Hi :)
a big
+1
Many thanks and regards form a Tom :)
On Mon, 23 Sep 2019 at 13:04, Florian Effenberger <
flo...@documentfoundation.org> wrote:
> Dear Klaus-Jürgen,
>
> K-J LibreOffice wrote:
>
> > I, Klaus-Jürgen Weghorn, hereby resign from my role as MC immediately
> > because of personal re
Hi :)
Surely that's going to get approved? It looks like a lot of work for
LibreOffice at very low cost. I take it the problem is that it's all a bit
sudden but surely we have to be able to respond to such opportunities quickly?
Regards from
Tom :)
>
> F
Hi :)
Doesn't that count as TDF sending you to a conference? Therefore it's part of
your job to attend these sorts of things? Presumably some of the time you
might be working with other projects or your own things rather than
representing TDF all the time so only the regular hours count, not 2
Hi :)
That 40 sounds bizzare. Some have already claimed more than that on travel
without being even slightly dishonourable. Far from it in fact, they seem to
have gone to extraordinary pains to keep costs down and i really can't imagine
people in other organisations going that far. It's an un
Hi :)
Hopefully these costs will go up quite dramatically every year because it's an
indicator of success. It's going up because we know that a LOT more people
will be stopping and taking an interest in TDF and LibreOffice at the event
(and at other events). Also hopefully more people might be
Hi :)
I kinda agree with Marc about this except that the clear and very low
upper-limits on items that can be passed this way makes the rule entirely
reasonable imo.
In most organisations i have been in there have been several layers of spending
that have only required various numbers of cheq
Hi :)
I think just the vote count is fine. If people want more info they can look
through the appropriate thread. I do quite like the idea of a list of names as
a way of people checking they were counted correctly but there are times when a
vote needs to be taken anonymously. So, on balance i
Hi :)
+1
Ok, i am not a voting member but the options here seem to be
1. accept the donation and get an asset that might be useful (probably will be
enormously useful)
2. hand back the dosh
So i am not really clear why it's even up for discussion or voting on but i
guess it's good policy jic
Hi :)
I think that is "welcome back" really! Andre has done a huge amount here too
so wb Andre! :)
Regards from
Tom :)
--- On Tue, 10/1/12, Florian Effenberger wrote:
From: Florian Effenberger
Subject: Re: [board-discuss] New members
To: board-discuss@documentfoundation.org
Date: Tuesday, 10
Hi :)
Blimey!! Given the work you do here i hope the BoD is able to stump-up the
extra 100 to save you the 8hours journey!! It'd be more cost-effective to get
you the shorter flight so that you are not worn out (at either end) by the
trip!
Regards from
Tom :)
--- On Mon, 9/1/12, Florian Ef
Hi :)
The key words afaik are "as a legal entity". TDF's assets are currently being
looked after by 1 (or more) of the community organisations that are legally
registered as "legal entity"s. TDF has not yet gained the status of being a
"legal entity". When it does the assets will be transferr
Hi :)
I think OpenOffice before the forking was under some fairly strange leadership.
ie a company that worked hard to increase community participation but not
being very trusting of the communities they had grown = actively blocking many
proposed patches and stuff developed by the community.
Hi :)
+1
Regards from
Tom :)
--- On Sun, 6/11/11, Charles-H. Schulz
wrote:
> From: Charles-H. Schulz
> Subject: Re: [board-discuss] poll on regular BoD times
> To: board-discuss@documentfoundation.org
> Date: Sunday, 6 November, 2011, 13:57
> Florian,
>
> Le 06/11/2011 13:14, Florian Effenber
1/11/11, Norbert Thiebaud wrote:
> From: Norbert Thiebaud
> Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] Preparing elections for the membership
> committee
> To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org
> Date: Tuesday, 1 November, 2011, 15:16
> On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 9:37 AM, Tom
&g
Hi :)
I have assumed that Thorsten has not stepped down from MC or something.
