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Subject: I guess this is goodbye, and good luck
Hi All, I just got a note from Scott McGrath, which said in part: > On 16 May, OASIS member accounts for all non-employee OpenDocument > Foundation representatives will be deactivated, with the exception of > the Primary Representative, Gary Edwards. A second authorized > representative may be designated by written notification from Gary. Unless some change happens, then, this will be my last day. I will no longer be able to participate in the ongoing metadata discussions and their final resolution with the TC. Thankfully that work is almost done and I am happy with the results. Should the TC accept them, the contribution they will make to ODF 1.2 will be profound. But I think it incredibly unfortunate that this happens now, and particularly bad form on OASIS' part to be giving me and other Foundation members less than 24 hours notice. On principle, I am not interested in self-funding my participation here. I already have donated a whole lot of valuable time to this work, none of which I get compensated for. For the record, I'm not happy about this. It reinforces to me that OASIS is primarily a venue for the large vendors. ODF cannot flourish long term without broader particpation. That the rules for non-profits only (now? is this new??) allow two non-employee representatives is a case in point. Anyway, best of luck with 1.2. Bruce
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