For those interested... http://tracker.documentfoundation.org:6969/ On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 11:22 AM, JD Austin wrote: > They spell out some details in their Faq: > http://www.documentfoundation.org/faq/ > > Q: And why are you calling the > software "LibreOffice" instead of "OpenOffice.org"? > > A: The OpenOffice.org trademark is owned by Oracle Corporation. Our hope is > that Oracle will donate this to the Foundation, along with the other assets > it holds in trust for the Community, in due course, once legal etc issues > are resolved. However, we need to continue work in the meantime - hence > "LibreOffice" ("free office"). > Q: Why are you building a new web infrastructure? > > A: Since Oracle's takeover of Sun Microsystems, the Community has been > under "notice to quit" from our previous Collabnet infrastructure. With > today's announcement of a Foundation, we now have an entity which can own > our emerging new infrastructure. > > Q: What difference will The Document Foundation make to users of > LibreOffice? > > A: LibreOffice is The Document Foundation's reason for existence. We do not > have and will not have a commercial product which receives preferential > treatment. We only have one focus - delivering the best free office suite > for our users - LibreOffice. > > JD > > On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 11:17, James Finstrom < > jfinstrom@rhinoequipment.com> wrote: > >> I have been whining about all of these oracle logos that keep showing up >> on my system.... I say the less the better.... That said other than spamming >> their brand all over all of them I don't know what Oracles roadmap for all >> of suns open progress is. Being that this is being started by key folks in >> the OOo world I have a feeling they do know and suddenly we have a fork. >> >> -- >> James Finstrom >> Rhino Equipment Corp. >> http://rhinoequipment.com ~ http://postug.com >> Phone: 1-877-RHINO-T1 ~ FAX: +1 (480) 961-1826 >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/rhinoequipment >> IP: guest@asterisk.rhinoequipment.com >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- James Finstrom Rhino Equipment Corp. http://rhinoequipment.com ~ http://postug.com Phone: 1-877-RHINO-T1 ~ FAX: +1 (480) 961-1826 Twitter: http://twitter.com/rhinoequipment IP: guest@asterisk.rhinoequipment.com