----- Original Message ---- > From: Keith Curtis <keit...@gmail.com> > To: general@incubator.apache.org > Sent: Sun, June 5, 2011 6:45:15 PM > Subject: Re: OpenOffice & LibreOffice > > On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 3:24 PM, Joe Schaefer <joe_schae...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > We only benefit if the code is contributed to us, as we only accept > > voluntary contributions. Nobody is going to rifle thru LO's repository > > looking for juicy bits to snarf, we don't work like that. What we're > > hoping for is to attract devs who work on LO to join our project as > > committers, so whatever contributions they'd like to offer can get folded > > back to us without a lot of fuss. > > As the trees diverge, it will get harder to give code to you both. > What if some changes depend on other GPL code? Your insistence on > Apache licensed work will make it hard for many people to contribute > to you. I find it ironic that the Apache license is permissive, but > the people don't want any free/libre code mixed with it. That is not > permissive. > > > > > As I said earlier, the hope is that LO will pull from us for the core > > bits, and almost immediately we'll have the bits stored in svn mirrored > > to our github acct to facilitate that. While I wouldn't recommend this > > any time soon, at some point the ASF may try to tie access to the OOo brand > > to the use of a substantial amount of our software, so as not to confuse > > the public about the nature of the use of the mark. > > LibreOffice will for a long time be using a substantial amount of > "your" software. Given that LibreOffice is what caused Oracle to give > up their trademark, I would think you would offer it to them also.
We are a type-O org. Anyone can take our blood and mix it with their own. That "universal donor" condition places lots of restrictions on our projects, but somehow they manage to release useful software. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
