On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 4:59 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton <[email protected]> wrote:
(Taking Infrastructure off the cc. We should go to them when we have something a bit more concrete. Also, remember that we have mentors from Apache Infrastructure on this list.) > On ooo-dev, we continue to ponder how we can support the existing > OpenOffice.org web site and the subdomains thereof with minimal friction and > maximum preservation of the accumulated material. Here is a thumbnail of > what the objectives are: > <https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Transition+Planning> > (with the understanding that development-focused aspects would move, at least > in part, to Apache locations from the OpenOffice.org location). > > Assuming > > 1. That the OpenOffice.org domain lease is transferred to the Apache > Software Foundation > 2. That sufficient volunteers come forward to support whatever the > infrastructure support requirements are, and > 3. There are no legal@ objections, > > Question > > 4. Is it technically feasible and acceptable to have, operating on Apache > infrastructure, the OpenOffice.org web site and subdomains as open public > sites operating with software that would otherwise not be very tasty on > Apache (PHPBB which is GPLd and may have some customizations, for example)? > So you're asking a 1-sentence technical feasibility question for an extremely complex topic with no supporting proposal, plan or other supporting details? What kind of answer would you expect to this? What answer would you give if someone asked you this question? Would you expect anything but "well, it depends"? > I know that is very hypothetical in this form, but it is not worth navigating > (1-3) unless 4 would work at the end of the day. > Doing 1-2 is what makes 4 possible to discuss. And we should focus on 2. If volunteers do it, then it is technically feasible. > - Dennis > > > >
