Re: OpenOffice Foundation

[Bart Decrem <bart eazel com>]

Hi Bruce,

I think that's a pretty high-priority item for the board of directors.  It's on
our agenda for next week.

Bart

Bruce Perens wrote:

> I am not an official spokesperson for Sun Microsystems. Far from it. But I
> know that Sun eventually wants to put OpenOffice under a foundation like this
> one. This is public knowledge: they say it on the OpenOffice.org web site. At
> that point, the foundation would probably become the copyright holder.
>
> I think we really want that to happen. How we handle our relationship with
> Sun, and how effective _this_ foundation is, will determine _if_ it happens.
>
> Thus, I'd prefer if the foundation adopt a more constructive rhetoric on this
> issue than the one Alan has been using, and get to work on developing a
> consensus on what we want changed.
>
>         Thanks
>
>         Bruce
>
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