On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 7:18 PM, Simon Phipps <si...@webmink.com> wrote: > My apologies if this proposal is out of place on either list, but I think > it's worth thinking about early. Obviously I speak for neither Apache nor > TDF but I have a deep concern for OpenOffice.org and am very keen to see the > community healed. > > Given that: > * both LibreOffice (October, Paris) and Apache (November, Vancouver) have > conferences in the second half of the year, > * between them cover both Europe and North America, > * plenty of people will be travelling anyway to attend them, > * it's much easier to co-operate with people you've met > > I would like to suggest to both TDF and Apache that they host an > "OpenOffice.org Unity Summit" (or some less cheesy name if you prefer!) at > both conferences, inviting everyone associated in any way with the overall > OpenOffice.org community (open source projects like LibreOffice or the > proposed Apache project, their direct downstreams like NeoOffice, their > commercial derivatives like Symphony) to attend, preferably without charge. >
We haven't yet started scheduling the "Meetups" for ApacheCon yet (it is still five months out :-)), but with such a vibrant community, it seems certain to me that *someone* will propose an OOo one. It is usual at Apache that those who volunteer to do the work get to steer a course for that work, but I think we can ensure that it's open and inclusive, and we always welcome new volunteers! Our Meetups are typically evening events adjacent to the main conference, and are free of charge to attendees (whether or not they're registered for the conference.) We'd be more than happy to welcome the whole FLOSS-Office ecosystem, I'm sure. However, it seems to me that October and November are still rather far off, and with the wealth of conferences over the next two months, perhaps we could set something up sooner than that? OSCON, anyone? Noirin --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
