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

Le 2010-10-26 06:36, Thorsten Behrens a écrit :
> Harold Fuchs wrote:
> > Everyone, but possibly especially the user community, needs to be
> > reassured as far as is possible that if they commit to LibreOffice
> > they will be moving to a viable product and not just a flash in
> > the pan which will die from lack of funds in six months or a year.
> > For individual, private users the impact can be readily borne even
> > though it would be a pain in the neck to switch again in a few
> > months time. But for institutions, on which the success of the
> > project depends, it would be a fairly major catastrophe.
> Hi Harold,
>
> this is true, but be aware that TDF is still in its
> inception/bootstrap phase. Expect more concrete answers when things
> solidify.
>
> But maybe there's a misunderstanding here - you should not
> necessarily expect that the foundation will fund all of LibreOffice
> - quite the contrary, our stated goal is to build an ecosystem of
> companies, that fund people, and share some common vision on where
> to move the project. And if you have *that*, any analysis will show
> that this is more viable than a project that relies on a single
> sponsor.
>
> As we speak, the number of companies that fund developers working on
> LibreOffice code is already larger than one. ;)
>
> Cheers,
>
> -- Thorsten

And the LibO project, as a community project, is not itself dependent on 
any funding support from anyone in particular. The community project 
should be able to stand on its own with membership involvement. Examples 
like the small contributions see on the website thread where some 
members have offered server space to mount website test-beds for some 
website webmasters etc.

The community should be able to fund its servers and all hardware needed 
for its existence from its membership donations. Otherwise, it could not 
be called a community project.

Marc


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