Re: [tdf-discuss] Explanation . . . ?

Hi Charles,
Charles Marcus wrote:
> On 2010-10-01 3:12 PM, Jon Hamkins wrote:
> > The statement from Oracle implies they are keeping the trademark, so I
> > think we are beyond hope on that point -- they are wishing us farewell
> > and good luck on our fork, not rejoining us.
> >
> > There is one helpful thing about their comment, which is that it came
> > quickly and we can now all settle on LibreOffice as the longterm name --
> > it will be an actual fork, not a temporary name that may revert back to
> > OpenOffice.org.
>
> One thing I would like to see the Document Foundation undertake is to
> (or at least try to) organize the other major efforts, like Go-oo,
> OxygenOffice and NeoOffice - and maybe now even IBM/Lotus Symphony - to
> eliminate duplication of effort and coordinate patch acceptance, etc.

This is I think what we would like to offer, may be not only one brand 
but a home for each flavour. This is why we moved to no CA/JCA/SCA and 
stayed with the LGPLv3.
> The inclusion of most of go-oo's more stable patches in the first beta
> release is an excellent first step in this direction, and I hope is only
> 'shades of things to come' in this area.

We need to stay consistent for our users and make sure they don't get 
lost more than necessary: we already change the name, no need to change 
all the interface and the features yet :) Let takes the time to make 
sure they are following the move and then, after a while introduce new 
[visible] things.
> I'm getting really excited at the possibilities!
We all are, thanks to all of you :)

Kind regards
Sophie

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