On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 10:06 AM, Jörg Schmidt <joe...@j-m-schmidt.de> wrote: >> From: Rob Weir [mailto:robw...@apache.org] > >> > I and some of my clients (You know I offering professional >> support for OpenOffice), regret that there is no specific AOO >> version for business user. >> > >> >> How would a "business" version of AOO differ from the version that we >> release from Apache? How would the code be different? > > The code does not have to be different (he was in StarOffice not), but it is > about confidence in the market. For example, IBM could provide product > warranty for its own distribution. >
OK. Maybe you misunderstood me then. I'm not saying that we don't sell services and support related to AOO. We do. But we don't package and distribute a separate version of AOO. Regards, -Rob >> I believe what we're doing now is superior to what was talked about >> two years ago. Much has happened since then, including graduation and >> successful releases. It is clear to me that professional quality code >> can be developed and delivered from within the project. >> >> >> Our goal is to make the version of AOO that anyone can >> >> download from the www.openoffice.org stable enough for anyone, >> >> including our customers, to run. >> > >> > In my opinion it is wrong to assume that a distribution of >> AOO would (whether from IBM or other) directed against the >> interests of AOO itself. >> > >> >> The issue is not packaging. The issue is the implicit forking that >> comes from having an "IBM Edition" versus a "Community edition". >> Remember, that was essentially the approach used by Symphony. There >> is a lot of overhead in such an approach, as well as the tensions it >> raises in the community. I realize this may be the business model of >> some Linux vendors. "If you want quality you need to pay for it", I >> remember one LO developer saying. But this doesn't feel like a good >> fit for OpenOffice. >> >> And remember, we're making good use of extensions, which are specific >> to IBM products. I don't see any reason why the core code in AOO >> needs to be different for business users. The bug fixes and features >> they want are ones that anyone would want. So if it makes it easier, >> think of IBM Edition = AOO + IBM Extensions. But it makes no sense to >> offer that as an individual package, since our customers almost all >> want custom deployment support. We're not selling individual shrink >> wrapped licenses to consumers. > > I respect your arguments, only my opinion is an other. IBM does not use a > chance here. > > > Greetings, > Jörg > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
