Thanks Sam Sent from my mobile device (so please excuse typos)
On 4 Jun 2011, at 18:13, Sam Ruby <ru...@intertwingly.net> wrote: > On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 12:44 PM, <robert_w...@us.ibm.com> wrote: >> Ross Gardler <rgard...@apache.org> wrote on 06/04/2011 11:59:08 AM: >> >>> Subject: Re: TDF/LO, what is the art of the possible? >>> >>> I think it is relevant how the ASF would respond. Silence will be >>> taken as negative yet if the ASF Board were to response to such >>> questions without first understanding the consensus of the members I >>> would be most displeased with my Board. >>> >>> To expect the TDF to treat their membership in this way is, IMHO, >>> unreasonable. This should be a dialog not a set of binary choices. >> >> Indeed. It could always occur in multiple stages, with TDF getting >> feedback from their membership, etc., doing this in iterative rounds of >> discussions. I leave it to TDF how best to caucus. >> >> Would you acknowledge that having a direct negotiating session with 500 >> individual in not really practical, especially if those individuals have >> no authority over their organization's respective licenses? Or, in your >> experience, do you know of a better way? If so, please share. > > Unless anybody objects, I will personally take ownership of this > issue. On the subject of licenses I *can* speak authoritatively on > behalf of the ASF. I've engaged in the discussion both here and on > the documentfoundation.org lists. > > The best summary I am aware of to date on this issue can be found at: > http://s.apache.org/lY > >> -Rob > > - Sam Ruby > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
