-0 (binding) I concur with Sanjiva and it seems to be just a political move to me.
On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 19:04, Sanjiva Weerawarana <sanj...@opensource.lk> wrote: > -1, as I feel this is not in the best interests of the world but rather of a > few powers. > > (Officially I'm on the incubator PMC I believe but I have not been active .. > so lets chalk this up for non-binding.) > > Sanjiva. > > On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 9:32 PM, Sam Ruby <ru...@intertwingly.net> wrote: > >> *** Please change your Subject: line for any [DISCUSSION] of this [VOTE] >> >> As the discussions on the OpenOfficeProposal threads seem to be winding >> down, I would like to initiate the vote to accept OpenOffice.org as an >> Apache Incubator project. >> >> At the end of this mail, I've put a copy of the current proposal. Here is >> a link to the document in the wiki: >> >> http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/OpenOfficeProposal?action=recall&rev=207 >> >> As the proposal discussion threads are numerous, I encourage people to scan >> and review the archives for this month: >> >> >> http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/201106.mbox/browser >> >> Please cast your votes: >> >> [ ] +1 Accept OpenOffice.org for incubation >> [ ] +0 Indifferent to OpenOffice.org incubation >> [ ] -1 Reject OpenOffice.org for incubation >> >> This vote will close 72 hours from now. >> >> - Sam Ruby >> >> = OpenOffice.org - An open productivity environment = >> == Abstract == >> !OpenOffice.org is comprised of six personal productivity applications: a >> word processor (and its web-authoring component), spreadsheet, presentation >> graphics, drawing, equation editor, and database. !OpenOffice.org is >> released on Windows, Solaris, Linux and Macintosh operation systems, with >> more [[http://porting.openoffice.org/|communities]] joining, including a >> mature [[http://porting.openoffice.org/freebsd/|FreeBSD port]]. >> !OpenOffice.org is localized, supporting over 110 languages worldwide. >> >> == Proposal == >> Apache !OpenOffice.org will continue the mission pursued by the >> !OpenOffice.org project while under the sponsorship of Sun and Oracle, >> namely: >> >> "To create, as a community, the leading international office suite that >> will run on all major platforms and provide access to all functionality and >> data through open-component based APIs and an XML-based file format." >> >> In addition to to building the !OpenOffice.org product, as an end-user >> facing product with many existing individual and corporate users, this >> project will also be active in supporting end-users via tutorials, user >> forums, document template repositories, etc. The project will also work to >> further enable !OpenOffice.org to be used as a programmable module in >> document automation scenarios. >> >> == Background == >> !OpenOffice.org was launched as an open source project by Sun Microsystems >> in June 2000. !OpenOffice.org was originally developed under the name of >> StarOffice by Star Division, a German company, which was acquired by Sun >> Microsystems in 1999. Sun released this as open source in 2000. >> !OpenOffice.org is the leading alternative to MS-Office available. Its >> most recent major version, the 3.x series saw over [[ >> http://www.webmasterpro.de/portal/news/2010/02/05/international-openoffice-market-shares.html|100million >> downloads]] in its first year. The [[ >> http://www.webmasterpro.de/portal/news/2010/02/05/international-openoffice-market-shares.html|mostrecent >> estimates]] suggest a market share on the order of 8-15%. >> >> The !OpenOffice source is written in C++ and delivers language-neutral and >> scriptable functionality. This source technology introduces the next-stage >> architecture, allowing use of the suite elements as separate applications or >> as embedded components in other applications. Numerous other features are >> also present including XML-based file formats based on the vendor-neutral >> !OpenDocument Format (ODF) standard from OASIS and other resources. >> >> == Rationale == >> !OpenOffice.org core development would continue at Apache following the >> contribution by Oracle, in accordance with Apache bylaws and its usual open >> development processes. Both Oracle and ASF agree that the !OpenOffice.org >> development community, previously fragmented, would re-unite under ASF to >> ensure a stable and long term future for OpenOffice.org. ASF would enable >> corporate, non-profit, and volunteer stakeholders to contribute code in a >> collaborative fashion. >> >> Supporting tooling projects will accompany the !OpenOffice.org >> contribution, providing APIs for extending and customizing !OpenOffice.org. >> >> Both !OpenOffice.org and the related tooling projects support the OASIS >> Open Document Format, and will attract an ecosystem of developers, ISVs and >> Systems Integrators. ODF ensures the users of !OpenOffice.org and related >> solutions will own their document data, and be free to choose the >> application or solution that best meets their requirements. >> >> The !OpenOffice.org implementation will serve as a reference implementation >> of the Open Document Format standard. >> >> = Current Status = >> == Meritocracy == >> We understand the intention and value of meritocracy at Apache. We are >> particularly gratified to learn, during the discussion on this proposal, >> that there is a strong role for non-coders to participate in this >> meritocracy and as they demonstrate their sustained commitment and merit, to >> take on additional community responsibilities. >> >> The initial developers are very familiar with open source development, both >> at Apache and elsewhere. Apache was chosen specifically because Oracle as >> contributor, and IBM as Sponsor, as well as the initial developers, want to >> encourage this style of development for the project. A diverse developer >> community is regarded as necessary for a healthy, stable, long term >> !OpenOffice.org project. >> >> == Community == >> The !OpenOffice.org project, over its 10+ years of existence has spawned a >> diverse set of derived applications, each associated with its own set of >> communities. Some of the more prominent applications built on >> !OpenOffice.org include: >> >> * !LibreOffice >> >> * [[http://wiki.ooo4kids.org|OOo4Kids]] / [[http://wiki.ooolight.org >> |OOoLight]] >> >> * IBM Lotus Symphony >> * !RedFlag China 2000 !RedOffice >> >> * !NeoOffice >> >> * !EurOffice >> >> A fuller picture of the range of customizations of !OpenOffice.org is >> illustrated in this time line: >> >> {{http://www.robweir.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/oo-forks.png}} >> >> Each of these products has one more more associated communities, which >> might include: >> >> 1. a user community >> 1. a developer community >> 1. a community of supporter, promoters, trainers, consultants, e.g., an >> extended ecosystem >> >> In some cases the development effort for the derived project consists of >> repackaging the core !OpenOffice.org code with additional plugins, fonts, >> clipart, in other cases an additional language translation is added bundled >> with additional language tools (spell checking dictionaries, grammar >> proofers), and in other cases the development work involves changes of the >> core components. >> >> In some cases the communities coordinate closely with the parent >> !OpenOffice.org projects, in other cases they have effectively "forked" into >> independent projects, and in some cases we really have no idea who they are >> or what they are doing. For example, screen shots of the secretive North >> Korean "Red Star" computer system indicate that it is likely using a >> customized version of !OpenOffice. >> >> The above community relations are as much social as business. The annual >> !OpenOffice.org Conference has, for many years, been an important event on >> the calendar for community members, a "gathering of the clans" and generally >> brings in the "extended family" of projects, often including >> non-!OpenOffice.org based projects that interoperate with !OpenOffice.org >> via the !OpenDocument Format (ODF) document format, e.g., Google Docs, >> Microsoft Office, !AbiWord, Calligra Suite/KOffice. We want to continue this >> tradition with members of any eventual Apache !OpenOffice TLP, in >> conjunction with the extended community of derived projects. >> >> One of our goals with this incubation project will be to rationalize and >> formalize the coordination of these upstream and downstream contribution, >> basing it on the Apache 2.0 license, which should help us disseminate >> enhancements