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

On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 2:40 PM, Greg Stein <gstein@gmail.com> wrote:

> We got our answer (before the vote) because Florian explained it. Our
> point is that other people visiting the site will not have Florian's
> attention. This has nothing to do with Apache, except by way of
> example and that Florian was engaged. Others will not be so lucky.

It isn't very frequently that people with the OpenOffice trademark come
along.


> I don't think the questions that I posed had anything to do with
> "merging", but simply the kinds of curiosity that TDF supporters may
> have (or those who may be interested in *becoming* supporters).

They are irrelevant to you now that you aren't merging, and they would only
have been relevant to you if you had merged, and they aren't relevant to
typical people in the community so you can imagine why it is low priority.


> > > Our goal is not to "beat" you. This is not a competition. That is not
> > > how Apache operates.
> >
> > Your goal is not to beat LO, but by choosing a fork you make cooperation
> > difficult via license incompatibilities and social engineering. So if you
> > aren't cooperating or competing then what word would you recommend?
>
> We want to cooperate.

Forking makes cooperation more expensive. Your intentions are less important
than your consequences.

-Keith

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