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

[Thorsten Behrens]

Allen Pulsifer wrote:
> Critically, at this stage in the process, everyone has a "free pass" to get
> involved.
>
Hi Allen, I don't like free passes so much ...

> Normally, once the project is up and running, you would have to
> demonstrate your merit before you can join the project.  But for
> the next few days, while the project is in the proposal stage, the
> gates are wide open--anyone can join as an initial member.
>
Does that kinda imply the people who've already signed up may not
have accumulated enough merit otherwise? ;)
>  
> So here is my suggestion: I propose the everyone here head over to the
> Apache Incubator and join the proposal as an initial member.
>
Since it's not even clear what code exactly is donated, and in what
form, and whether at all the ASF would be able to release official
binaries anytime soon - I'd personally rather be a bit more
reluctant to sign my name under a proposal - that is in fact a
blanket statement currently.

Meanwhile, there's a lot of work to do over here - we've just
released 3.4.0 (http://libreoffice.org/download), and 3.3.3 RC1 is
uploading to the mirrors (look here for a non-mirrored preview:
http://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/pre-releases/). :)

> That's it.  It does not obligate you to make any code contributions, but it
> will get you in on the ground floor and allow you to participate in the
> direction of the project.
> 
Ehh - Allen, that ground floor metaphor is an almost verbatim copy
from IBM - you're not astroturfing here, are you?

Cheers,

-- Thorsten
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