---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Maurice Howe <mauriceh...@gmail.com> Date: Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 5:01 PM Subject: Re: [OFF-LIST] RE: End of AOO To: Dennis Hamilton <dennis.hamil...@acm.org>
Apologies. Hope he wasn't offended. Every language has its quirks (American English sure does!), and as in the case of "Andrea" in Italy -- norms. Again, my apologies. Maurice On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 4:40 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton <dennis.hamil...@acm.org> wrote: > The *Italian* name "Andrea" is commonly a male name. As in Andrea > Bocelli. And Andrea Pescetti. > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea>. > > In general, it is probably best not to assume a gender at all, especially > on an international list. > > Just for future reference [;<). > > - Dennis > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Maurice Howe [mailto:mauriceh...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Monday, September 5, 2016 13:27 > > To: Apache OpenOffice <users@openoffice.apache.org> > > Subject: Re: End of AOO > > > > Atta girl! > > Few things are perfect, but AOO is mighty good, thanks to you and all > > the > > other volunteers. > > "Long Live Apache!" > > > > Maurice Howe > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 1:16 PM, Andrea Pescetti <pesce...@apache.org> > > wrote: > > > > > user wrote: > > > > > >> closing the door forever and let OO die. > > >> > > > > > > This (Apache letting OpenOffice die) is not going to happen soon, and > > > maybe it is never going to happen. We've already elaborated on how an > > > unfortunate procedural message has been badly misunderstood, but new > > > releases continue to be in the plans. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Andrea. > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > > > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > > > > > > >
