Re: [tdf-discuss] Do not support writing to OOXML format

Hi Andreas,
> Hi Johannes, *,
>
> Am Sonntag, 2. Januar 2011, 19:30:31 schrieb Johannes A. Bodwing:
> > Hi Leif,
> >
> > > Dear Larry,
> > > ...
> > >
> > > I disagree with you of two reasons:
> > > 1) LibreOffice is free software. If any developer wants to improve the
> > > code - he or she has the freedom to do so. I think this is one very
> > > important stand. We have seen other products in the marked licensed as
> > > open source but that are not free software. Who should decide what what
> > > is 'good' and what is 'bad' code?
> > >
> > > Nobody. Because !
> > >
> > > We are not building a cathedral are we? Not because the bazaar works
> > > fine for us.
> > I agree too in one point: LibreOffice is free software as a software.
> > But we speak about LO as the substantial product of TDF. And TDF wants
> > to evolve the community of OOo eg. With that LO is part of the community.
> > Why can than one group or one person decide about important things?
> this is because LibreOffice and the TDF are build on the contribution of the members.
> The people, which are doing the work, decide about the things they are doing for LO
> and the TDF.
>
> But you yourself had to decide first, what you want to contribute to which community
> (OOo or LO). We need people who are doing the daily work. We need not another mega-
> thread on this list.

That's right. But TDF fell from heaven in September 2010, and till now I 
am looking for answers to important questions about both, OOo and LO. 
And some is confusing.

In this Mail for LO: If I understand you correctly, decisions about 
programming are the task of the developers. Is this "The mission of the 
ESC is to provide technical guidance and to settle technical disputes." 
under the bylaws of TDF?
What's the basis for the developers to make decisions? Where can I find 
that information?

The other point is:
TDF "... is an independent self-governing meritocratic Foundation, ..." 
(TDF-Homesite)
and on the "Next Decade Manifesto: "... the home for our activities 
should be an independent self-governing democratic foundation ..."
How have I to understand that? Or where can I find answers about it?

Thanks,
Johannes


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