to the core more easily, since this license is easily consumed >> by all derivatives, even those with copyleft licenses. We need to identify >> which functions performed by the broader network of communities are a good >> fit for an eventual Apache TLP, and which things fit better outside of >> Apache.We also need to respect that the maintainers of these derivatives of >> !OpenOffice.org have a lot of pride in their distributions and value their >> independent names and websites. So it is not reasonable to expect that they >> will wish to be folded into a single "vanilla" Apache !OpenOffice.org. >> However, we must do what is possible to encourage and further develop a >> thriving ecosystem around this project. >> >> One possible outcome is that we encourage the core development of the >> editors to occur in Apache, while making it easy, via a modular extension >> mechanism, a modular install, etc. for others to customize and redistribute >> as permitted by the Apache 2.0 license. >> >> == Collaboration with LibreOffice == >> The !LibreOffice project is an important partner in the !OpenOffice.org >> community, with an established focus on the GNU/Linux community as well as >> on Windows and Mac consumer end-users. The Apache !OpenOffice project will >> seek to build a constructive working and technical relationship so that the >> source code developed at Apache can be readily used downstream by >> !LibreOffice, as well as exploring ways for their upstream contributions to >> be integrated. >> >> There will be other ways we will be able to collaborate, including jointly >> sponsored events, interoperability 'plugfests', standards development, >> shared build management infrastructure, shared release mirrors, coordination >> of build schedules and version numbers, defect lists, and other downstream >> requirements. We will make this relationship a priority early in the life of >> the podlet. >> >> == Core Developers == >> The initial set of committers include developers and other contributors to >> !OpenOffice.org, as well members of other derived products, open source and >> commercial, including Symphony, RedOffice, LibreOffice, EducOOo, etc. >> These committers have varying degrees of experience with Apache-style open >> source development, ranging from none to ASF Members. >> >> == Marketing == >> Since its origins, !OpenOffice.org has had a healthy group of volunteers >> committed to marketing with "!MarCons" in many countries. There are existing >> initiatives that combine marketing with the possibility of raising >> independent funds, for example through EU grant applications related to the >> Life Long Learning programme, the certification project and developing the >> selling of marketing collateral around the OpenOffice.org brand. There is >> potential to independently raise money to substantially improve the quality >> and take up of the code that was not realised previously. >> >> == Education == >> Create a '''strong bridge between !OpenOffice.org and the Educational >> World''' : >> >> * Provide a place for !OpenOffice.org users, in Education context: discuss >> about adapt !OpenOffice.org to your pedagogy, your needs ..etc (all levels >> of Education are concerned ) >> >> * Provide and promote tools adapted to pedagogical use, around >> !OpenOffice.org >> >> * Write code together : train students to OpenOffice.org source code, >> create new features, experiment and reverse the best code to be integrated, >> following the [[http://education.openoffice.org|OpenOffice.org Education >> Project model]] and the [[http://www.educoo.org|EducOOo effort]]. >> >> * !OpenOffice.org has also maintained various mentoring projects and >> efforts and are in demand >> >> == Alignment == >> The developers of !OpenOffice.org will want to work with the Apache >> Software Foundation specifically because Apache has proven to provide a >> strong foundation and set of practices for developing standards-based >> infrastructure and related components. Additionally, the project may evolve >> to support cloud and mobile platforms from its starting point of desktop >> operating systems. >> >> = Known Risks = >> == Orphaned products == >> We are encouraged by the strong initial response that news of this proposal >> has attracted, quickly growing from two to over 80 proposed committers. >> Among those