On Feb 19, 2015, at 2:28 PM, jan i wrote: > On Thursday, February 19, 2015, Dennis E. Hamilton <dennis.hamil...@acm.org> > wrote: > >> I favor the option proposed by Tim Williams. I think a good interim >> maneuver is to remove the sidebar link and then we can fuss about the page >> ad lib. I haven't checked on the notice that Marcus put up just yet. If >> that stays, it needs to ripple through the translations too. > > I too favor the option proposed by Tim > >> >> If I have to cast a ballot on the [VOTE] as worded, it will be for >> deletion. > > I strongly believe voting is doing more damage than good. > > but given the choices, I would have to VOTE > +1 for deleting the page. > > but please sleep on it, cancel the vote tomorrow, and make a wording > together with Andrea that the PMC (this includes Jim and yourself) are > happy with.
+1000001 Regards, Dave > > rgds > jan i > >> >> - Dennis >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Tim Williams [mailto:william...@gmail.com <javascript:;>] >> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2015 09:53 >> To: dev@openoffice.apache.org <javascript:;> >> Subject: Re: Proposal to change or remove a web page that seems to cause >> unfruitful discussions. >> >> On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 12:44 PM, jan i <j...@apache.org <javascript:;>> >> wrote: >>> [ ... ] >>> I simply do not see the need that AOO goes out alone, on confrontation >>> course with ASF, to explain the difference in licenses seen specifically >>> for our pow. We do not need this kind of pointing fingers. Let other >>> projects use the license they believe in and let us use the license ASF >>> believe in without telling we are better or even different than the >> others. >> >> fwiw, as a lurker here, that approach is much more consistent with the >> broader culture around here. Leave the provocative stuff to personal >> blogs and media. I think a good solution is to just delete the page >> and add a link to the faq[1] to your existing 'free' page[2] - I just >> don't see any value beyond what's already written between those two. >> >> Thanks, >> >> --tim >> >> [1] - http://www.apache.org/foundation/license-faq.html#WhatDoesItMEAN >> >> [2] - http://www.openoffice.org/why/why_free.html >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org >> <javascript:;> >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org >> <javascript:;> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org >> <javascript:;> >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org >> <javascript:;> >> >> > > -- > Sent from My iPad, sorry for any misspellings. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
