>"The latest incarnation of OpenOffice was last month released for >testing by users. Early reviews say it marks a big advance over earlier >versions of the free word processing, spreadsheet and presentation package." > >http://news.ft.com/cms/s/1c5e53b8-b205-11d9-8c61-00000e2511c8.html > >John >
So, I read this article, by the really nice and intelligent Simon London, who also, I can assure you, snipped maybe two things I sort of nevrer said out of an hour-long interview. Welcome to the world of media. F'rinstance: When he asked, what happens if Sun should no longer support OOo? I answered, "OOo is a tightly organized community that can exist independent of Sun or any other sponsoring company. We have an independent governing council. Sure, we would rather Sun continued support. But should that not be the case, there is an excellent chance another large enterprise would support us or we should form an independent foundation." I didn't sound wistful. And, I also have media training. Basically, and this is a warning, of sorts, the media will interview you with a certain thing they want, and talking heads exist mainly to substantiate that thing they want represented. They'll snip your language so it conforms to their agenda. And it's very hard to get around. Right now, OOo is sitting rather pretty. We are very successful, really the "poster child" of open source, and represent a serious alternative, for companies as well as individuals, to MSFT. So, the media see us as fair game and relish taking pot shots. It brings in readers. Look for instance at the recent (and absurd) Australian story that just hit /. Expect more of such from press focusing now on Sun's evident weaknesses, on OOo's community, and so on; on whatever they can cite as a weakness. best Louis --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
