Red Hat dropping support for LibreOffice

Posted Jun 5, 2023 18:39 UTC (Mon) by clump (subscriber, #27801)
In reply to: Red Hat dropping support for LibreOffice by pebolle
Parent article: Red Hat dropping support for LibreOffice

I am a customer, an advocate, and a former contributor.

Red Hat dropping support for LibreOffice

Posted Jun 5, 2023 19:42 UTC (Mon) by pebolle (guest, #35204) [Link] (2 responses)

> I am a customer,

According to Wikipedia Red Hat's "Revenue" for 2018 was $ 3,4 B. Did you pay $ 100K, 1M, or 10M? Even if you've paid $ 100M Red Hat might think that 0,3 % of their revenue shouldn't stop them from pivoting to other opportunities.

> an advocate, and a former contributor.

As are, say, all the contributors to fedoraproject.org/wiki/.

Red Hat dropping support for LibreOffice

Posted Jun 5, 2023 20:14 UTC (Mon) by clump (subscriber, #27801) [Link] (1 responses)

Not sure what your issue is. Are you implying that there's a threshold of payment I need to exceed so I can be allowed to say I appreciate Red Hat's desktop contributions? I have to reveal my name and all of my work with Red Hat? Is this discussion now about active Fedora contributors?

Whether you believe or care that I pay Red Hat is not my concern. I suppose I shouldn't have responded as it appears you were just looking for a fight.

Red Hat dropping support for LibreOffice

Posted Jun 5, 2023 20:32 UTC (Mon) by pebolle (guest, #35204) [Link]

Unless you contribute quite a bit to Red Hat's revenue you have very little influence on their decisions. That's just how it works.

Many people appreciate Red Hat's contributions very much, just as you seem to do, and I certainly do, but I wake up every morning realizing that my luck may have run out.