What's next for Apache OpenOffice

Posted Sep 15, 2016 16:19 UTC (Thu) by Wol (subscriber, #4433)
In reply to: What's next for Apache OpenOffice by nix
Parent article: What's next for Apache OpenOffice

Yup.

egcs forked because there was pent-up developer demand that couldn't get their changes into gcc.

LO (Go-OO) forked because there was pent-up developer demand that couldn't get their changes into Sun Open Office.

Likewise Xorg forked because there was pent-up developer demand that couldn't get their changes into XFree.

So all those projects were vibrant from the start, getting off to a flying start. Unfortunately, AOO is the direct descendant of Sun Open Office, with a reputation for cathedral development and a disinclination for accepting outside help ... :-(

Cheers,
Wol