[tdf-discuss] Godot's official statement (was:New name)

Hi Andy, *,

Andy Brown schrieb:

> On Tue Oct 05 2010 14:10:26 GMT-0700 (PDT)  Christoph Noack wrote:
> > 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:

[..]

> 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.

No, they think they *bought* all the work. They have good reasons to
remain silent. We should accept that, stop thinking about it and go
ahead.

Gruß/regards
-- 
Friedrich

Ansprechpartner / contact person for the "PrOOo-Box"
german language OpenOffice.org and more on CD/DVD 
http://prooo-box.org 


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