Hi Charles, On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 9:31 PM, Charles-H. Schulz < charles-h.sch...@laposte.net> wrote:
> > Danishka, > > We (the Community Council) have been working with the FSF on this, stay > tuned. > Great news! :) > > Charles. > > Le 8 mai 2010 à 17:57, Danishka Navin a écrit : > > > FYI > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: John Sullivan <i...@fsf.org> > > Date: Sat, May 8, 2010 at 1:50 AM > > Subject: [FSF] FSF launches free software extension listing for > > OpenOffice.org > > To: info-...@fsf.org, info-pr...@fsf.org > > > > > > BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Friday, May 7, 2010 -- The Free Software > > Foundation (FSF) today announced a project to assemble a replacement > > extension library for OpenOffice.org, which will list only those > > extensions which are free software, at > > <http://www.fsf.org/openoffice>. > > > > "OpenOffice.org is free software, and an important contribution to the > > free software community. However, the program offers the user a > > library of extensions, and some of them are proprietary. Distributing > > OpenOffice.org in the usual way has the effect of offering users the > > nonfree extensions too," said FSF executive director Peter Brown. > > > > The FSF asked the OpenOffice.org Community Council to list only free > > software extensions, or to provide a second independent listing which > > only included free extensions, but they declined to change their > > policy. > > > > Therefore, the FSF has launched an effort to assemble a replacement > > extension library, which will list only the extensions that are free. > > Any OpenOffice.org user will be able to use the new library instead of > > the usual one just by making a simple configuration change. It will > > not require any change in the code of OpenOffice.org itself. > > > > At this stage, the FSF is looking for volunteers to check the > > licensing on existing extensions and identify the free ones, providing > > a short descriptive text for each of them so they can be listed in the > > new library. > > > > They have started a mailing list for coordination, and a project page > > on the LibrePlanet.org wiki with instructions for how users and > > developers can make a contribution to the effort. They are > > at > > <http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/openoffice-extensions-discuss> > > and <http://groups.fsf.org/wiki/Group:OpenOfficeExtensions>. > > > > Once the library is ready, the FSF will be asking volunteers to help > > develop free replacements for the nonfree extensions that > > OpenOffice.org currently distributes. > > > > OpenOffice.org users can also help by contacting the OpenOffice > > Community Council and respectfully requesting that OpenOffice.org not > > be used as a platform for distributing proprietary software. Contact > > information for the current committee members is listed under > > "Representatives" at <http://council.openoffice.org>. OpenOffice.org > > community members (defined by the Council as people who have > > registered accounts on openoffice.org) can also suggest new agenda > > items for the Council's next meeting at > > < > > > http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Community_Council/Meeting_Guidelines#New_Action_Items > >> . > > > > ### About the Free Software Foundation > > > > The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to > > promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and > > redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and > > use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating > > system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free > > software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and > > political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites, > > located at fsf.org and gnu.org, are an important source of information > > about GNU/Linux. Donations to support the FSF's work can be made at > > <http://donate.fsf.org>. Its headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA. > > > > ### About Free Software and Open Source > > > > The free software movement's goal is freedom for computer users. Some, > > especially corporations, advocate a different viewpoint, known as > > "open source," which cites only practical goals such as making > > software powerful and reliable, focuses on development models, and > > avoids discussion of ethics and freedom. These two viewpoints are > > different at the deepest level. For more explanation, see > > <http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html>. > > > > ### Media Contacts > > > > Peter Brown > > Executive Director > > Free Software Foundation > > +1 (617) 542 5942 > > <campai...@fsf.org> > > > > ### > > > > info-fsf mailing list > > info-...@fsf.org > > Unsubscribe: http://lists.fsf.org/mailman/listinfo/info-fsf > > > > > > > > -- > > Danishka Navin > > http://danishkanavin.blogspot.com > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@native-lang.openoffice.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@native-lang.openoffice.org > > -- Danishka Navin http://danishkanavin.blogspot.com
