OO/LO License (Was: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO)

2011-06-04 Thread Jochen Wiedmann
Excuse me for interrupting ... On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 12:01 AM, robert_w...@us.ibm.com wrote: LibreOffice uses a dual license LGPLv3/MPL. I've been reading MPL a few times in this discussion. But neither http://www.libreoffice.org/download/license/ nor

Re: OO/LO License (Was: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO)

2011-06-04 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 1:31 PM, Jochen Wiedmann jochen.wiedm...@gmail.com wrote: Excuse me for interrupting ... On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 12:01 AM,  robert_w...@us.ibm.com wrote: LibreOffice uses a dual license LGPLv3/MPL. I've been reading MPL a few times in this discussion. But neither    

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-04 Thread Sam Ruby
On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 12:45 AM, Greg Stein gst...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 22:25,  robert_w...@us.ibm.com wrote: ... Simon, Could you say a little of when you had in mind with this segment: potentially highly complementary focus on the GNU/Linux community as well as on

Re: OO/LO License (Was: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO)

2011-06-04 Thread Simon Phipps
On 4 Jun 2011, at 12:09, Simos Xenitellis simos.li...@googlemail.com wrote: On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 1:31 PM, Jochen Wiedmann jochen.wiedm...@gmail.com wrote: Excuse me for interrupting ... On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 12:01 AM, robert_w...@us.ibm.com wrote: LibreOffice uses a dual license

Re: OO/LO License (Was: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO)

2011-06-04 Thread Jochen Wiedmann
On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Simon Phipps si...@webmink.com wrote: This, by the way, is the source of some of the irritation from TDF, who went to a fair bit of trouble to accommodate IBM but have been represented otherwise on Rob's blog and elsewhere. And rightfully so, if your

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-04 Thread Simon Phipps
On 4 Jun 2011, at 12:19, Sam Ruby ru...@intertwingly.net wrote: LibreOffice complements anything we do here at Apache to those who agree with the license terms under which LibreOffice is made available. Until or unless we resolve that issue, I feel that the statement above would need to

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-04 Thread Sam Ruby
On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 7:43 AM, Simon Phipps si...@webmink.com wrote: On 4 Jun 2011, at 12:19, Sam Ruby ru...@intertwingly.net wrote: LibreOffice complements anything we do here at Apache to those who agree with the license terms under which LibreOffice is made available.  Until or unless

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-04 Thread robert_weir
Simon Phipps si...@webmink.com wrote on 06/04/2011 07:43:50 AM: On 4 Jun 2011, at 12:19, Sam Ruby ru...@intertwingly.net wrote: LibreOffice complements anything we do here at Apache to those who agree with the license terms under which LibreOffice is made available. Until or

Re: OO/LO License (Was: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO)

2011-06-04 Thread Charles-H. Schulz
Hello Jochen, 2011/6/4 Jochen Wiedmann jochen.wiedm...@gmail.com On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Simon Phipps si...@webmink.com wrote: This, by the way, is the source of some of the irritation from TDF, who went to a fair bit of trouble to accommodate IBM but have been represented

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-04 Thread Ian Lynch
On 4 June 2011 13:37, robert_w...@us.ibm.com wrote: Simon Phipps si...@webmink.com wrote on 06/04/2011 07:43:50 AM: On 4 Jun 2011, at 12:19, Sam Ruby ru...@intertwingly.net wrote: LibreOffice complements anything we do here at Apache to those who agree with the license terms

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-04 Thread Jim Jagielski
On Sat, Jun 04, 2011 at 12:43:50PM +0100, Simon Phipps wrote: On 4 Jun 2011, at 12:19, Sam Ruby ru...@intertwingly.net wrote: LibreOffice complements anything we do here at Apache to those who agree with the license terms under which LibreOffice is made available. Until or unless

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-04 Thread Simon Phipps
On 4 Jun 2011, at 18:18, Jim Jagielski j...@jagunet.com wrote: On Sat, Jun 04, 2011 at 12:43:50PM +0100, Simon Phipps wrote: On 4 Jun 2011, at 12:19, Sam Ruby ru...@intertwingly.net wrote: LibreOffice complements anything we do here at Apache to those who agree with the license terms

Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread robert_weir
I'm perceiving that we're circling around on the same points with no new options coming up. So I'd like to record the state of the issue. If there is consensus on this formulation, I'll place it in the wiki. Of course, if the discussion advances the issue or positions move, I can always go

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread Greg Stein
Your proposed text does not cover the fact that TDF/LO can lift code from ASF into their products. (and typo in the first sentence) On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 14:03, robert_w...@us.ibm.com wrote: I'm perceiving that we're circling around on the same points with no new options coming up.  So I'd

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread Simon Phipps
Your proposed text also does not recognise possibilities for collaboration to protect the OpenOffice consumer end-user community in the interim while your project sorts itself out. S.

