I continue (naturally) to receive many requests from businesses (small and large) to use the trademarked "OpenOffice.org" logo. I generally pass on these, as there seemed, until very recently, a mystery on how to proceed. I'm still in need of enlightenment, and would appreciate some guidance.
* I think it's pointless to endorse "OpenOffice.org" at this point. The probable name of its successor will be "Apache OpenOffice" or some variant thereof. And that new name will come into play very soon indeed. We will need to progressively inform all those using the old logo/name/trademark to switch over with new installation sets. * I would therefore like to be able to respond to those requesting use of the trademark, etc., to wait a little bit, and then to return to us—preferably to a wiki or even better, an automated service, such as we used on OOo, for this. (The automated service allowed us to docket requests and act more expeditiously, while also giving room for more fully understanding the request. Otherwise, the requests were simply sent to a list I set up for this and which John, Florian, and I managed for several years, though it really seems like an eternity—and John was doing much of the work.) — I also receive many (well, a few) requests and inquiries about contributing to OpenOffice.org code. (Rob has been included in one such.) Right now, it's a little easier to tell people what to do—join Apache's lists for OOo in the Incubator, participate, contribute. But not all requests are quite so simple. For instance, what about templates? Extensions? I have no problem with telling people to join the lists where the contributions are, and to proceed according to the Apache way (tao of apache?) but perhaps there are other answers I should give? (Oh, and I have no problem whatsoever with others taking on this role. I've just been doing it as an extension of my previous existence modulo OOo, not as an assertion of nonexistent authority.) Thanks louis
