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Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:19:35 -0800 (PST)
From: Pedro Giffuni <pfg@apache.org>
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Hi Dave;=0A=0A--- Mer 21/12/11, Dave Fisher <dave2wave@comcast.net> ha scri=
tto:=0A...=0A> Pavel,=0A> =0A> Thank you for your perspective. I think a pr=
operly released=0A> OpenOffice.org 3.3.1 is totally possible.. I recall Mar=
tin=0A> came to the list with the idea. We took separate paths.=0A=0AOOo 3.=
3.1 is impossible, We only release stuff under AL2.=0AI am sympathetic to s=
uch release but I don't see it possible.=0A=0A> There is now a chance to br=
ing these paths together.=0A> =0A=0AThat indeed can happen. We will surely =
want to fold TOO's=0Achanges into AOO 3.4 (except for some of the branding =
stuff=0Athat we still have to do on our own).=0A=0A> But the discussion has=
 to happen here on the Apache=0A> OpenOffice (incubating) project list in p=
ublic.=0A> =0A=0AAbsolutely.=0A=0A> Oracle assigned the trademarks to the A=
pache Software=0A> Foundation and now the ASF as a non-profit must hold tha=
t=0A> asset in trust for the public.=0A> =0A> www.openoffice.org will be on=
 Apache Infrastructure soon.=0A> It will remain. Versions like 3.3.1 could =
be supported.=0A> Every committer to AOO has authority to edit the website.=
=0A> Even that is under CTR.=0A>=0A=0AThe WWW migration is becoming increas=
ingly important. As a=0Aresult of the Open Letter we were Slashdotted:=0A=
=0Ahttp://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/12/21/1612224/asf-lays-out-its-plan-f=
or-openofficeorg=0A=0ASome of the comments denote deep misunderstanding of =
the=0Aincubator's work and still point to the openoffice.org site.=0A=0AI d=
on't think at this point we should worry too much about=0Awhat TOO does or =
doesn't, the spotlight is here, and I am=0Apretty sure everyone is curious =
of what will come out in=0AApache OpenOffice 3.4.=0A=0Acheers,=0A=0APedro.