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread robert_weir
Simon Phipps si...@webmink.com wrote on 06/03/2011 02:33:21 PM: Your proposed text also does not recognise possibilities for collaboration to protect the OpenOffice consumer end-user community in the interim while your project sorts itself out. Can you state this in the form of a

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread Greg Stein
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 14:50, robert_w...@us.ibm.com wrote: Greg Stein gst...@gmail.com wrote on 06/03/2011 02:27:55 PM: Your proposed text does not cover the fact that TDF/LO can lift code from ASF into their products. This is true, but would you call that collaboration? ABSOLUTELY. Q:

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread Leif Hedstrom
On 06/03/2011 12:57 PM, Greg Stein wrote: On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 14:50,robert_w...@us.ibm.com wrote: Greg Steingst...@gmail.com wrote on 06/03/2011 02:27:55 PM: Your proposed text does not cover the fact that TDF/LO can lift code from ASF into their products. This is true, but would you

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread Simon Phipps
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 7:57 PM, Greg Stein gst...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 14:50, robert_w...@us.ibm.com wrote: Greg Stein gst...@gmail.com wrote on 06/03/2011 02:27:55 PM: Your proposed text does not cover the fact that TDF/LO can lift code from ASF into their

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread robert_weir
Greg Stein gst...@gmail.com wrote on 06/03/2011 02:57:48 PM: On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 14:50, robert_w...@us.ibm.com wrote: Greg Stein gst...@gmail.com wrote on 06/03/2011 02:27:55 PM: Your proposed text does not cover the fact that TDF/LO can lift code from ASF into their products.

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread Greg Stein
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 15:12, robert_w...@us.ibm.com wrote: ... This is the OpenOffice proposal, not the LO proposal.  So we should be This is the section on how we collaborate with LO, among others. I consider that part of the OpenOffice proposal. Look at it this way: you can exclude them

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread robert_weir
Greg Stein gst...@gmail.com wrote on 06/03/2011 03:24:02 PM: On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 15:12, robert_w...@us.ibm.com wrote: ... This is the OpenOffice proposal, not the LO proposal. So we should be This is the section on how we collaborate with LO, among others. I consider that part of

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread dsh
Rob, I think being more open concerning collaboration can't hurt what do you think? So it would be nice if the proposal could be open and diplomatic in this regards. Probably the intention should be to not shut the door in the very beginning and thus omit collaboration with other parties. Tho,

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread Sam Ruby
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 4:11 PM, dsh daniel.hais...@googlemail.com wrote: Besides that, I was asking myself why Rob is the only one who could add such a tone to the proposal? If there would be consensus that open and proactive collaboration with other parties is important it's up to the

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread Simon Phipps
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 9:46 PM, Sam Ruby ru...@intertwingly.net wrote: On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 4:11 PM, dsh daniel.hais...@googlemail.com wrote: Besides that, I was asking myself why Rob is the only one who could add such a tone to the proposal? If there would be consensus that open and

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread Sam Ruby
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 4:48 PM, Simon Phipps si...@webmink.com wrote: On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 9:46 PM, Sam Ruby ru...@intertwingly.net wrote: On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 4:11 PM, dsh daniel.hais...@googlemail.com wrote: Besides that, I was asking myself why Rob is the only one who could add

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread Benson Margulies
I started the process by adding a couple of TBD's. My little vision is that IPMC members might add notes of the form: I cannot vote +1 for this proposal until this section addresses issue X' When all those comments are gone, we have, in effect, voted. On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 5:17 PM, Sam Ruby

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread robert_weir
dsh daniel.hais...@googlemail.com wrote on 06/03/2011 04:11:43 PM: Rob, I think being more open concerning collaboration can't hurt what do you think? So it would be nice if the proposal could be open and diplomatic in this regards. Probably the intention should be to not shut the door

