Le 2011-06-09 17:38, Jean Weber a écrit :
Rob Weir reports that there are 75 proposed committers signed up for
the Apache OpenOffice project.
http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/OpenOfficeProposal
I don't know what this will mean for us in the OOo and LibO docs
groups, but I am concerned about the potential for further
fragmentation of a small group of docs people into working on several
projects.
We really need to work on better ways to reuse material without time
consuming rebranding -- by automating everything we can and choosing
not to do some non-essential things that can't be automated. I have a
paper mostly written on this topic, which I'll make available when I
get home late next week.
Jean
The list of committers include: "It is perfectly all right to have your
name on this list if you contribute in another way than to commit
program code (please maintain alphabetical ordering)". So, the list
includes non-dev people. There is no breakdown in committer categories
as it is most likely to their advantage to not do so. It gives people
the impression that all on the list will advance the code ... or in our
case, for the documentation team, that they may have a large
documentation contingent or for the marketing team ... etc.
It is reasonable to expect that whoever had not moved to the
TDF/LibreOffice would be interested in joining the new OpenOffice project.
The fact remains that, LibreOffice has now transplanted itself as the
new codebase of choice and that the "Legacy of OpenOffice.org" chart on
the ASF page has been rewritten and LibreOffice is now the new base from
which adaptations will now be made of.
I wouldn't worry too much about the 75 or more committers. We are
definitely on the right path and I have to say that it is a pleasure to
contribute to LibreOffice and that, this, by itself, is one of the
greatest reason why people will continue to join the TDF/LibreOffice
project. The cooperation across the different teams as well as the
quality of work and friendly exchange of ideas are the attractive
elements that keep people interested in LibreOffice.
A big thanks to all contributors and to your future contributions to
LibreOffice.
Cheers
Marc
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