Re: [tdf-discuss] Who is Funding LibO?

> Would someone please explain where the money is coming from to fund
> LibO? Where is it expected to come from in the future, assuming Oracle
> will not join?

There are a few possibilities. One is the certification project that we
are currently working on. (Actually I have been working on it now for
several years and we have all the infrastructure needed in place) We can
apply for EU grants to get it going as did ECDL. They are making enough
money to fund 10 times more developers than Sun or Oracle ever did. Then
there is merchandising and other fund raising plus the usual volunteers.
This also assumes that none of the other corporates help and currently
some are employing contributing developers.

If we can get out of the mindset of dependency on Oracle I think we have
the possibility of raising more money than was ever available before and
spending it more democratically and independently. The speed and extent
will depend on community support.



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