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread Simon Phipps
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 10:17 PM, Sam Ruby ru...@intertwingly.net wrote: On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 4:48 PM, Simon Phipps si...@webmink.com wrote: On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 9:46 PM, Sam Ruby ru...@intertwingly.net wrote: On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 4:11 PM, dsh daniel.hais...@googlemail.com wrote:

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread robert_weir
sa3r...@gmail.com wrote on 06/03/2011 05:17:46 PM: Rules? :-) From http://incubator.apache.org/guides/proposal.html : The incoming community needs to work together before presenting this proposal to the incubator. Think about and discuss future goals and the reasons for coming to

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread Benson Margulies
Please do not turn this thread into *ANOTHER* however polite argument the possible construction of the community. So to be clear, the wiki page for the OOo proposal is open for anyone to edit and not just Apache members or the project's proposers. Yes: As Sam wrote: .  Defacement of the

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread Benson Margulies
And if we split the page into separate proposals (not unlikely given the clear differences of vision expressed on the list already), which one is voted on?  All of them? Rob, Splitting the page would be an extreme situation, and it would indicate, to me, that the incubator PMC is faced with

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread Greg Stein
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 16:01, robert_w...@us.ibm.com wrote: Greg Stein gst...@gmail.com wrote on 06/03/2011 03:24:02 PM: On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 15:12,  robert_w...@us.ibm.com wrote: ... This is the OpenOffice proposal, not the LO proposal.  So we should be This is the section on how we

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread Sam Ruby
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 5:20 PM, Simon Phipps si...@webmink.com wrote: On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 10:17 PM, Sam Ruby ru...@intertwingly.net wrote: On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 4:48 PM, Simon Phipps si...@webmink.com wrote: On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 9:46 PM, Sam Ruby ru...@intertwingly.net wrote: On

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread Sam Ruby
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 5:42 PM, Greg Stein gst...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 16:01,  robert_w...@us.ibm.com wrote: Greg Stein gst...@gmail.com wrote on 06/03/2011 03:24:02 PM: On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 15:12,  robert_w...@us.ibm.com wrote: ... This is the OpenOffice proposal, not

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread robert_weir
Greg Stein gst...@gmail.com wrote on 06/03/2011 05:42:14 PM: So yah. I'm giving up on this for now. My suggestions are hitting a teflon wall. But it shouldn't. Including the LO community in this proposal should be a no-brainer. I don't think that including them by reference [to the Apache

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread Simon Phipps
I suggest: The LibreOffice project is an important partner in the OpenOffice.org community, with an established potentially highly complementary focus on the GNU/Linux community as well as on Windows and Mac consumer end-users. We will seek to build a constructive working and technical

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread dsh
+1 (I like the positive tone that tries to omit words having a negative connotation) Cheers Daniel On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 12:16 AM, Simon Phipps si...@webmink.com wrote: I suggest: The LibreOffice project is an important partner in the OpenOffice.org community, with an established

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread Davanum Srinivas
Simon, As a Incubator PMC member, I'd like to hear what the TDF folks think about this suggested path. In the end the people who do the day-to-day work will end up collaborating or not...But, here's my +1 that implies that i'd like folks who are signing on to this podling do their best to make

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread Ross Gardler
Sent from my mobile device (so please excuse typos) On 3 Jun 2011, at 23:01, robert_w...@us.ibm.com wrote: If TDF decides at a later point to change to a compatible license, then this would open up additional ways in which we could collaborate, and we would welcome that as well. It's not

RE: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread Allen Pulsifer
As a Incubator PMC member, I'd like to hear what the TDF folks think about this suggested path. In the end the people who do the day-to-day work will end up collaborating or not...But, here's my +1 that implies that i'd like folks who are signing on to this podling do their best to make this

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread Greg Stein
Excellent. Thanks, Simon! On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 18:16, Simon Phipps si...@webmink.com wrote: I suggest: The LibreOffice project is an important partner in the OpenOffice.org community, with an established potentially highly complementary focus on the GNU/Linux community as well as on

Discussion with TDF/LO people (was: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO)

2011-06-03 Thread Greg Stein
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 18:53, Allen Pulsifer pulsi...@openoffice.org wrote: As a Incubator PMC member, I'd like to hear what the TDF folks think about this suggested path. In the end the people who do the day-to-day work will end up collaborating or not...But, here's my +1 that implies that

