[libreoffice-marketing] Oracle donates OOo to Apache

We are probably the last team to write on this. So, I will submit these 
links for those who have yet not heard of the news.

Oracle has donated the OpenOffice code to the Apache Foundation. You can 
read up on this from the TDF official statement:

http://blog.documentfoundation.org/2011/06/01/statement-about-oracles-move-to-donate-openoffice-org-assets-to-the-apache-foundation/

You may also find Michael Meek's blog interesting to read:

http://www.gnome.org/~michael/blog/2011-06-01.html

Of all the conversations going on the different mailing list teams, you 
may want to listen in on the dev discussion. The important aspect of 
this move is the licensing different between our LibreOffice project and 
the Apache license under which OOo will now be driven. This is where the 
difference lies, in philosophy. I would suggest that, if you are not a 
dev on that list, that you let them to talk this through as a group, and 
if you wish to express your opinion, feel free to do so here or on 
another list where you are a contributor. All lists are now talking 
about this, even the users' list. I think we will all need to go through 
this stage of discussing the merits of participation on the LibreOffice 
project.

As for myself, not having had the experience of working on the OOo 
project, nor experience with Apache licensing projects, I think the 
LibreOffice community is here to stay and I will be here to participate 
for as long as I can. The direction we, as a community, are heading, 
fits nicely with my values in participating in a meritocratic 
organisation, as well, the LGPL and Creative Commons licences seem a 
great fit for the code and our contributed materials.

The vibrancy of our community and the amicable and helpful environment 
under which we contribute is proof that LibreOffice is here to stay as a 
community/membership project.

Cheers

Marc


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