Open Letter to some Collabora Developers
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Open Letter to some Collabora Developers
Open Letter to some Collabora Developers - TDF Community Blog
Yes, we should have published this blog post some time ago. We would like to thank Mike Kaganski, who was affected by the recent suspension of membership, for reminding us so politely of our oversight: mikekaganski.wordpress.com/2026/04/05/the-post-they-managed-to-avoid/. Had we published the post earlier, we would probably have avoided some of the anger expressed in certain messages. However, this would not have changed the situation, which might feel like an unfairness to some, even though it isn’t. You are absolutely right to point out that your personal conduct was not the issue. You have all contributed generously and honestly to this project, and some of you still do, for which we are very grateful. What happened does not reflect on your integrity as people or as developers. The problem is that once elected, several of your company’s representatives acted in ways that put in serious danger the status of TDF as a non-profit organisation. The foundation could not treat this as individual issues to be assessed on a case-by-case basis. We had to address the vulnerability of having trustees whose primary institutional loyalty lies with an organisation other than TDF. This is not guilt by association in a moral sense, but recognition
TDF Community Blog (blog.documentfoundation.org)
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Open Letter to some Collabora Developers
Open Letter to some Collabora Developers - TDF Community Blog
Yes, we should have published this blog post some time ago. We would like to thank Mike Kaganski, who was affected by the recent suspension of membership, for reminding us so politely of our oversight: mikekaganski.wordpress.com/2026/04/05/the-post-they-managed-to-avoid/. Had we published the post earlier, we would probably have avoided some of the anger expressed in certain messages. However, this would not have changed the situation, which might feel like an unfairness to some, even though it isn’t. You are absolutely right to point out that your personal conduct was not the issue. You have all contributed generously and honestly to this project, and some of you still do, for which we are very grateful. What happened does not reflect on your integrity as people or as developers. The problem is that once elected, several of your company’s representatives acted in ways that put in serious danger the status of TDF as a non-profit organisation. The foundation could not treat this as individual issues to be assessed on a case-by-case basis. We had to address the vulnerability of having trustees whose primary institutional loyalty lies with an organisation other than TDF. This is not guilt by association in a moral sense, but recognition
TDF Community Blog (blog.documentfoundation.org)
@libreoffice
Wasn't Vignoli leaving with violent rants days ago, right against TDF? Wasn't TDF replying to everyone with a political nonsense communication? Weren't Collabora developers replying?
I just wonder if any of them is realizing the world is witnessing how they're clowning around.In a synthesis, one of the best alternatives for open standard office documents suite is managed by communication buffoons. Great.
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Open Letter to some Collabora Developers
Open Letter to some Collabora Developers - TDF Community Blog
Yes, we should have published this blog post some time ago. We would like to thank Mike Kaganski, who was affected by the recent suspension of membership, for reminding us so politely of our oversight: mikekaganski.wordpress.com/2026/04/05/the-post-they-managed-to-avoid/. Had we published the post earlier, we would probably have avoided some of the anger expressed in certain messages. However, this would not have changed the situation, which might feel like an unfairness to some, even though it isn’t. You are absolutely right to point out that your personal conduct was not the issue. You have all contributed generously and honestly to this project, and some of you still do, for which we are very grateful. What happened does not reflect on your integrity as people or as developers. The problem is that once elected, several of your company’s representatives acted in ways that put in serious danger the status of TDF as a non-profit organisation. The foundation could not treat this as individual issues to be assessed on a case-by-case basis. We had to address the vulnerability of having trustees whose primary institutional loyalty lies with an organisation other than TDF. This is not guilt by association in a moral sense, but recognition
TDF Community Blog (blog.documentfoundation.org)
> which might feel like an unfairness to some, even though it isn’t.
Pack it up boys, problems solved. You may have felt there was a problem, but there simply wasn't.
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Open Letter to some Collabora Developers
Open Letter to some Collabora Developers - TDF Community Blog
Yes, we should have published this blog post some time ago. We would like to thank Mike Kaganski, who was affected by the recent suspension of membership, for reminding us so politely of our oversight: mikekaganski.wordpress.com/2026/04/05/the-post-they-managed-to-avoid/. Had we published the post earlier, we would probably have avoided some of the anger expressed in certain messages. However, this would not have changed the situation, which might feel like an unfairness to some, even though it isn’t. You are absolutely right to point out that your personal conduct was not the issue. You have all contributed generously and honestly to this project, and some of you still do, for which we are very grateful. What happened does not reflect on your integrity as people or as developers. The problem is that once elected, several of your company’s representatives acted in ways that put in serious danger the status of TDF as a non-profit organisation. The foundation could not treat this as individual issues to be assessed on a case-by-case basis. We had to address the vulnerability of having trustees whose primary institutional loyalty lies with an organisation other than TDF. This is not guilt by association in a moral sense, but recognition
TDF Community Blog (blog.documentfoundation.org)
@libreoffice oh lord, more coded speech from libreoffice.