Whatever he was stepping down from was in order for him to be able to do some
work that he is being blocked from doing anyway right? So until the job needs
to be started i think Thorsten is still on whatever it was h
Hi :)
Florian. It is good to have these issues dealt with. There is no need to
apologise for 'spam' as it is all relevant and important stuff. If these issue
weren't raised today they would have to be raised another day and they are the
type of thing that is good to deal with and get "out of
:
> From: Florian Effenberger
> Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] renaming this list
> To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org
> Date: Wednesday, 26 October, 2011, 19:10
> Hi,
>
> Tom Davies wrote on 2011-10-26 17:50:
>
> > How about just keeping the current name,
>
Hi :)
How about just keeping the current name, steering-discuss, or perhaps the 3
boards could be;
- directors-discuss
- advisory-discuss
- trustees-discuss
with this one being the directors-discuss? "BoD" is fairly unique to TDF so
it's not very transparent to people outside of the organisa
Hi :)
+1
to "board". It's more generic and so people will recognise it more easily from
other organisations. All 3 options have delightful puns of course.
Regards from
Tom :)
--- On Wed, 26/10/11, Jonathan Aquilina wrote:
> From: Jonathan Aquilina
> Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] renamin
e: [steering-discuss] Candidacy for Board: Michael Meeks
To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org
Date: Monday, 10 October, 2011, 10:11
Hi Tom,
On Sat, 2011-10-08 at 18:02 +0100, Tom Davies wrote:
> One of the top priorities for the Documentation Team right now
> is a guide to help people that
Hi :)
One of the top priorities for the Documentation Team right now is a guide to
help people that want to start programming for LibreOffice.
There is already a good one for Extensions but most of the scattered things we
have for programmers are apparently for OpenOffice when it was under Sun
se - a new mailing list?
To: "Tom Davies"
Cc: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org
Date: Tuesday, 13 September, 2011, 9:25
Tom Davies wrote:
> Done that. Been there. It didn't work. Base is dying. Can we
> just admit that and remove it from LO?
>
Hi Tom,
why do you think i
ould discuss issues
about how to re-invigorate that part of the project.
Regards from
Tom :)
--- On Tue, 13/9/11, Thorsten Behrens wrote:
From: Thorsten Behrens
Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] Base - a new mailing list?
To: "Tom Davies"
Cc: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.or
Hi :)
I am sorry but there is NO suitable list to discuss Base. Almost no-one that
has expressed any interest in working on Base is on the list you discuss and
they are not willing to join a high-traffic list that knows nothing about using
Base.
Regards from
Tom :)
--- On Tue, 13/9/11, Thorst
ow is that even if the use of Base is
>> minority it's difficult to withdraw it without upsetting them.
>>
>> Ian
>> Sent from my Android Smartphone.
>> www.theingots.org
>>
>> On 13 Sep 2011 00:16, "Tom
>> Davies">
>> wrot
Hi :)
Done that. Been there. It didn't work. Base is dying. Can we just admit that
and remove it from LO?
Regards from
Tom :)
--- On Mon, 12/9/11, Thorsten Behrens wrote:
From: Thorsten Behrens
Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] Base - a new mailing list?
To: "Tom Davies"
-discuss] Base - a new mailing list?
To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org
Date: Monday, 12 September, 2011, 12:06
Hi,
Tom Davies wrote on 2011-09-12 11:13:
> This has not worked in the last year and is unlikely to work in the near
> future. I have seen people start work on Base befo
:)
--- On Mon, 12/9/11, Florian Effenberger wrote:
From: Florian Effenberger
Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] Base - a new mailing list?
To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org
Date: Monday, 12 September, 2011, 9:07
Hi,
Tom Davies wrote on 2011-09-11 19:41:
> As i understand it the curr
Hi :)
+1
It is better to use existing systems where possible. Is it possible this time?
Regards from
Tom :)
--- On Mon, 12/9/11, Florian Effenberger wrote:
From: Florian Effenberger
Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] SPI donation page
To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org
Date: Monday, 12
g-discuss] Base - a new mailing list?
To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org
Date: Sunday, 11 September, 2011, 19:09
On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 12:41 PM, Tom Davies wrote:
> HI :)
> Base needs to have some documentation to help devs understand what it's
> trying to do.
>
> With
ication issues, then there might be an interest. On the other
hand, these things tend to evolve overtime and the situation can change :-)
...
best,
Charles.
2011/9/11 Tom Davies
> Hi :)
> Ok, sorry i asked. If it's too much trouble to set up a list then it's not
> wort
tand.
Regards from
Tom :)
--- On Sun, 11/9/11, Michael Meeks wrote:
From: Michael Meeks
Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] Base - a new mailing list?
To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org
Date: Sunday, 11 September, 2011, 16:59
Hi Tom,
On Sun, 2011-09-11 at 14:39 +0100, Tom Davies wrote:
st,
Charles.
