Hi,
I have been reading the OOo forum and first let me congratulate the Apache OOo
team in completing the transition of the source code earlier this month. As for
my proposal, it stems from one statement made in the OpenOffice.org Forums
indicating that "Fundamentally, as a project "OpenOffice.org" is done." If the
following is true I think it creates a great opportunity to refresh the
OpenOffice.org brand. My proposal has the following provision:
- Drop the "3" or "3.4" suffix from the OpenOffice.org name and either leave
the office suite name as "Apache OpenOffice.org" or "Apache OpenOffice.org 4
* The rationale for this provision is the fact that the OOo code will
undergo (or has undergone substantial rewriting) to allow the source code to be
compliant with the Apache 2.0. licence scheme.
* Furthermore, IBM's decision to donate Lotus Symphony to Apache will
most likely result in a "code merger" with the Apache OpenOffice project which
will result in a very altered (compared to today's) OpenOffice.org source code.
Well that's the basic idea behind proposal and I think the brand refresh will
be beneficial for the Apache OOo project.
Again, thank you for your time and keep up the good work!
Michael
