Re: [tdf-discuss] Do not support writing to OOXML format

Hi Italo,

> On 1/2/11 9:36 PM, Johannes A. Bodwing wrote:
>
> > What's the basis for the developers to make decisions? Where can I find
> > that information?
>
> Developers will base their decisions on several information, and also 
> on positive contribution by the community. Emails where people say 
> that LibreOffice should not support a document format because it is 
> backed by Microsoft or because is a Go-OO heritage are not a positive 
> contribution.
>
> In addition, there is a group of long time community members who have 
> a clear idea about the future of the office suite. We have also issued 
> a press release where we have disclosed the development path that 
> makes very clear LibreOffice future directions.

Where can I read it? Is it in the next decade manifesto?

> It should be very clear that software related requests coming from the 
> community will be taken into consideration if they are positive and 
> not against Microsoft or Oracle or any other corporation or entity. I 
> think that this is quite a clear statement.
>
> > The other point is:
> > TDF "... is an independent self-governing meritocratic Foundation, ..."
> > (TDF-Homesite)
> > and on the "Next Decade Manifesto: "... the home for our activities
> > should be an independent self-governing democratic foundation ..."
> > How have I to understand that? Or where can I find answers about it?
>
> Democratic and meritocratic are not opposite.

And they are not equal. That's my problem with it at the moment.
I don't really understand how this democratic-meritocratic principle 
works. And what you explain below with Microsoft, for me it is not 
meritocratic or democratic that's an ethical aspect.
But I shift this point to the time after the release of 3.3 to discuss 
it with more time in our hands.

> TDF is a democracy based on merit, and merit is based on positive 
> contributions. Shouting inside a mailing list is not a positive 
> contribution, by any mean. TDF was not born to fight Microsoft, but to 
> serve the user.
>
> I think this is quite easy to understand, and I am really amazed by 
> the number of people that still believe that promoting free software 
> means bashing Microsoft. This shows a total lack of maturity.

Thanks for your answers.
I'll save it till after the release of 3.3,
Johannes


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