> We should then back that up by only providing
> a oneway OOXML to ODF converter.
Doesn't that lock our users in?
Data in a publicly documented standard format is not locked-in.
Isn't that bad by principle?
Locking people in is bad, but that's impossible to do with free
software
Questions have been asked from a few people. I will respond to them in
one email rather than clutter your mailbox...
### Dave Neary asks:
> What do you see as the best way to spend this money? In terms of
> hiring, do you prefer hiring a sysadmin, or an executive director?
> What other prior
Hi,
2007/11/26, Richard Stallman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> 1. Would you change anything in the GNOME Foundation statement about
> OOXML?
I would change the date it was released. :-) I think the most serious
problem about GNOME Foundation participation on ECMA TC45-M was that
it wasn't properly expla
The sell here for Microsoft is very very easy. The small businesses
that I do consulting for here in the US all use Microsoft operating
systems and office products.
Do you talk to them about moving to free software?
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> Finally, I'd have liked it to have been more timely. I think Jeff is right
> that it would not have changed the impact much (we'd still have been
> flamed) but we'd have looked like we were doing it above board, instead of
> trying to sneak behind anyone's back.
Agree. :-\
- Jeff
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On Nov 26, 2007 10:28 AM, Richard Stallman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 1. Would you change anything in the GNOME Foundation statement about
> OOXML?
I wish it were more explicit about how the Foundation feels that the
ODF folks have been undermining the standards process. It isn't
obvious to ever
Hey,
On 11/26/07, Richard Stallman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 1. Would you change anything in the GNOME Foundation statement about
> OOXML?
>
Mmmm, I would have included a line in all-caps saying "GNOME
Foundation doesn't like OOXML, we have someone in the committee
because standard or not Ms i
On Sun, 2007-11-25 at 18:50 -0600, George Kraft wrote:
> We should then back that up by only providing
> a oneway OOXML to ODF converter.
Doesn't that lock our users in? Isn't that bad by principle? Or is it
just bad when our competitors do it?
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> The fault lies with the Foundation for not communicating it decisions when
> they happened in a format that is easily digested.
Hey,
I don't want this to sound like rationalisation for the mistake we made (we
did say we were going to do an announcement when it happened, and it slipped
through
On Mon, 2007-11-26 at 10:28 -0500, Richard Stallman wrote:
> 1. Would you change anything in the GNOME Foundation statement about
> OOXML?
I think the statement was fine ... if you like reading press releases.
It was detailed and stepped through the process of making the decision.
Analysts would
> Well one week point is the board seems almost foreign to the every day
> GNOME contributor. People vote and pretty much forget about the inner
> workings until Slashdot gets a hold on some sensationalized story and a
> press release is put out and still to the outside world the role of the
> f
On Thu, 2007-11-22 at 18:11 +0100, Dave Neary wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I did send these to the membership committee, but voting's nearly open,
> and I think they're important, so I guess I'll just ask...
>
> The foundation's role is essentially to facilitate the enthusiasm of the
> GNOME project, as And
> 1. Would you change anything in the GNOME Foundation statement about
> OOXML?
I'd probably include a message about not fighting OOXML on political grounds
because they have no impact on the ISO standardisation process. To succeed,
we need to fight OOXML under the terms defined by ISO, which me
On Mon, 2007-11-26 at 09:48 -0500, John (J5) Palmieri wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-11-22 at 23:52 +0100, Anne Østergaard wrote:
> > Questions to the candidates:
> >
> > Will you apply for the position as new Executive Director for GNOME?
>
> No
> >
> > Will you apply for any paid position within GNOME
1. Would you change anything in the GNOME Foundation statement about
OOXML?
2. How do you think the GNOME Foundation should support the Free
Software Movement in general?
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On Mon, 2007-11-26 at 09:49 -0500, Gregory Leblanc wrote:
> On Nov 25, 2007 12:39 PM, jamie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Sun, 2007-11-25 at 12:18 -0500, Jody Goldberg wrote:
> > > On Sun, Nov 25, 2007 at 12:56:09PM +, jamie wrote:
>
> > > > Office 2007 has less than 10% of all office vers
On Nov 25, 2007 12:39 PM, jamie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 2007-11-25 at 12:18 -0500, Jody Goldberg wrote:
> > On Sun, Nov 25, 2007 at 12:56:09PM +, jamie wrote:
> > > Office 2007 has less than 10% of all office versions (50m out of 500m)
> > Which is already comperable to the OO.o i
On Thu, 2007-11-22 at 23:52 +0100, Anne Østergaard wrote:
> Questions to the candidates:
>
> Will you apply for the position as new Executive Director for GNOME?
No
>
> Will you apply for any paid position within GNOME while serving as board
> member?
No
> Will you attend at least 90% of the
On Mon, 2007-11-26 at 10:23 +0100, Vincent Untz wrote:
> Le lundi 26 novembre 2007, à 20:17 +1100, Jeff Waugh a écrit :
> >
> >
> > > > [6] Some of the tasks of a Board Member are mundane administrative
> > > > tasks, are you comfortable taking on such tasks as opposed to being
> > > > always inv
> Jeff is right: it's not all rollercoasters and martinis. There's ice cream
> too.
I heartily endorse this strategy.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/garrett/858313114/
- Jeff
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Le lundi 26 novembre 2007, à 20:17 +1100, Jeff Waugh a écrit :
>
>
> > > [6] Some of the tasks of a Board Member are mundane administrative
> > > tasks, are you comfortable taking on such tasks as opposed to being
> > > always involved in strategic and visionary thinking ?
> >
> > Handling these
> > [6] Some of the tasks of a Board Member are mundane administrative
> > tasks, are you comfortable taking on such tasks as opposed to being
> > always involved in strategic and visionary thinking ?
>
> Handling these mundane administrative tasks is fine for now, but should
> there be an execu
> Will you apply for the position as new Executive Director for GNOME?
No.
> Will you apply for any paid position within GNOME while serving as board
> member?
No.
> Will you attend at least 90% of the board calls?
I would make a best effort to attend.
> Can you accept competing official
> [1] How much impact would being a member of the GNOME Foundation Board
> have on your current contributions to GNOME ?
This past summer my job changed and I'm not directly contributing to
GNOME accessibility, so participating on the board should not be a
conflict.
> [2] Online Desktop and Ser
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