names are individuals who have been involved with this project >> for 10 years or more. In addition to the individual volunteers, there is a >> __significant__[[ >> http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/34638.wss|corporatecommittment]]. >> The risk, as in most projects, is to grow the project and >> maintain diversity. This is a priority that is keenly desired by the >> community. >> >> == Inexperience with Open Source == >> The initial developers include long-time open source developers, including >> Apache Members. Although the vast majority of proposed committers do not >> have Apache experience, they do have open source experience. For example, >> the names from *openoffice.org addresses were involved with the project >> previously. >> >> The inexperience risk is also mitigated by the strong list of mentors who >> have signed up to support this project. >> >> == Homogeneous Developers == >> !OpenOffice.org for many years was managed by Sun, who provided the >> majority of its engineering resources as well as its direction. Moving this >> project to Apache enables a new start and provide a broad framework. We >> intend to engage in strong recruitment efforts in order to further >> strengthen and diversify this project. >> >> In terms of geographic diversity, the project has strong European >> participation. This reflects the historical core of the development effort >> in this project. We wish to diversify this more, especially encouraging >> greater participation from CJK, India and South America. >> >> == Reliance on Salaried Developers == >> The initial group of proposed committers does not appear to be dominated by >> a single company. However, when we look at sponsored developers, with the >> ability to work on this project full time, IBM clearly has more committers. >> We beleive that this situation will change, as the project developers. The >> value of this code under a the permissive Apache 2.0 license will attract >> and encourage opportunities, not only for existing software vendors, but >> also for new ventures. This is a new opportunity, not previously permitted >> to the same degree by the project's previous license. This combined with a >> strong recruitment effort will help remove the project reliance on >> developers from any single company. >> >> == Relationships with Other Apache Products == >> Several potential areas for collaboration with other Apache projects have >> been suggested, including: >> >> [[http://poi.apache.org|Apache POI]] potentially, if POI extends to >> support ODF, the default file format of !OpenOffice.org. (and initial >> discussions on this have been promising) >> >> [[http://tika.apache.org/|Apache Tika]] is a generic toolkit for >> extracting text and metadata from various file formats. Improving ODF >> support with tools from OOo is an obvious area of interest for Tika. >> >> [[http://pdfbox.apache.org/|Apache PDFBox]] is a Java library for working >> with PDF documents. If not direct code sharing over the Java / C++ divide, >> then at least sharing of PDF know-how and perhaps things like test cases >> between these projects would be great. >> >> [[http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/|Apache XML Graphics]] for SVG related >> libraries >> >> [[http://community.apache.org/|Community Development]] >> >> We are interested in further exploring these options. >> >> == A Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand == >> !OpenOffice.org in itself is a very strong brand. Our primary interest is >> in the processes, systems, and framework Apache has put in place around open >> source software development more than any fascination with the brand. >> >> == Documentation == >> Additional reading on !OpenOffice.org can be found at the [[ >> http://www.openoffice.org/|existing project's website]]. >> >> == Localization == >> This part is mandatory, and an important step in the organization. >> >> == Initial Source == >> The initial source will consist of a collection of !OpenOffice.org files as >> specified in Oracle's submitted SGA. >> >> During incubation, we will seek a grant to the following additional items: >> >> * [[ >> http://hg.services.openoffice.org/DEV300/file/DEV300_m106/mysqlc|MySQLConnector >> module]] >> >> * [[ >> http://hg.services.openoffice.org/DEV300/file/DEV300_m106/default_images|defaultimages]] >> >> * [[ >> http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/ChildWorkSpace|ChildWorkSpaces(CWS)]] >> >> == External Dependencies == >> !OpenOffice has external dependencies, including source and binary, >> required and optional, under a variety of licenses. A list of these >> dependencies can be found [[ >> http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/External/Modules|here]]. >> >> We acknowledge that it is a podling graduation requirement to review these >> dependencies and to get the product into conformance with Apache >> requirements. The details will vary on a case-by-case basis, but options >> available to us include: >> >> * Substitute an external dependency with one having a compatible license >> * Contact the owner of a dependency and asking for a compatible license >> * Replace a source dependency with an unmodified binary dependency >> * Make a feature be optional, or user-installed >> * Rewrite a feature to avoid the external dependency >> * Remove a feature along with its external dependencies >> >> Note: This task will be aided by the help of project members who work on >> IBM Lotus Symphony, who are familiar with many of these issues from a >> similar effort done on that product. >> >> == Cryptography == >> !OpenOffice.org supports digital signatures and encryption of documents. >> The project will complete any needed export control paperwork related to >> these features. >> >> == Required Resources == >> Note: It is recommended that after this proposal is accepted, that there be >> a consultation with ASF Legal Affairs on the trademark *before* any project >> infrastructure is created. >> >> === Mailing Lists === >> The following mailing lists: >> >> * `ooo-...@incubator.apache.org` - for developer discussions >> >> * `ooo-comm...@incubator.apache.org` - for Subversion commit messages >> >> * `ooo-iss...@incubator.apache.org` - for JIRA change notifications >> >> * `ooo-notificati...@incubator.apache.org` - for continuous build/test >> notifications >> >> '''Note''': a users mailing is not being requested at this time. It is >> anticipated that users will interact with the community through existing >> !OpenOffice.org systems, which are forums, based on phpBB. >> >> === Other resources === >> A subversion repository >> >> A JIRA issue tracker: short code "OOo" >> >> Pootle server (suggested for localization centralization) >> >> phpBB end-user forums >> >> Download site >> >> TBD: some idea of how much build infrastructure measured in hardware. >> >> Oracle will assist in the transition and migration from !OpenOffice.org. >> All of the content has already been archived and is ready for the ASF >> infrastructure group to act on. >> >> == Initial Committers == >> In order to help encourage the creation of a broad and diverse project >> built upon merit, as required of an Apache project, we have not loaded the >> initial committer list with contributors from a single company. Our >> intention is for the initial committer list to be representative of the >> various users of OOo code. It is perfectly all right to have your name on >> this list if you contribute in another way than to commit program code >> (please maintain alphabetical ordering). >> ||<tablewidth="897px" tableheight="714px">'''Name''' ||'''Email''' >> ||'''Affiliation''' ||'''iCLA''' || >> ||Kai Ahrens ||ka at openoffice dot org ||Individual !OpenOffice.org, [[ >> http://graphics.openoffice.org|graphics.openoffice.org]] || || >> ||Eric Bachard ||ericb at openoffice dot org ||[[http://www.educoo.org >> |EducOOo]],[[http://education.openoffice.org/|Education Project]] || || >> ||Mathias Bauer ||mba at openoffice dot org ||Individual !OpenOffice.org >> ||yes || >> ||Stephan Bergmann || s...@openoffice.org ||Individual !OpenOffice.org || || >> ||Raphael Bircher || r.birc...@gmx.ch >> ||[[http://www.raphaelbircher.ch|Individual]] >> !OpenOffice.org QA, and Infrastructure || || >> ||Ben Bois ||benbois at ooo4kids dot org ||[[http://www.educoo.org|EducOOo]] >> / [[http://wiki.ooo4kids.org|OOo4Kids]] / >> [[http://wiki.ooolight.org|OOoLight]] >> designer || || >> ||Andy Brown ||andy at the-marin-byrd dot net ||Individual ||yes || >> ||Simon Brouwer ||simonbr at openoffice dot org ||[[ >> http://nl.openoffice.org/|Dutch Native Language Project]] ||yes || >> ||Alexandro Colorado || j...