Re: [tdf-discuss] RE: Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

On 4 June 2011 17:29, Gianluca Turconi <public@letturefantastiche.com>wrote:

> In data 04 giugno 2011 alle ore 17:59:04, Ian Lynch <ianrlynch@gmail.com>
> ha scritto:
>
>
>  That is why we need to see if it is possible to cooperate such that those
> > with a philosphical aversion to contributing to the Apache licensed code
> > don't have to yet still achieve some coherence in the code base itself. It
> > seems inevitable that there will be a copyleft product overseen by TDF and
> > an ASF licensed product.
>
> Is it sure there will be a *product*?

I think IBM need it for symphony so on those grounds alone I'd say there
will be code licensed so that it can be used in that product as a minimum.

> That's rather important, because who uses the Apache license is usually
> interested in having a *project* that is a rather different beast. ;-)


Agreed, the IBM proprietary product would be a different beast from LO. But
let's face it there are already many OOo variants out there. I don't think
that changes that much. I think Michael's point about which code
contributions are effectively blocked to which developers is the more
difficult one. Personally I know this is a mess  but making it less of a
mess through cooperation seems a better route than trying to achieve
something unachievable.
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