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OpenOffice graduates from the Apache IncubatorOpenOffice graduates from the Apache IncubatorPosted Oct 23, 2012 13:40 UTC (Tue) by dgm (subscriber, #49227)In reply to: OpenOffice graduates from the Apache Incubator by aristedes Parent article: OpenOffice graduates from the Apache Incubator
> But it is almost as though you all want them to fail. How is that helpful?
More like people think that AOO has _already_ failed. It's dead on arrival. Too little, too late.
How is that helpful? because it reduces unneeded fragmentation. What is to be won from maintaining two almost identical code bases? It's just doubling the amount work for little or no gain. LibreOffice has the momentum, OpenOffice is just a shell of a project. The sooner people get to contribute to the viable one, the less effort that will be _wasted_.
Compare that with supporting completely different projects (like Calligra, or Gnumeric/Abiword). That also adds fragmentation, but in return you get code bases with completely different lineages. That would be a good thing in the event of patent or other IP disputes.
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