Ross, I'm wearing an Apache Hat here.. I'm also wearing an OpenOffice.org Hat since I've been involved in the project since 2005. So I have alot of history, if that's your concern. One of the aspects of the Apache project that has gotten a fair amount of misunderstanding is the relationship of IBM Symphony to OpenOffice, and now with Apache OpenOffice. Excluding this POV will not be a service to anyone. IMHO. I can wear three hats if you like, and switch them on and off during the presentation: OpenOffice.org, Symphony, and Apache OpenOffice. I also know the LibreOffice people pretty well from my history with OpenOffice. It would be great to have the beer/coke/whatever...
...Not sure why I'm disqualified in your view from giving the presentation, to be honest. /don On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 3:59 PM, Ross Gardler <[email protected]>wrote: > This sounds great Donald. No worries about being new to the ASF, I'm > really wanting someone with some history with OOo that can talk about > why you (not your employer) felt that Apache was chosen as the final > home. > > I am also asking someone from LO. I trust that both parties will be > sensible enough to avoid there being an Us and Them flavour. In fact I > truly hope that we can use the opportunity to have some face to face > time and a beet/wine/whiskey/coke/whatever. On the weekend there is a > BarCampApache which, if you want to stick around, will provide a less > formal environment to do some good community work. > > Before I confirm a speaker though I will let the planet revolve a few > more times. > > Ross > > On 29 June 2011 20:05, Donald Harbison <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ross, > > > > I'd be happy to volunteer for this preso. I'm one of the non-coder > > Committers, and worked to > > move OpenOffice to Apache on several fronts. My day job is working in IBM > > Software > > Group's Open Standards/Open Source team with my specific focus on the > > OASIS OpenDocument Format standard, hence my keen interest in OpenOffice, > > and > > all things 'ODF', including the ODF Toolkit Java tools, enabling > > programmatic > > manipulation of documents. > > > > I'm new to Apache, drinking from the firehose, but I'd very much like to > > step up and > > discuss the various perspectives that led to OpenOffice moving to Apache > at > > TransferSummit. > > Hopefully, by September my track record on list will be more established > > than it is now. > > I signed up to work the trademark/branding, communiations and community > > development > > aspects of the project. > > > > /don > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 12:30 PM, Ross Gardler <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> I chair a conference in Oxford, UK called TransferSummit. The next on > >> is in September (7/8). The conference is about open development and > >> open innovation. > >> > >> I would love to have someone from the Apache OO.o team present the > >> community case for Apache OO.o. That is, rather than a technical > >> presentation I am looking for a justification for the move to the ASF. > >> There are other talks that cover the Apache Way, I'm more looking for > >> opinion from the initial committers. > >> > >> I'm afraid we don't pay travel expenses, but we do cover a conference > >> pass, two nights accomodation, gala dinner, breakfasts and lunch > >> > >> More info about the conference at http://www.transfersummit.com > >> > >> (if anyone on this list thinks they have another killer presentation > >> for such an event feel free to mail me) > >> > >> Ross > >> > > > > > > -- > Ross Gardler (@rgardler) > Programme Leader (Open Development) > OpenDirective http://opendirective.com >
