Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

2011-06-06 Thread Ian Lynch
On 6 June 2011 18:09, eric b wrote: > Hi, > > Le 6 juin 11 à 19:00, Ian Lynch a écrit : > > Look guys, this is going round in circles. I'm not an ASF or TDF member >> but I spent quite a lot of time and effort on OOo and ODF in the past so I >> care what happens. The fact is the software grant i

Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

2011-06-06 Thread Dirk-Willem van Gulik
On 6 Jun 2011, at 18:08, Simon Phipps wrote: > On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 6:05 PM, Phillip Rhodes > wrote: >> >>> Let's say we persuaded the good guys at Apache that this is a ploy to >>> manipulate them and they reject the code. Where then will it go? If >>> conspiracy is right it definitely won't b

Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

2011-06-06 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi Greg, Hi Sam, Sam Ruby wrote on 2011-06-06 19.04: The software grant was received on 31 May. It has no conditions beyond what exists in the standard software grant that we receive from everybody: thanks for clarifying. That indeed helps a lot to understand some things for me. Florian

Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

2011-06-06 Thread Dirk-Willem van Gulik
On 6 Jun 2011, at 18:00, Ian Lynch wrote: > what happens. The fact is the software grant is made. My understanding is > that if the code goes into the incubator it does not even guarantee it will > emerge as a marketable product. ... > OTOH it might thrive and take over the desktop office world (I

Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

2011-06-06 Thread eric b
Hi, Le 6 juin 11 à 19:00, Ian Lynch a écrit : Look guys, this is going round in circles. I'm not an ASF or TDF member but I spent quite a lot of time and effort on OOo and ODF in the past so I care what happens. The fact is the software grant is made. My understanding is that if the code g

Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

2011-06-06 Thread Simon Phipps
On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 6:05 PM, Phillip Rhodes wrote: > > > Let's say we persuaded the good guys at Apache that this is a ploy to > > manipulate them and they reject the code. Where then will it go? If > > conspiracy is right it definitely won't be to TDF and it could be to > > somewhere a lot mor

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

2011-06-06 Thread Greg Stein
On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 12:46, Florian Effenberger wrote: > Greg Stein wrote on 2011-06-06 18.36: >... >> The software grant is a "done deal". I happen to believe the proposal >> will be accepted, but it is not a "done deal". > > Ah, okay - so the software grant exists independent from the incubati

Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

2011-06-06 Thread Phillip Rhodes
On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 1:00 PM, Ian Lynch wrote: > Look guys, this is going round in circles. I'm not an ASF or TDF member but > I spent quite a lot of time and effort on OOo and ODF in the past so I care > what happens. The fact is the software grant is made. My understanding is > that if the co

Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

2011-06-06 Thread Sam Ruby
On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 12:46 PM, Florian Effenberger wrote: > >> The software grant is a "done deal". I happen to believe the proposal >> will be accepted, but it is not a "done deal". > > Ah, okay - so the software grant exists independent from the incubation > result? The software grant was rec

Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

2011-06-06 Thread Ian Lynch
Look guys, this is going round in circles. I'm not an ASF or TDF member but I spent quite a lot of time and effort on OOo and ODF in the past so I care what happens. The fact is the software grant is made. My understanding is that if the code goes into the incubator it does not even guarantee it wi

Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

2011-06-06 Thread Emmanuel Lecharny
On 6/6/11 6:47 PM, Florian Effenberger wrote: Hi, Emmanuel Lecharny wrote on 2011-06-06 18.40: Should The ASF made responsible for every comments made on the Internet by people who are not even remotely connected to The ASF ? no, and I didn't say that. Again, I just wanted to point out why p

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

2011-06-06 Thread Davanum Srinivas
fwiw, Bob Sutor is not a committer or on the incubator PMC or a member of the ASF [1]. Here's the list of folks on the incubator PMC who will vote on the proposal [2] [1] http://people.apache.org/committer-index.html [2] http://people.apache.org/committers-by-project.html#incubator-pmc On Mon, Ju

Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

2011-06-06 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi, Emmanuel Lecharny wrote on 2011-06-06 18.40: Should The ASF made responsible for every comments made on the Internet by people who are not even remotely connected to The ASF ? no, and I didn't say that. Again, I just wanted to point out why people believe things as we heard before. Don't

Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

2011-06-06 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi Greg, Greg Stein wrote on 2011-06-06 18.36: I'll repeat what Jim said: how do you think IBM can force us to take the project? Bob can say whatever he'd like on his blog. it wasn't me who stated that, so don't ask me. :-) I stated with my previous mail that I do *not* think you are forced.

Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

2011-06-06 Thread Emmanuel Lecharny
On 6/6/11 6:17 PM, Florian Effenberger wrote: Hi Jim, Jim Jagielski wrote on 2011-06-06 18.06: The reality is that IBM employees wearing their IBM hats, have made it > crystal clear on the general@incubator list that IBM is going to force > The Apache Foundation to take the project. > How?

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

2011-06-06 Thread Greg Stein
On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 12:17, Florian Effenberger wrote: > Hi Jim, > > Jim Jagielski wrote on 2011-06-06 18.06: >>> >>> The reality is that IBM employees wearing their IBM hats, have made it >>> >  crystal clear on the general@incubator list that IBM is going to force >>> >  The Apache Foundation

Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

2011-06-06 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi Jim, Jim Jagielski wrote on 2011-06-06 18.06: The reality is that IBM employees wearing their IBM hats, have made it > crystal clear on the general@incubator list that IBM is going to force > The Apache Foundation to take the project. > How? I am *not* saying you would be influenced or f