On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 1:23 PM, Rob Weir <[email protected]> wrote:
> Simon stuck this in the next gen support technology thread, but I > think this deserves its own top level thread. He declined to move it > into its own thread, but I will. > Thanks Rob. Very enlightening post that shows me just how much you misunderstand my position. > > If I understand Simon's recurring proposal correctly, he would like us to: > You don't. I am proposing discussion based on the levels of volunteering that are evident in the project ONCE IT IS OPERATIONAL. > > 1) Not produce any AOOo binaries for end user use, especially not for > Linux. > No, I am not proposing that. I do propose we review realistically what binaries can be sustained once the project is fully operational. > > 2) Not support end-users > No, I am not proposing that. I am proposing that end-users should be supported by shared forums or a GetSatisfaction-style collaborative venue serving all OpenOffice-family projects, hosted on the OpenOffice.org domain and staffed by volunteers from all co-operating projects. > > 3) Transfer the OpenOffice.org trademark and logo to The Document > Foundation/LibreOffice, if not permanently, then at least for a > long-term loan > While I suggested early in the project that it would be smart to ensure that the current huge market using OOo does not just get a "please wait" message for the next six months any time they ask for a fresh download or for support, I have invited discussion using that as an example of a possibility and not made the firm proposal you assert. > > 4) Concentrate on producing source code components that can be used by > LibreOffice > ... and all the other projects you love listing, and probably in the form of a reference implementation of the whole suite. But I have not made a proposal, this is simply your assumption based, it seems, on the baseless assumption I want to disrupt AOOo rather than contribute to it. > > So in general, he would like us to not do anything that could be seen > as a legitimate continuation of the OOo project or as an alternative > to LibreOffice, the fork he helped created and continues to advise. > Lovely framing, albeit inaccurate since I've participated in AOOo at least as much as I have participated in TDF. Good to see what you are telling people about me though. You are a pro :-) > > He suggests that we have not given this proposal serious > consideration, and now that the source code is almost checked in, we > should do so. > I'm not sure it's actually time yet, as without a functioning repo it's hard to establish exactly how many volunteers are really present here. But balanced discussion would be interesting. In particular, it's important that we don't make default decisions now that exclude possibilities for collaboration later. I'm a fan of YAGNI. S.
