May I just take the time to agree 100% that this old stuff is, or should be, dead and buried so we can move on. Remember, we are not alone in forking from Oracle this way - for instance the Drizzle database (by ex-MSQL developers) is now rated best non-proprietary database option and this month LibreOffice was for the first time similarly rated as the best non-proprietary office option.
Frankly, there is only Java left before Oracle burns all the bridges it bought. So let's just move on and do what we are here for. On 18/05/2011 11:05, Cor Nouws wrote: > Hi Ben, > > This discussion is a bit, as we say in Dutch "ouwe koeien uit de sloot > halen" :-) (hmm, old stuff that maybe you shouldn't care about any > longer) > > I have seen moments too in the first months of TDF that did not feel > so good. However ... > > BRM wrote (18-05-11 11:53): >> While I was originally optimistic that TDF/LO would be better than >> Sun/Oracle >> OOo, as a result I have yet to see that happen. >> That's not to say it isn't happening or the community isn't taking >> over - I'm >> just waiting a bit longer to see. >> >> So for now yes, I continue to use OOo. If TDF/LO shows it is truly a >> community >> project and not ruled by a benevolent few that are forcing the hands >> of the >> community, then I will likely switch over and start participating >> more - until >> then I shall continue to watch. > > .. in this community there is no single person or party pushing > decisions. All that participate have a saying. But of course, most in > areas where your participation is relevant. And sure, still some > processes are not perfect. But that is noticed and people involved > discuss about how it works and haw to improve. > > Be welcome. > > Best, > Cor > > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
