Ian Laurenson wrote:
My concern was about 3 things:
1. Money going to a central OOo fund and not the "Open Document
Fellowship".
Why would it? Where does ODF come into this? Jean has a company called
Friens of OpenDocument. It is separate from ODF.
2. That the accounts are open so that it is clear that all proceeds are
going to the central fund.
3. Audited.
You have reassured me about 3 only.
Ultimately, you are saying that you don't trust Jean and others runing
Friends of OpenDocument. Well, I trust her completely, and I think most
people here will agree that she has always acted in a trustwrothy fashion.
My perception of the way that the leaders of OOoAuthors are behaving -
setting up the "Open Document Fellowship",
We are not allowed to have other interests aside from OpenOffice?
printing and selling the books to help fund the fellowship,
This, of course, is not true. The people in Friends of OpenDocument
(Jean, Linda, ... not sure who else) did a lot of work to sell guides
and OOoAuthors will decide what to do with the money. Saying that the
money will go to another, unrelated project, is a fabrication. There is
no basis that.
Best,
Daniel.
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