2011/9/11 Tom Davies
> Hi :)
> People are often unwilling to join yet another list as it would mean having
> to deal with a ton of irrelevant emails. Individuals might be willing to
> join a low-traffic list specific to Base but not yet another list that just
> prov
, 11/9/11, Charles-H. Schulz
wrote:
From: Charles-H. Schulz
Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] Base - a new mailing list?
To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org
Date: Sunday, 11 September, 2011, 15:43
How about the discuss@ list with a [Base] prefix?
Best,
Charles.
2011/9/11 Tom Davies
les-H. Schulz
wrote:
From: Charles-H. Schulz
Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] Base - a new mailing list?
To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org
Date: Sunday, 11 September, 2011, 15:04
Hello Tom,
2011/9/11 Tom Davies
> Hi :)
> A few people have asked about starting up a new mailing
Hi :)
A few people have asked about starting up a new mailing list to try to bring
together people that want to work on Base. People from Documentation,
Developers perhaps later on some people from Design.
At the moment there are people that want to work on Base but each is isolated
and 'wai
Hi :)
+1
Good to see a lot of good people joining officially :)
Regards from
Tom :)
From: André Schnabel
To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org
Sent: Wed, 7 September, 2011 20:52:04
Subject: [steering-discuss] New Members
Hi all,
MC had a last round of p
llent way to achieve that.
Regards from
Tom :)
From: Charles-H. Schulz
To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org
Sent: Wed, 7 September, 2011 15:24:37
Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] Certification of end-user skills
The bad parts? :-)
Best,
Charles.
Le 7 sept
Hi :)
Fantastic :) I think i only read the bad parts of Charles' post & completely
missed the good. Great to hear it's beginning to click into place :)
Regards from
Tom :)
From: Ian Lynch
To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org
Sent: Wed, 7 September, 20
Hi :)
+1
For meetings, conferences, training days and stuff like that we would often
have
an amount for "refreshments". In "End of Year Accounts" or "Financial
Statements" for SMBs (Small-Medium sized Business) there is often be an item
labelled "Refreshments" buried in "Other Expenses". Is f
Hi :)
I think so.
+1
from me even tho it doesn't count
Regards from
Tom :)
From: Florian Effenberger
To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org
Sent: Wed, 24 August, 2011 10:57:12
Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] Re: trademark use request
Hello,
thanks for a
Hi :)
I like the way "thereof" makes it sound more legally binding somehow. The line
does not seem to state that people "must" or even "should" only use branding as
stated in the trademark policy. I am probably missing something here because i
have no idea about the law in this area.
Regards f
WoooHooo, good work guys :) and ladies [bows]
Regards from
Tom :)
From: Florian Effenberger
To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org
Sent: Sun, 21 August, 2011 11:50:32
Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] next SC call on Saturday
Hi,
Christoph Noack wrote on
Hi :)
Looks good. A good page too. It seems that all decisions are unanimous which
hopefully makes them stronger than simple majority. In at least 1 case the
deputies confirmed there was strong feeling about the decision being correct.
Regards from
Tom :)
___
m
Tom :)
From: Thorsten Behrens
To: Tom Davies
Cc: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org
Sent: Thu, 18 August, 2011 14:08:40
Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] Proposal: how to use the GSoC money
Tom Davies wrote:
> I think that final figure was meant to be $500 rather than $5,000?
&
Hi :)
I think that final figure was meant to be $500 rather than $5,000? Earlier it
said $500 per person or something?
Regards from
Tom :)
From: Olivier Hallot
To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org
Sent: Thu, 18 August, 2011 11:29:10
Subject: Re: [st
:)
From: Andre Schnabel
To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org;
steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org
Sent: Wed, 17 August, 2011 12:19:23
Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] contracting a lawyer for the foundation's
set-up
process
Hi,
> Von: Florian Effenberger
>
> Tom D
Hi :)
I think that counts as 6 votes with none against, so it's "nem con" or
something. The votes from deputies doesn't count if the people they are
deputies for have voted. Not that it makes much difference since it's still a
strong majority with none against.
Regards from
Tom :)
_
Hi :)
+1
Yes, knowing that there are discussions dealing with those sorts of topics
gives more confidence in the whole project.
