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Subject: Re: "Apache Disavows Team OpenOffice.org e.V."
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On Oct 17, 2011, at 9:54 AM, Rob Weir wrote:

> New article out by Brian Profitt on IT World:
>=20
> =
http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/213997/apache-disavows-team-o=
penofficeorg-ev
>=20
> He has a good catch here that this page is still calling for donations
> to Team OpenOffice:
>=20
> http://contributing.openoffice.org/donate.html
>=20
> Is there anyone who can change this page *immediately*?  I don't think
> this is something we should wait until after we migrate the wiki.  The
> information on the page now is wrong, misleading and confuses the
> Apache statements on fundraising.
>=20
> I'd recommend replacing all the text on that page with a simple =
statement:
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> "Apache projects do not solicit funds directly.  However, the Apache
> Software Foundation graciously accepts donations of all sizes" (or
> other such words as the mentors may suggest) and to put a link to:
> http://www.apache.org/foundation/contributing.html
>=20

+1 - Someone indicated they have the permissions on ooo-private. See the =
related thread.

Regards,
Dave

> -Rob