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Open Letter to some Collabora Developers
Open Letter to some Collabora Developers - TDF Community Blog
Yes, we should have published this blog post some time ago. We would like to thank Mike Kaganski, who was affected by the recent suspension of membership, for reminding us so politely of our oversight: mikekaganski.wordpress.com/2026/04/05/the-post-they-managed-to-avoid/. Had we published the post earlier, we would probably have avoided some of the anger expressed in certain messages. However, this would not have changed the situation, which might feel like an unfairness to some, even though it isn’t. You are absolutely right to point out that your personal conduct was not the issue. You have all contributed generously and honestly to this project, and some of you still do, for which we are very grateful. What happened does not reflect on your integrity as people or as developers. The problem is that once elected, several of your company’s representatives acted in ways that put in serious danger the status of TDF as a non-profit organisation. The foundation could not treat this as individual issues to be assessed on a case-by-case basis. We had to address the vulnerability of having trustees whose primary institutional loyalty lies with an organisation other than TDF. This is not guilt by association in a moral sense, but recognition
TDF Community Blog (blog.documentfoundation.org)
@libreoffice It's not clear to me which problem TheDocumentFoundation TDF has solved and how. I only read : we did what we had to do". Can somebody shine light on this?
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@libreoffice It's not clear to me which problem TheDocumentFoundation TDF has solved and how. I only read : we did what we had to do". Can somebody shine light on this?
@D1 @libreoffice yes, for me it is the first time that I hear this and it is not clear the story...
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Open Letter to some Collabora Developers
Open Letter to some Collabora Developers - TDF Community Blog
Yes, we should have published this blog post some time ago. We would like to thank Mike Kaganski, who was affected by the recent suspension of membership, for reminding us so politely of our oversight: mikekaganski.wordpress.com/2026/04/05/the-post-they-managed-to-avoid/. Had we published the post earlier, we would probably have avoided some of the anger expressed in certain messages. However, this would not have changed the situation, which might feel like an unfairness to some, even though it isn’t. You are absolutely right to point out that your personal conduct was not the issue. You have all contributed generously and honestly to this project, and some of you still do, for which we are very grateful. What happened does not reflect on your integrity as people or as developers. The problem is that once elected, several of your company’s representatives acted in ways that put in serious danger the status of TDF as a non-profit organisation. The foundation could not treat this as individual issues to be assessed on a case-by-case basis. We had to address the vulnerability of having trustees whose primary institutional loyalty lies with an organisation other than TDF. This is not guilt by association in a moral sense, but recognition
TDF Community Blog (blog.documentfoundation.org)
@libreoffice Whew, that was a difficult read. I can at least appreciate that people are trying to find a way to be cordial in an ecosystem that its members care deeply about, but it certainly doesn't seem executed in a fair and trust inspiring way. Having people with corporate affiliations in a non-profit open source foundation isn't a novel thing.
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Open Letter to some Collabora Developers
Open Letter to some Collabora Developers - TDF Community Blog
Yes, we should have published this blog post some time ago. We would like to thank Mike Kaganski, who was affected by the recent suspension of membership, for reminding us so politely of our oversight: mikekaganski.wordpress.com/2026/04/05/the-post-they-managed-to-avoid/. Had we published the post earlier, we would probably have avoided some of the anger expressed in certain messages. However, this would not have changed the situation, which might feel like an unfairness to some, even though it isn’t. You are absolutely right to point out that your personal conduct was not the issue. You have all contributed generously and honestly to this project, and some of you still do, for which we are very grateful. What happened does not reflect on your integrity as people or as developers. The problem is that once elected, several of your company’s representatives acted in ways that put in serious danger the status of TDF as a non-profit organisation. The foundation could not treat this as individual issues to be assessed on a case-by-case basis. We had to address the vulnerability of having trustees whose primary institutional loyalty lies with an organisation other than TDF. This is not guilt by association in a moral sense, but recognition
TDF Community Blog (blog.documentfoundation.org)
@libreoffice An incredible temper tantrum by Michael Meeks. In absolute awe.
