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

On 4 June 2011 17:33, Charles-H. Schulz <
charles.schulz@documentfoundation.org> wrote:

> Gianluca, Allen,
>
> My doubt comes from the article in the Register and the Groklaw analysis.
> Allen confirmed my suspicions. I understand, then, that contributing
> anything now to openoffice means to contribute it to Oracle.

Don't you think that is a bit over-paranoid? I mean Oracle is on a get out
strategy. If OOo was so valuable how come they didn't actually sell it off
to someone like IBM for real dollars? To a corporate something has value if
they see potential to make money out of it and neither Sun nor Oracle really
did. Ok, Oracle will still own the copyright but in effect the Apache
license means its pretty much a token.  I should think there is probably
broader commercial or legal reason for Oracle to hold on to the copyright
such as tax relief or just in case it *might* somehow become valuable.

Best,
> charles.
>
> Le 4 juin 2011, 6:26 PM, "Gianluca Turconi" <public@letturefantastiche.com>
> a
> écrit :
>
> In data 04 giugno 2011 alle ore 18:14:16, Allen Pulsifer <
> pulsifer@openoffice.org> ha scritto:
>
> > 1. Oracle has granted the Apache Software Foundation a license to
> distribute > the OpenOffice co...
> Is it sure is a license? In Apache list were talking about tax deductions
> for a *donation*.
>
> Are we talking about a *future* and only *possible* donation? Well, if so,
> this seems strange. :)
>
> I would have called it "vaporware", but I respect Apache too much to think
> so.
>
> Regards, Gianluca -- Lettura gratuita o acquisto di libri e racconti di
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