[odf-discuss] GNOME Foundation Statement on ECMA TC45-M Participation

[Jeff Waugh]

<quote who="Pamela Jones">

> I don't agree with 99% of Miguel's values and vision.  I have not changed
> my position at all, and I will no longer use Gnome.

Yes, despite Miguel's strong beliefs in Software Freedom, there are plenty
of things to disagree with him about, and they probably eat into the 99.9%
that I speak of.

Of course, I wasn't speaking about Miguel, and Miguel has no influence or
bearing on GNOME. He is not related to the project in any active sense at
all, other than being our one time founder and massive contributor in our
early years. He certainly doesn't hold too much appreciation in the GNOME
community these days, largely as a result of his work on Mono and commentary
on OOXML.

Thanks,

- Jeff

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