Hi, On 14.01.2017 11:00, Jörg Schmidt wrote: > Hello, > >> From: Peter Kovacs [mailto:legi...@gmail.com] > >> We see in Star citizen how mighty crowd can be. >> >> Maybe a platform would be great where people can pledge money >> for something >> they need. >> If the needed budget is reached, payed developers implement it. >> Or we could do it as a bonus system. You pledge money on a >> bug/enhancement, >> if the bug gets included in the release the developers get a payout. > > > >> This is just an idea. I am not sure if we can do business >> within the ASF or >> if we have to found a 3rd party entity for this. >> If we have to go 3rd party I prefer a cooperative society as >> a legal form. >> https://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/social-economy/cooperative >> s/european-cooperative-society_de > > You are basically right, but let me give the following information. > > Team OpenOffice was such a project. The participants were mainly experienced > OpenOffice developers from SUN Microsystems. > > See: > https://web.archive.org/web/20120107200702/http://teamopenoffice.org/de/the-team-de.html > > But Apache made a front against this project and so it was no chance. The > only short-term result was "White Label Office", see for example: > http://www.chip.de/downloads/White-Label-Office_53492033.html > > I do not want to criticize one-sidedly, here is a different view: > http://www.golem.de/1112/88663.html > > But Apache is the larger party and it would be the task of Apache to > recognize opportunities and bundle forces. > > This is unfortunately the truth and it is a central problem for OpenOffice. > > > > btw: > A project such as "Team OpenOffice" did not necessarily need a commercial > orientation (eg in Germany a gGmbH > https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemeinn%C3%BCtzige_GmbH one possibility), but > such a project needs the recognition of Apache. A bit more "neutral" information lived in the English Wikipedia (by an article of mine) before it was converted to a redirect:
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White_Label_Office&oldid=549769989 > Greetings, > Jörg Regards, mabdul --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