@openoffice.org ||[[ >> http://education.openoffice.org/|Education Project]] || || >> ||Fred-Juan DIAZ ||fred-juan.diaz at educoo dot org ||[[ >> http://www.educoo.org|EducOOo]] tester || || >> ||Robert Burrell Donkin || rdon...@apache.org ||Individual ||yes || >> ||Olaf Felka ||of at openoffice.org ||individual, QA, [[ >> http://qa.openoffice.org/ooQAReloaded/FrameworkTeamsite/ooQA-TeamFramework.html|Framework]] >> || || >> ||David Fisher || w...@apache.org ||individual ||yes || >> ||Marcelo Horacio Fortino || mfort...@estrategiasgnulinux.com ||Individual >> || || >> ||Jaime R. Garza ||<<MailTo(garzaj AT SPAMFREE gmail DOT com)>> >> ||Individual || || >> ||Roman Gelbort || elprofero...@openoffice.org ||[[ >> http://openoffice.org/people/307558-elproferoman|Spanish and Marketing >> project]] || || >> ||Luis E. Vasquez || levar...@openoffice.org ||Individual || || >> ||Christian Grobmeier ||grobmeier AT apache dor org ||Individual ||yes || >> ||Wolf Halton || wolf.hal...@gmail.com ||http://atlantacloudtech.com || || >> ||Dennis E. Hamilton || dennis.hamil...@acm.org ||Individual ([[orcmid]]) >> || || >> ||Ivo Hinkelmann ||ihi at openoffice dot org ||Individual || || >> ||Eric Hoch || mave...@openoffice.org ||Co-Lead [[ >> http://de.openoffice.org/|German Native Language Project]], MacPorting >> Project || || >> ||Martin Hollmichel || m...@openoffice.org ||Release Manager, OOo external >> project lead || || >> ||imacat || ima...@mail.imacat.idv.tw ||[[http://educoo.tw|EducOOo >> Taiwan]], [[http://zh.openoffice.org|Traditional Chinese]] || || >> ||Jim Jagielski || j...@apache.org ||Individual ||yes || >> ||Christoph Jopp || j...@gmx.de ||Individual ||yes || >> ||Marcus Lange || m...@openoffice.org ||Individual [[ >> http://download.openoffice.org|download.openoffice.org]] || || >> ||Steve Lee || st...@fullmeasure.co.uk ||Individual (a11y) ||yes || >> ||Christian Lippka || c...@lippka.com ||Individual [[ >> http://graphics.openoffice.org|graphics.openoffice.org]] || || >> ||Dieter Loeschky || d...@openoffice.org ||Individual [[ >> http://performance.openoffice.org|OOo Performance]], [[ >> http://council.openoffice.org/esc|OOo ESC]] || || >> ||Ian Lynch || ian.ly...@theingots.org ||[[http://theingots.org|Marketing >> Project/TLM]] || || >> ||Carl Marcum || carl.mar...@codebuilders.net ||Individual [[ >> http://www.codebuilders.net|CodeBuilders.net]] ||yes || >> ||Patrick Maupin || pmau...@gmail.com ||Individual || || >> ||Ingrid von der Mehden ||iha at openoffice dot org ||[[ >> http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Chart2|OOo chart development]] || >> || >> ||Stephane Quenson ||stephane.quenson [at] gmail [dot] com ||Individual || >> || >> ||Eike Rathke ||ooo AT erack DOT de ||individual || || >> ||Manfred Reiter ||fredao at openoffice dot org >> ||[[http://theingots.org|Marketing >> Project/TLM]] || || >> ||Zoltán Reizinger || r4z...@openoffice.org ||Individual qa user forum || >> || >> ||Phillip Rhodes || prho...@fogbeam.com ||[[http://www.fogbeam.com|Fogbeam >> Labs]] ||yes || >> ||Andrew Rist || andrew.r...@oracle.com ||[[http://oracle.com/|Oracle]] >> ||yes || >> ||Lawrence Rosen || lro...@rosenlaw.com ||[[ >> http://www.rosenlaw.com/|Individual]] ||yes || >> ||Juergen Schmidt ||jsc at openoffice dot org ||Individual [[ >> http://api.openoffice.org|API]], >> [[http://extensions.openoffice.org|Extensions]] >> || || >> ||Jomar Silva ||homembit at gmail ||Individual >> ([[http://www.homembit.com|homembit]]) >> || || >> ||Kai Sommerfeld ||kso at openoffice dot org ||Individual !OpenOffice.org >> || || >> ||Mechtilde Stehmann || mechti...@openoffice.org ||qa officer || || >> ||Michael Stehmann || mikea...@openoffice.org ||individual || || >> ||Greg Stein ||gstein at gmail ||individual ||yes || >> ||Michael Stahl ||mst at openoffice dot org ||Individual !OpenOffice.org || >> || >> ||Carl Symons || carlsym...@gmail.com ||Individual || || >> ||Stefan Taxhet ||stx123 at gmail ||[[ >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/stefantaxhet|Individual]], [[ >> http://openoffice.org/people/4-Stefan-Taxhet|OpenOffice.org]] || || >> ||Malte Timmermann || m...@openoffice.org ||[[ >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/maltetimmermann|Individual]], [[ >> http://security.openoffice.org/|OpenOffice.org Security]] and >> Accessibility || || >> ||Rob Weir || robert_w...