Hello, > From: Raphael Bircher [mailto:rbircherapa...@gmail.com]
> Apache OpenOffice NG stands for New Generation. I know, this > thread is > difficult. Just sit down, relax and read it. This is just a > brainstorm. We > don't talk now if it's possible or not. > > What would happened if we drop the product but not the > project? Drop the > binaries and just doing source Release. The idea is to hand > over the final > products (can be a variety of products) to third party organizations > (Companies, whatever). The Project remains open to provide a common > codebase. > > I know, this is a complete different way. At first i said: > "NO, NEVER", > but if I start thinking a bit longer I also see the big chances in. Everything you propose can be done today, there is no need for a separate decision. Your mistake is (imho) to believe that a decision from us would automatically increase the interest of third party organizations. > Maybe we should say goodbye to the idea of the one big office > suite who > try to serve all the peoples needs and start to think in > direction of > smaller office tools who are customized for a User Group. I do not read the word "cloud", but I am afraid that is meant. In this case, I say: I need, even in the future, a _desktop_ office. For me this is a question of security, because in today's reality, the cloud is only safe until the next hacker attack. Greetings, Jörg --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org