RE: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
...@webmink.com] http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/201106.mbox/%3cbanlktimkdxoce12t-xggq5ls+nmkluo...@mail.gmail.com%3e Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 14:21 To: general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread Greg Stein
/incubator-general/201106.mbox/%3cbanlktimkdxoce12t-xggq5ls+nmkluo...@mail.gmail.com%3e Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 14:21 To: general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO [ ... ] So to be clear, the wiki page for the OOo

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread Simon Phipps
Given the generally positive response I've edited that text into the wiki. S. On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 11:57 PM, Greg Stein gst...@gmail.com wrote: Excellent. Thanks, Simon! On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 18:16, Simon Phipps si...@webmink.com wrote: I suggest: The LibreOffice project is an

Re: Discussion with TDF/LO people (was: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO)

2011-06-03 Thread Simon Phipps
Sorry, hit send too soon. On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 12:07 AM, Greg Stein gst...@gmail.com wrote: Now... with that said. Consider a typical person from the ASF who might want to do that. Say.. like myself. I don't know what list to subscribe to. (name only one!) ... If somebody can say what list

Re: Discussion with TDF/LO people (was: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO)

2011-06-03 Thread Greg Stein
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 19:23, Simon Phipps si...@webmink.com wrote: On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 12:07 AM, Greg Stein gst...@gmail.com wrote: (like our invitation to general@incubator) ... Did I miss it? Actually I have not seen any invitations from anyone associated with this proposal on the

Re: Discussion with TDF/LO people (was: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO)

2011-06-03 Thread Simon Phipps
On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 12:39 AM, Greg Stein gst...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 19:23, Simon Phipps si...@webmink.com wrote: On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 12:07 AM, Greg Stein gst...@gmail.com wrote: (like our invitation to general@incubator) ... Did I miss it? Actually I have not

RE: Discussion with TDF/LO people (was: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO)

2011-06-03 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO) [ ... ] Now... with that said. Consider a typical person from the ASF who might want to do that. Say.. like myself. I don't know what list to subscribe to. (name only one!) ... If somebody can say what list that ASF people could subscribe

Re: Discussion with TDF/LO people (was: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO)

2011-06-03 Thread Ross Gardler
I popped into the LO IRC channel a few times Sent from my mobile device (so please excuse typos) On 4 Jun 2011, at 00:39, Greg Stein gst...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 19:23, Simon Phipps si...@webmink.com wrote: On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 12:07 AM, Greg Stein gst...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: Discussion with TDF/LO people (was: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO)

2011-06-03 Thread Greg Stein
-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/201106.mbox/%3cbanlktimu0roezdocxkgn_9dacyf6qej...@mail.gmail.com%3e Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 16:08 To: general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Discussion with TDF/LO people (was: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

Re: Discussion with TDF/LO people (was: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO)

2011-06-03 Thread Jim Jagielski
On Fri, Jun 03, 2011 at 07:07:39PM -0400, Greg Stein wrote: But engaging the LO community on a basic matter of hey. I'm here to answer any questions, and to listen to concerns. Acting as a raw conduit can be difficult (witness Jim's early emails being forwarded across the lists). I've

Re: Discussion with TDF/LO people (was: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO)

2011-06-03 Thread Jim Jagielski
On Sat, Jun 04, 2011 at 12:43:38AM +0100, Simon Phipps wrote: Must've been private. Personally I think it would be great for someone to show up on both the openoffice.org and Document Foundation mailing lists and say hey, I know you've felt the ground rumbling, are there any questions I can

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread robert_weir
Simon Phipps si...@webmink.com wrote on 06/03/2011 06:16:22 PM: I suggest: The LibreOffice project is an important partner in the OpenOffice.org community, with an established potentially highly complementary focus on the GNU/Linux community as well as on Windows and Mac consumer

Re: Apache OpenOffice.org Incubator Proposal: Collaboration with TDF/LO

2011-06-03 Thread Greg Stein
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 22:25, robert_w...@us.ibm.com wrote: ... Simon, Could you say a little of when you had in mind with this segment: potentially highly complementary focus on the GNU/Linux community as well as on Windows and Mac consumer end-users By one definition, complementary