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List:       openoffice-discuss
Subject:    Re: [discuss] Re: StarOffice OS X story
From:       Sander Vesik <Sander.Vesik () Sun ! COM>
Date:       2002-07-27 20:04:14
Message-ID: Pine.GSO.4.10.10207271859400.1794-100000 () blossom
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On Sat, 27 Jul 2002, Ed Peterlin wrote:

> Check this story out if you haven't already:
> 
> http://news.com.com/2100-1001-946714.html
> 
> Is Sun trying to F the OS X porters here and not even getting the name
> right?  Do we need to consider the possibility that this "open source"
> initiative from Sun is a load of BS and they're just as willing to
> turn around and close source our efforts to completion?
> 

I honestly think this is not the case (or intention). For a start, keeping
the changes to the modules that presently live on OpenOffice.org
propritary would be prohibitively expensive workwise. Also the 'java
based' part of the comments just fails to make sense.

> Below you'll find my response to the reporter who posted this story.  
> I highly suggest that this time is crucial for determining whether
> Sun's definition of "open source" translates into "free labor" from
> the community.
> 

As far as people involved in OpenOffice.org are concerned the answer is
definately "NO". If it is all nopt just a mix of misunderstanding and 
miscommunication we will be very hardly hit - and it does not feel like a
good perspective at all.

> regards,
> ed
> 

	Sander

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