It is naive to think IBM is bound by the GPL simply because that's the license java is being offered to the public. No doubt IBM has access to more favorable terms so as to continue offering their competitive java executable under terms largely of their own choosing.
Religion and business decisions rarely have anything to do with each other. ----- Original Message ---- > From: Niall Pemberton <niall.pember...@gmail.com> > To: general@incubator.apache.org > Sent: Sun, June 5, 2011 7:02:02 PM > Subject: Re: OpenOffice: were are we now? > > On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 11:51 PM, <robert_w...@us.ibm.com> wrote: > > Niall Pemberton <niall.pember...@gmail.com> wrote on 06/05/2011 06:30:06 > > PM: > > > >> > >> I agree with you - in this case I think it would be better if IBM > >> collaborated with LibreOffice, rather than seeking to compete. But I > >> could be wrong. > >> > > > > And I support 100% your right to have that opinion and to support whatever > > open source project or projects you want, to worship your own God and to > > drink the beer of your choice. But if there are a "sufficient" number of > > people (as determined subjectively by the IPMC) who have a different > > opinion, and who would like to do an open source project at Apache, and > > they have a proposal acceptable in other ways, then I think it should be > > allowed. > > > > Otherwise this is like the Baptists telling the Methodists that they > > cannot have a church of their own in town, because the Baptists want to > > recruit a larger choir. > > It is clear from IBM switching its efforts from Harmony to OpenJDK > that there are no religious reasons over license. Other ASF people > have expressed in this thread that in their opinion that is reason > enough (and I respect that view) - but IBM can't claim that. So I > think my point still stands. > > Niall > > > We should always remember: Anyone who wants to contribute to TDF/LO > > currently can. There is absolutely nothing preventing them. The > > developers on Apache OpenOffice will therefore consist of those who, > > voluntarily and according to their own preference, have already chosen not > > to work on LibreOffice, along with those who are willing to work on both > > projects. > > > > -Rob > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
