Re: [tdf-discuss] New name

On Tue Oct 05 2010 14:10:26 GMT-0700 (PDT)  Christoph Noack wrote:
> Hi Andy!
>
> Am Montag, den 04.10.2010, 17:03 -0700 schrieb Andy Brown:
> > On Mon Oct 04 2010 16:29:37 GMT-0700 (PDT)  Christoph Noack wrote:
> > > Am Montag, den 04.10.2010, 16:10 -0700 schrieb Andy Brown:
> > > > On Mon Oct 04 2010 15:12:06 GMT-0700 (PDT)  Christoph Noack wrote:
> > > > > > > Martin, from Oracle, was linking to this article: 
> > > > > > > http://tinyurl.com/36u3ksn
> > > Well, a person from Oracle referred to that article ... so they might
> > > also know where they put that statement. :-)
> > It would be interesting to get a copy of the "comment".
>
> Indeed :-) But then we have to ask Graham, whether he is so kind to tell
> us where to find Martin's mail.

The article only states "Oracle said it was investing substantial 
resources in OpenOffice.org.

“With more than 100 million users, we believe OpenOffice.org is the most 
advanced, most feature-rich open-source implementation and will strongly 
encourage the OpenOffice community to continue to contribute through 
www.openoffice.org,” the enterprise software and hardware giant said in 
a statement."  With no name or reference to where the statement can be see.

> > > It has already been cited by Kürti on this list:
> > > http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/msg00282.html
> > A repeat of the "news article".
>
> Aha. But what you mean? :-)

Just what I said, the message only repeats the same "statement".  Again 
no name or reference to where the full "statement" can be found.

Who made the statement?  What is their position at Oracle?  Anyone can 
make a statement but how much weight does that statement carry?

If you take it a face value then there is no way that Oracle is going to 
hand over the trademark or anything else to the community that has 
helped build it.  Do they actually think that "they" did all the work to 
get that 100 million users?  Yet there are some that hold to the idea.

Andy
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