Regards from
Tom :)
From: Paulo de Souza Lima
To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org
Sent: Sun, 14 August, 2011 15:38:38
Sub
Hi :)
It's all good. We get there in the end. Hopefully in a more elegant and less
turgid way next time!
Regards from
Tom :)
From: Simon Phipps
To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org
Sent: Fri, 12 August, 2011 17:30:55
Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] de
Hi :)
+1
definitely.
Regards from
Tom :)
From: Charles-H. Schulz
To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org
Sent: Fri, 12 August, 2011 16:55:51
Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] contracting a lawyer for the foundation's
set-up
process
A lawyer is indispensabl
Hi :)
I thought that was the purpose of the fund-raising that was a huge success.
Proper accountants would have wrapped-up all these extra costs into the amount
originally asked for. I kept quiet at the time because we were uncertain about
whether that much could be raised. Hindsight is great
Hi :)
+1
Also, allowing threads (such as the one about job-description for marketing
contacts) to split out to other, more relevant, lists is great and seems to be
working fine.
It's inevitable that discussions take place all over the place because there is
a lot of energy and excitement i
Hi :)
+1
Possibly omit the middle paragraph. It would leave the statement without an
explanation but at least it would state what the preference is.
Regards from
Tom :)
From: Florian Effenberger
To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org
Sent: Fri, 12 Augus
August, 2011 7:08:01
Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] addition to trademark policy
Hi Tom, all!
A quick note ... mis-using the steering-discuss being an SC deputy.
Am Mittwoch, den 10.08.2011, 10:35 +0100 schrieb Tom Davies:
> Sounds good to me but i'm curious about the Branding Team'
Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] addition to trademark policy
On Wed, 2011-08-10 at 17:06 +0200, Florian Effenberger wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Tom Davies wrote on 2011-08-10 16:45:
> > if it could be that simple then it would be easy to give quick answers to
> > requests. I'm not
Hi :)
+1
It's great to hear from people that have a strong background in an appropriate
area. Thanks Alex :)
Regards from
Tom :)
From: Alexander Thurgood
To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org
Sent: Wed, 10 August, 2011 15:04:25
Subject: [steering-discuss
Hi :)
+1
if it could be that simple then it would be easy to give quick answers to
requests. I'm not sure what the relevance of Debian is.
Could there be an agreement now to allow any distro in the top 100 (or just
top
50?) at DistroWatch
http://distrowatch.com
to use 'the proper' logos
Hi :)
+1
Sounds good to me but i'm curious about the Branding Team's thoughts on this.
Italo?
Regards from
Tom :)
From: Florian Effenberger
To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org
Sent: Wed, 10 August, 2011 9:25:05
Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] additio
HI :)
No, absolutely not. Totally disagree. The 2nd paragraph as written by Cor
contradicts the first paragraph and will push people into using Windows for
screen-shots. It then states that individuals will be prosecuted if at all
possible if any breach of Eula does go to court. This is NOT a
Hi :)
I can live with that.
I would prefer it if "theming" was replaced with "Branding" and "risk" with
"risks". Also the line
"but it feels that the legal risk involved is no greater than other theoretical
risk free software projects face."
replaced with
"but it feels that the legal risk
the earlier text but ensures we do not leave hostages to fortune.
Are there any others sharing Tom's concern please?
S.
/:-)
On 8 Aug 2011, at 23:59, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> There were a reasonable amount of "+1"s to the first draft produced by
> Florian
>
s from
Tom :)
From: Norbert Thiebaud
To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org
Sent: Mon, 8 August, 2011 18:41:05
Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] decision on screenshots
On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 8:43 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> I think that unnecessarily exposing TDF (or people d
Hi :)
It's easy to make empty promises but there is nothing written down to say that
the Steering Committee and BoD would accept any responsibility at all. The
risk
is all on individual contributors at the moment.
Regards from
Tom :)
From: André Schnabel
August, 2011 1:07:20
Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] decision on screenshots
My proposal stands :-) :-)
On 8 Aug 2011, at 01:04, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> That would completely change the statement. It is the opposite of what
> Florian
>
> wrote. Are we goin
Hi :)
That would completely change the statement. It is the opposite of what Florian
wrote. Are we going to reopen discussion about the issue again?
