[OpenIndiana-discuss] oracle gives openoffuce to apache

[Gabriel de la Cruz]

-The plan was so simple; we purchase sun, kick out the hippies, and make
real business.
-well...
-Does this mean that we cannot sell corporate licenses of openoffice
anymore?
-well..
-Did anyone wrote a plan B? anyone?...
-...
-What were those indians called?
-Sir, do you mean Apaches?
-Whatever, give it back to them...
-...

:P



On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 1:15 PM, Jonathan Adams <t12nslookup at gmail.com>wrote:

> I've just read (
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/01/oracle_openoffice_apache/page2.html
> ) that Oracle will retain the OpenOffice name, so basically they've
> given Apache all the code and rights to change the licenses, and then
> stopped developing ... way to go Oracle.
>
> LibreOffice will be much better off staying as "LibreOffice" in that
> situation, and the longer it goes on the more they should stay as
> LibreOffice anyway.
>
> If LibreOffice cannot get the OpenOffice branding to own; then I hope
> that Apache designate the OpenOffice project as not worth keeping,
> which would mean that IBM would have good cause to feel annoyed at
> Oracle and, _if_ there is a contract, take Oracle out back and shoot
> it :)
>
> I got excited that Oracle were giving up OpenOffice (I have trained so
> many people to use OpenOffice that it is going to be a little hard to
> convince them to move to LibreOffice) but I've come to the conclusion
> that it's just noise with no real substance.
>
> Jon
>
> > Yeah, that's basically what I was getting at w/o going into details. At
> > this juncture, I'm of the opinion that LibreOffice would be taking a
> > step backwards if it took on the Openoffice name.  Folks know that
> > LibreOffice is the path for future.  The LibreOffice name is also, imo,
> > more enticing to me as end user - especially in this day and age of
> > "fake bake" corporate "open source" projects.
>
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