On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 2:41 PM, Fernando Cassia <[email protected]> wrote:
> [I guess you have heard abount it already, but in case you haven´t, > I´m pasting it here. > By the way, I think this news should be also posted to > http://www.openoffice.org/news/ anyone got access to do that? -FC] > The website team has acces I think. But would look for Louis Suarez to take a look at this. [email protected] [email protected] > > > http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/statements-on-openofficeorg-contribution-to-apache-nasdaq-orcl-1521400.htm > > ---- > REDWOOD SHORES, CA--(Marketwire - Jun 1, 2011) - "With today's > proposal to contribute the OpenOffice.org code to The Apache Software > Foundation's Incubator, Oracle continues to demonstrate its commitment > to the developer and open source communities. Donating OpenOffice.org > to Apache gives this popular consumer software a mature, open, and > well established infrastructure to continue well into the future. The > Apache Software Foundation's model makes it possible for commercial > and individual volunteer contributors to collaborate on open source > product development." -- Luke Kowalski, vice president, Oracle > Corporate Architecture Group. > > "We welcome highly-focused, emerging projects from individual > contributors, as well as those with robust developer communities, > global user bases, and strong corporate backing." -- Jim Jagielski, > president, The Apache Software Foundation. Mr. Jagielski is also the > proposed podling mentor for the OpenOffice.org community during the > incubation process. > > "IBM welcomes Oracle's contribution of OpenOffice software to the > Apache Software Foundation. We look forward to engaging with other > community members to advance the technology beginning with our strong > support of the incubation process for OpenOffice at Apache." -- Kevin > Cavanaugh, Vice President, IBM Collaboration Solutions. > > About Oracle > Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's most complete, open, and > integrated business software and hardware systems company. For more > information about Oracle, visit oracle.com. > > Trademarks > Oracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its > affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. > ---- > > FC > > -- > "Tools are a way to amplify our senses so that we can expand our reach > in order to expropiate space, compress time, and secure ourselves. A > gun extends the power of our throwing arms. An automobile is an > extension of our legs. Computers amplify our memories". - T.E.D. > "Space Time, and Modernity" J. Rifkin > -- > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] > For additional commands send email to [email protected] > with Subject: help > -- *Alexandro Colorado* *OpenOffice.org* Español http://es.openoffice.org -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] For additional commands send email to [email protected] with Subject: help