Regards from
Tom :)
From: Simon Phipps
To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org
Sent: Sun, 7 August, 2011
ering-discuss] addition to trademark policy
Hi,
Tom Davies wrote on 2011-08-06 13:54:
> Has the marketing or Branding team (or reps here) approved of either this
> version or the original? Since both have very much the same meanings i think
> approval of either would be good enough.
eve
o: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org
Sent: Sat, 6 August, 2011 13:57:43
Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] decision on screenshots
Hi all,
Florian - thank you for this follow up :-)
Am Samstag, den 06.08.2011, 11:26 +0100 schrieb Tom Davies:
> Hi :)
> I thought this issue had been settled
Hi :)
I think the new wording is much clearer.
Bullet-points definitely helped imo. The wording seems about as smooth and
straight forward as it is likely to get without changing the meanings. It's a
LOT less turgid than many simialr things i have read but seems to deal with the
legal and B
Hi :)
I thought this issue had been settled with
"It is noted that several members of the SC acknowledge the existence of a
legal
risk to display screenshots of LibreOffice on Windows, but the risk is deemed
low, therefore, while screenshots on GNU/Linux should be the default ones,
screenshots
Hi :)
I think that in the specific case of David it would be smart to invite him to
join the sys-admin team. I do appreciate it might not be good to allow
everyone
to join as and when they feel like it but David is a significant contributor to
the docs team in that role. If he isn't invited t
Regards from
Tom :)
From: Michael Meeks
To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org
Sent: Mon, 1 August, 2011 12:54:23
Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base record access
unacceptably slow
On Wed, 2011-07-27 at 19:26 +0100, Tom Davies wrote:
> I think
Hi :)
Thanks Alex. It's always good to hear the legal fact rather than the rest of
us
just guessing at what seems reasonable. Presumably the org has to be spelled
out in full? Can it say "on behalf of TDF"? Something like
"The LibreOffice trademark is registered to Freies Office Deutschla
Hi :)
+1
I like it. It gets the name "out there". Perhaps the back of the box could
say
"LibreOffice is a registered trademark." as you suggested? or
"LibreOffice is owned by The Document Foundation and is a registered
trademark."?
I thought the Branding Guidelines would cover this sort of r
Hi :)
I think the SC just voted on the 600 euroes excess. I think the full amount
might need another vote. Coincidentally i think there is an Sc Meeting
tonight(?) so it could be done quite quickly there? Perhaps vote on the full
amount first and if that gets defeated then vote on the excess?
Hi :)
So the work was done for TDF but the decision to do the work was taken by one
of
the communities.
I thought the event was a different one. One that had been discussed in here.
I remember people using the mailing list to meet up for further discussion at
the end of one of the days bu
do so folded or got absorbed.
Regards from
Tom :)
From: Michael Meeks
To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org; Tom Davies
Cc: us...@global.libreoffice.org; documentat...@global.libreoffice.org;
hc.stoellin...@aon.at; t...@tomcloyd.com
Sent: Wed, 27 Jul
Hi :)
+1
Although my vote doesn't count. It's a bad idea generally but it was a
difficult one to budget for since it's still so early in TDF's existence. Lets
hope future meetings are so productive and so well attended!
Regards from
Tom :)
From: Florian Eff
Hi :)
I think other people already have permissions set so they can "unlock" (or
whatever) the room? That was about the only trouble last time i think but it
was a total blocker at the time. This time people have permissions?
Regards from
Tom :)
From: Christo
Hi :)
Please can you use "Reply to all" when replying to this or find some other way
of including
pe...@kubek.sk
as he is not subscribed to this list (yet)
Regards from
Tom :)
- Forwarded Message
From: Peter Kubek
To: us...@global.libreoffice.org
Sent: Wed, 20 July, 2011 8:36:10
Sub
Hi :)
I think it's best to stick with the original wording.
"It is noted that several members of the SC acknowledge the existence of a
legal
risk to display screenshots of LibreOffice on Windows, but the risk is deemed
low, therefore, while screenshots on GNU/Linux should be the default ones,
Hi :)
+1 to all this.
The agreed wording, that keeps getting repeated, allows screen-shots to be
taken in MS Windows. The wording also cleverly allows screen-shots on other
platforms.
The perceived issue with MS is that MS Office is possibly their main income
stream. People might buy 2
Hi :)
I found a page about Calc in Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenOffice.org_Calc
but it's heavily branded as the OpenOffice version. Writer has 2 pages. One
for OpenOffice and 1 for LibreOffice.
