the amount of contribution each person gives, cause in my opinion even the users are contributors to the project, without the users there would be no need for the project. I

Re: [tdf-discuss] Basic question about Oracle asking OOo community members to leave

2010-10-20 Thread Mike Dupont
On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 5:25 PM, BRM bm_witn...@yahoo.com wrote: Again, I'm just trying to point out that there may be another aspect in how TDF was put together that may be making Oracle feel shunned even though they were invited. It's kind of like forking Android, inviting Google to join,

Re: [tdf-discuss] [SC] How to define Membership within TDF?

2010-10-20 Thread Mike Dupont
On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 8:43 PM, Drew Jensen d...@baseanswers.com wrote: On Wed, 2010-10-20 at 19:45 +0200, Mike Dupont wrote: On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 7:19 PM, BRM bm_witn...@yahoo.com wrote: - Original Message From: Drew Jensen d...@baseanswers.com On Wed, 2010-10-20 at 16:57

Re: [tdf-discuss] [SC] How to define Membership within TDF?

2010-10-20 Thread Mike Dupont
On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 10:29 PM, Drew Jensen d...@baseanswers.com wrote: Here is an interesting one - let's say that you did not actively work on translations (yet) and you have not started working at the booth in fairs and expos (yet..:) - but you started with your own initiative by