On 6 June 2011 12:43, Florian Effenberger <flo...@documentfoundation.org>wrote:
given that the granted source code seems to be lacking important parts, and > there is no real idea on how to provide continuity for users (e.g. releasing > OOo 3.4.0). All of this will do *much* harm, IMHO even more than the benefit > of having the license you favor. > > Creative solutions for working on the licensing issue surely exist, and > Simon mentioned one of them. Setting up things in parallel is not > necessarily required from my POV. Even from the outset it seemed to me that the OOo code would get accepted to the Apache incubator. (Ok, I could be wrong but the consequences of not being accepted could be a lot worse as well as possibly better) If that is the situation what is the best way to work co-operatively for the best outcome for user continuity? The discussions here have indicated many important roles for TDF and I don't think any serious suggestions for TDF not being necessary. It's not going to be easy but then most things worth achieving aren't easy and carry risks ;-) -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications (The Schools ITQ) www.theINGOTs.org +44 (0)1827 305940 The Learning Machine Limited, Reg Office, 36 Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AQ. Reg No: 05560797, Registered in England and Wales.
