Re: [odf-adoption] Re: [odf-camp] Re: ODF Interoperability Camp Follow-up

[Thomas Zander <zander@kde.org>]

On Thursday 01 November 2007 20:44:37 Carol Geyer wrote:
> A main reason for companies to join the OASIS ODF Adoption Committee is to
> compare notes with one another, share test cases, and improve
> interoperability.
>
> Remember, OASIS offers an individual membership for $300--even small, open
> source developers can usually afford that. If you're aware of deserving
> contributors who can't, perhaps we can set up some sort of scholarship
> fund.

That sounds a bit too much like inventing a solution (the fund) after creating 
a problem yourself.

I've just been lurking here for some months, so correct me if I'm wrong, but 
the ODF Adoption Commttee was started under OASIS because it was practical.  
I see no real reasons why we could not just move it to the fellowship or some 
such place.   Now, I don't want to suggest doing such a thing, mind you.
I'm more concerned that Carol now makes conclusions based on the adoption team 
being under OASIS.  Which is leaping to conclusions as far as I can see.

In other words;  $300 is a pretty darn steep price to pay for just being on a 
mailinglist able to 'compare notes'. 
For those that don't see the irony; let me be even clearer;  a goal of any 
mailinglist is to do exactly that; compare notes.  Every fool can start a 
mailinglist for free.  So your mail means you are essentially pricing 
yourself out of the market.
-- 
Thomas Zander

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