I would be terribly saddened if I didn't have open office.
The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with excuses. ~~ Napoleon Hill -----Original Message----- From: Dennis E. Hamilton <dennis.hamil...@acm.org> To: users <users@openoffice.apache.org> Sent: Fri, Sep 2, 2016 1:19 pm Subject: RE: end of Apache? The LWN article does include the entire message that kicked this off. This discussion began on the d...@openoffice.apache.org list. You can find more information and discussion there. There is another article already today that quotes from much of the dev@ discussion, <http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/09/openoffice-after-years-of-neglect-could-shut-down/>. - Dennis > -----Original Message----- > From: felmon davis [mailto:moelmoel2...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Felmon > Davis > Sent: Friday, September 2, 2016 11:39 > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: end of Apache? > > > folks, > > the following statement is of interest to users of OpenOffice: > > Contemplating the possible retirement of Apache OpenOffice > > Outgoing Apache OpenOffice project management committee (PMC) chair > Dennis Hamilton has begun the discussion of a possible (note possible > at this point) shutdown of the project. "In the case of Apache > OpenOffice, needing to disclose security vulnerabilities for which > there is no mitigation in an update has become a serious issue. In > responses to concerns raised in June, the PMC is currently tasked by > the ASF Board to account for this inability and to provide a remedy. > An indicator of the seriousness of the Board's concern is the PMC been > requested to report to the Board every month, starting in August, > rather than quarterly, the normal case. One option for remedy that > must be considered is retirement of the project. The request is for > the PMC's consideration among other possible options." > > more details at: <https://lwn.net/Articles/699047/> > I think the article is from 09/01/2016. > > f. > > -- > Felmon Davis > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
