[us-marketing] Re: Followup on the LibreOffice request

Hi:

After discussing this at SCaLE, Drew and I would recommend distributing the
ISO via P2P. We all have machines capable of seeding the ISO image. In
addition, informal conversations w/ knowledgeable folks from Rackspace
confirm this approach.

Cheers,
jec

On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 1:30 PM, Marc Paré <marc@marcpare.com> wrote:

> Hi Jeff:
>
> I answered on the list but here it is again. Sorry for answering so late, I
> am recovering from back surgery, coincidentally just like Tim. We have both
> the same ailments and have difficulties sitting at the computer from time to
> time.
>
>
> The note seems reasonable to me. If we can have temporary space until we
> hear from TDF, this would be great.
>
> HOWEVER, I don't think that you could say that this is on behalf of the
> Foundation as we have not been recognized officially by anyone at the
> Foundation. We are just seeking workspace for our project temporarily until
> such time as our project is officially  recognized by the Foundation and
> that arrangements be made to supply ISO space on TDF servers.
>
> BUT ... READ ITALO'S RESPONSE ON THE LIST. IT LOOKS VERY FAVOURABLE!!!
>
> Cheers
>
> Marc
>
>
> Le 2011-02-26 10:41, Jeff Chimene a écrit :
>
>  Hi Folks:
> > Do you have any comments on the following? I want to keep this email
> > brief, so that Krys can forward it. Please respond as quickly as possible.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > jec
> > =============================================
> > Hi Krys,
> >
> > Thanks to Rackspace for hosting last night's Happy Hour event, and taking
> > the time to discuss my request.
> >
> > First, some disclosure: I am not a member of The Document Foundation. I am
> > making this request on the Foundation's behalf. As I have a current business
> > relationship with Rackspace, and am attending SCALE to promote LibreOffice,
> > it seemed appropriate that I initiate the conversation with Rackspace.
> >
> > As we discussed, The Foundation is asking Rackspace to donate Cloud Files
> > services for six months to host an ISO image that contains the current
> > LibreOffice distribution as well as additional contributed software.
> >
> > There is a North American ISO image of the current LibreOffice software
> > suite in production. By "North American" I mean the DVD will contain
> > language-specific versions of the LibreOffice product in dialects of the
> > English, French and Spanish languages. In addition to the core LibreOffice
> > suite, the ISO image will also contain other contributed software.
> >
> > We expect to have the ISO image ready by the middle to end of March. We
> > believe that in six months time, The Foundation will have a server online
> > that will act as the permanent distribution node for this content.
> >
> > Thank-you for your help bringing this request to the attention of the
> > Rackspace crew. I'm copyng others involved in this effort to keep them in
> > the loop.
> >
> > Best wishes,
> > Jeffrey Chimene
>
>
> --
> Marc Paré
> http://www.parEntreprise.com

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