[Plugtest-org] Announcement of ODF plugfest Programme Committee

Basil Cousins basil at openforumeurope.org
Wed Oct 19 15:17:14 CEST 2011


Patrick,

I agree.

Basil

On 19 October 2011 14:05, Patrick Durusau <patrick at durusau.net> wrote:

>  Charles,
>
> This is my first foray as a member of a program committee for ODF.
>
> Pardon but did you actually propose someone from the Document Foundation?
>
> I understood the process to be that people were to be proposed, even
> self-proposed, etc.
>
> So if the Document Foundation is absent, is it because they failed to
> propose someone?
>
> Rather than reply to your: "Do expect that we will not leave this
> unanswered." I would suggest that if the Document Foundation wants to
> propose someone, then that be allowed to happen (rules not withstanding).
>
> Let's not waste cycles and energy in spats between the participants. That
> does not advance the cause of ODF.
>
> Hope you are having a great day!
>
> Patrick
>
>
> On 10/19/2011 8:55 AM, Charles-H. Schulz wrote:
>
> Arthur,
>
> I am surprized by the sheer absence of anyone from the Document Foundation
> despite my stated intent to propose someone. It demonstrates the bias of
> this committee, that is formed of competitors and vocal adversaries of the
> Libreoffice project who are neither implementors nor representatives of ODF
> users. I am very sad that sort of decision was reached. I believe it
> demonstrate a clear intent to blacklist one of the major ODF implementors.
>
> Do expect that we will not leave this unanswered.
>
> Charles.
> --
> Envoyé de mon téléphone Android avec K-9 Mail. Excusez la brièveté.
>
>
> Arthur Buijs <arthur at artietee.nl> <arthur at artietee.nl> a écrit :
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> there were 10 candidates for the Programme Committee, with one candiate
>> challenged by another member of the community on grounds of partiality.
>> We have investigated this challenge, and came to the conclusion that it
>> would not be fair to bar the candidate for this specific committee due
>> to his past relationship with other projects. We have discussed this
>> with the member of the community who put forward his challenge, and he
>> has withdrawn the challenge.
>>
>> The task for which the PC is responsible (deciding upon the programme of
>> the non-technical part of the plugfest) is very limited in both time and
>> nature and (as per experience) is unlikely to lead to lack of rough
>> consensus among the members.
>>
>> Since we expect all members of the Programme Committee to behave in a
>> mature and responsible manner anyway, the
>> full list of candidates is
>> accepted and the PC will consist of the following people:
>>
>> - Alan Bell (OFE)
>> - Basil Cousins (OFE)
>> - Patrick Durusau (Individual)
>> - Roberto Galoppini (Individual)
>> - Bart Hanssens (Fedict)
>> - Michiel Leenaars (OpenDoc Society, NLnet foundation)
>> - Doug Mahugh (Microsoft)
>> - Jos van den Oever (WebODF, KO GmbH)
>> - Louis-Suarez Potts
>> - Rob Weir (IBM)
>>
>> In addition Joris Dirks from the Netherlands government programme NoiV
>> will be part of the programme committee as representative of the local
>> organisation for the Gouda Plugfest.
>>
>> The first meeting will be this Thursday 15h00 UTC (17h00 CET), we will
>> send out the details shortly.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards/groeten,
>> Arthur Buijs
>>
>> Artietee
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>> [m] +31 (0)6 54668131
>>
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