@us.ibm.com ||[[http://ibm.com/|IBM]] ||yes || >> ||Yong Lin Ma || mayo...@cn.ibm.com ||[[http://symphony.lotus.com|IBM, >> Symphony Architect]] ||yes || >> ||Lei Wang || l...@cn.ibm.com ||[[http://symphony.lotus.com|IBM, >> Spreadsheet]] || || >> ||Drew Jensen || d...@baseanswers.com ||Individual [[ >> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/User:Drew|TDF]] [[ >> http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:DrewJensen|OpenOffice]] >> ||yes || >> ||Graham Lauder || yori...@openoffice.org ||!OpenOffice.org !MarCon [[ >> http://marketing.openoffice.org/contacts.html|(Marketing Contact) New >> Zealand]] || || >> ||Florent André || flor...@apache.org ||individual ||yes || >> ||Allen Pulsifer ||pulsifer at openoffice.org ||individual || || >> ||Herbert Duerr || h...@openoffice.org ||individual || || >> ||Kazunari Hirano || khir...@openoffice.org ||individual || || >> ||Kent Åberg || kent.ab...@newformat.se ||[[ >> http://www.newformat.se/newformat/eng/newformat-home-index.html|NewFormat]] >> || || >> ||Maho NAKATA || m...@openoffice.org ||ja/qa project lead, FBSD porting || >> || >> ||Miguel Á. Ríos ||mariosv@miguelangel dot mobi ||Individual || || >> ||Dave !McKay || thegur...@openoffice.org ||Individual || || >> ||Louis Suárez-Potts || lo...@openoffice.org ||individual || || >> ||Fernand Vanrie || s...@pmg.be ||individual || || >> ||Arthur Buijs || artie...@openoffice.org ||[[ >> http://nl.openoffice.org/|Dutch Native Language Project]] ||Yes || >> ||Dave Barton || d...@tasit.net >> ||[[http://www.tutorialsforopenoffice.org|Tutorials >> For OpenOffice]] || || >> ||Jian Fang Zhang || zhan...@cn.ibm.com ||[[http://symphony.lotus.com|IBM, >> Symphony Chief Programmer, G11N, Security]] ||Yes || >> ||Zhe Wang || wangz...@cn.ibm.com ||[[http://symphony.lotus.com|IBM, >> Impress]] || || >> ||Don Harbison || donald_harbi...@us.ibm.com ||[[http://ibm.com/|IBM]] >> ||Yes || >> ||Jian Hong Cheng || chen...@cn.ibm.com ||[[http://symphony.lotus.com|IBM, >> Writer, Impress]] || || >> ||Chao Sun || sunc...@redoffice.com ||[[www.redoffice.com|RedOffice]] || >> || >> ||Heng Lee || lih...@redoffice.com ||[[www.redoffice.com|RedOffice]] || || >> ||Shu Wang Han || hanshuw...@redoffice.com ||[[www.redoffice.com|RedOffice]] >> || || >> ||Hong Yun An || anhong...@redoffice.com ||[[www.redoffice.com|RedOffice]] >> || || >> ||Jin Hua Chen || chenj...@cn.ibm.com ||IBM, Symphony Presentation || || >> ||Yegor Kozlov || ye...@apache.org ||individual ||yes || >> ||Juan C. Sanz || jucasac...@openoffice.org ||Spanish documentation || || >> ||Peter Junge || p...@openoffice.org ||Individual || || >> ||Cyril Beaussier ||oooforum at free dot fr ||[[ >> http://user.services.openoffice.org/fr|French forum admin]],[[ >> http://fr.openoffice.org/|French Project webmaster]] || || >> ||Damjan Jovanovic || dam...@apache.org ||individual ||yes || >> ||Fernando Cassia || fcas...@sdf.lonestar.org ||individual || || >> >> >> >> >> = Sponsors = >> == Champion == >> Sam Ruby, Apache Foundation >> >> == Nominated Mentors == >> Because of the scope and complexity of this proposed project, we believe >> that the incubation process would benefit from multiple mentors, especially >> ones willing to be the "point person" for each of the following disciplines: >> >> a. IP review >> a. infrastructure >> a. release management >> a. community development >> >> Mentors (these are all Members of the Foundation): >> >> * Jim Jagielski >> * Sam Ruby >> * Danese Cooper >> * Shane Curcuru >> * Nóirín Plunkett >> * Joe Schaefer >> * Christian Grobmeier >> * Ross Gardler >> >> == Sponsoring Entity == >> The Apache Incubator >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org >> >> > > > -- > Sanjiva Weerawarana, Ph.D. > Founder, Director & Chief Scientist; Lanka Software Foundation; > http://www.opensource.lk/ > Founder, Chairman & CEO; WSO2; http://wso2.com/ > Founder & Director; Thinkcube Systems; http://www.thinkcube.com/ > Member; Apache Software Foundation; http://www.apache.org/ > Visiting Lecturer; University of Moratuwa; http://www.cse.mrt.ac.lk/ > > Blog: http://sanjiva.weerawarana.org/ > -- ------------------------ Guillaume Nodet ------------------------ Blog: http://gnodet.blogspot.com/ ------------------------ Open Source SOA http://fusesource.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