Would it be better to move towards having just 1 page for each application and
then li
Hi :)
Thanks Christian Lohmaier & David ;) [bows]
Regards from
Tom :)
From: Florian Effenberger
To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org
Sent: Thu, 14 July, 2011 8:58:46
Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] wording on TDF website
Hi,
Tom Davies wrote on
don't use Word but I used different wiki formattings...
best,
Charles.
2011/7/13 Tom Davies
> Hi :)
> Fantastic :)) A good result for all concerned! Thanks all that attended,
> especially Charles for taking the notes and Florian for arranging the
> meeting.
> The numbe
Hi :)
I don't think it was controversial! An issue was flagged up but just as
something to notice in passing rather than blocking David from helping do good
work! Has the limit on the number of people that could usefully help been
reached or could David be allowed in?
Regards from
Tom :)
__
Hi :)
Fantastic :)) A good result for all concerned! Thanks all that attended,
especially Charles for taking the notes and Florian for arranging the meeting.
The numbering appears to have been done in Word, or perhaps in accordance with
Zen principles? A minor issue that has probably already
Hi :)
I think the question should be
"Can the documentation team continue to be consistent and use themes that it
previously agreed or should it switch to using Windows and therefore make
documentation have randomly different themes and OSes for screen-shots?"
With possible sub-questions to be
Hi :)
+1
Regards from
Tom :)
From: David Nelson
To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org
Sent: Wed, 13 July, 2011 16:34:05
Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] Re: screen-shots Documentation Team
Hi Italo, Drew,
On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 4:31 PM, Italo Vignoli
Hi :)
+1
All things, however unlikely, are possibly possible. I agree that we shouldn't
spend much more time on this. I just wondered if there was a "quick fix" to
solve the issue but if it doesn't fix the problem then there is no need to
drag
the argument back into the spotlight.
Regards
: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org
Sent: Wed, 13 July, 2011 15:47:40
Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] Request for changes of Membership Committee
Hi Paulo,
2011/7/13 Paulo de Souza Lima
> 2011/7/13 Tom Davies
>
> > Hi :)
> > Would his description be more accurat
Hi :)
Would his description be more accurate if someone changed it from ...
"David is the LibreOffice community representative in Brazil."
to
"David is a LibreOffice community representative in Brazil."
It is difficult to claim someone is representing any community accurately as
n.org
Sent: Wed, 13 July, 2011 10:59:39
Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] wording on TDF website
Hi,
Tom Davies wrote on 2011-07-12 15.54:
> "It is an independent self-governing meritocratic Foundation, currently in
> the
> process of being established by leading members of the Ope
Hi :)
Ahah, now i see the point of David's post. I think item 2 is not impartially
worded. It seems to attempt to make people's minds up for them = to impose
random chaos in the documentation!
Regards from
Tom :)
From: Florian Effenberger
To: steering-d
Hi :)
I agree with Italo that the different teams have different requirements to
achieve different results.
Marketing and Website is tactical and dynamic, able to change fairly quickly.
Sometimes being highly responsive, sometimes anticipating, sometimes getting
far
ahead of the game. Qui
Hi :)
All exactly right except 2 things
1. It was not David doing the pushing. He argues his points but accepts
decisions even if those decisions are not what he wanted ime. There was a very
new person (another Gary?) that only joined the team about a week or 2 ago that
suddenly started tryin
Hi :)
It is 6 i think. The 4 arrives as 2/3rds of 6. It would be good to have at
least 1 person from each critical area of TDF. Devs, Marketing, Documentation,
Design, Users etc? Most people probably work in more than 1 group so i suspect
this is already covered.
Regards from
Tom :)
Hi :)
Ahah, this is the email i have been looking for. I really like the idea of a
link so that people can check the latest news about progress.
"It is an independent self-governing meritocratic Foundation, currently in the
process of being established by leading members of the OpenOffice.org
[steering-discuss] Re: screen-shots Documentation Team
Tom Davies wrote:
> I had hoped the discussion would just congratulate the Documentation Team on
> neatly avoiding potential pitfalls that would take months to fix if MS used it
> as a side-issue in a any future dealings with them. It
Hi :)
+1
to the idea of this being voted on by the SC/BoD without re-arguing the points.
I had hoped the discussion would just congratulate the Documentation Team on
neatly avoiding potential pitfalls that would take months to fix if MS used it
as a side-issue in a any future dealings with them
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