Le 08.05.2010 18:01, Charles-H. Schulz a écrit : > > Danishka, > > We (the Community Council) have been working with the FSF on this, stay tuned. > > Charles. > > Le 8 mai 2010 à 17:57, Danishka Navin a écrit : > > Hi Charles,
Why not adding to the extension webpage a filter on the licenses as we already have filters for OS, dictionnaries, etc. ? Kind regards. JBF >> 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 > > > > -- Jean-Baptiste Faure French N-L project Lead http://fr.openoffice.org Seuls des formats ouverts peuvent assurer la pérennité de vos documents. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@native-lang.openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@native-lang.openoffice.org
