Hi all > > Alexandro, although we even do not know wether this buyout will > actually occur (these days it seems the whole story has gotten cold > again) the very first three questions we would have to ask ourselves > and Sun/IBM/others would not be about a foundation. It would be about > the following: > - who owns the code
bad question: the code is from the cumminity... > > - who pays for the core of the development and how much Sun and IBM will not so fools to let behind a project like this, probably a fusion between lotus and OOo why not.. > > - what is the governance of the project. This will have to possibilities, one thing is community developement management, and the other the natural leadership on communitty issues, community will decide... > > > The second question is very important. If we cut the funding then OOo > is just dead because no one will be able to maintain the codebase and > we'll have to start from scratch. Absolutely wrong. If the project is no longer mantained by IBM i.e, the code will never die. Community has the codebase and this code will be revamped or forked, or another project with more community related compromise will take the lead like Gooo, i.e. This is an Open Source vision, no money no code....really wrong... > Which is to say OOo will be no more > at least for some years. [...] > > > In order to have a foundation you need the main copyright holder to > agree to put the IP in it, an then you need to secure funding and > people there. The rest is details. As you can see we barely stand at > the beginning of all this. Thats why i ask if it times fro proposals, to prepare in front of posibilities. Fear of "closed project" is an unneeded feeling. Even thought if it is happen, no need to get worried about this. Free Software is a philosophy based on community. IBM will not be so fool, to left behind the ODF formant, and some importante things... Is more probable that MySQL dissapear than Open Office. Dont get on fear :) This is a momentum to get more motivated, not to get frustrated. P.
