Red Hat dropping support for LibreOffice

The fedora /usr merge was completed over a decade ago: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/UsrMove
> Targeted release: Fedora 17
> Last updated: 2012-02-07
> Percentage of completion: 100%

The debian folks, however, are /still/ spending time and resources trying to figure out the best path forward.

I don't view the actions of RH here as "antics," I view them as a simple "we don't have the time" statement. Don't get me wrong, flatpak isn't exactly perfect, and I would say that reviewing some of the email thread, they probably should have consulted with the fedora folks first (especially if someone can step up and be an appropriate packager). But at the same time, they made a decision and moved forward. And, who knows, maybe the direction will change based upon the ongoings. It's a little early to assume that this decision is currently set in stone.

You may disagree with the direction, with the approach, with the end result, and that's all fine. But I just can't fathom the inefficiencies involved in how the debian project actually gets work done. I would 100% prefer a less than ideal decision here or there, if the alternative is taking in excess of a decade to figure out how to pull off something like the /usr merge.