The Uncertain Future of OpenOffice.org 259
eldavojohn writes "What's the biggest threat to the success of OpenOffice.org? Is it Microsoft Office? Is it the simple fact that Dell doesn't offer it with computers? Not according to some participants in the 'open' source project itself, they say the biggest problem with OO.o is the fact that Sun codes, owns & makes all key decisions for the project when it should be more community oriented. A professor who participates in the project itself said 'enough developers are frustrated by both the technical and the organizational infrastructure at OpenOffice.org' and cites this as 'a real problem that is weighing on the project.' Other members of the community agree like Michael Meeks who asked 'At what fraction of the community will Sun reconsider its demand for ownership of the entirety of OpenOffice.org?' Hopefully with IBM's entrance into OO.o participation we will see the product become more community controlled & accessible. Has anyone else experienced this when developing for OO.o or another 'open' source project? Is it a good idea to criticize a company when they've put so much effort into a project that is technically open source and completely free? Is Sun trying to control OO.o like Java? Do they have good reasons or evil underlying intentions?"
In order... (Score:5, Funny)
Not continually improving both feature- and UI-wise, yes, no, around 3/5, yes, yes, probably, and both.
Now that we've cleared that up, anything else I can help with?
naw (Score:4, Funny)
So would they call it... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:In order... (Score:5, Funny)
oh please please change the name (Score:1, Funny)
LOTUS SMARTSUITE? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Dont think so. (Score:5, Funny)
or OfficeWeasel?
Kind of has a ring to it ... sort of like calling Major Frank Burns (M*A*S*H) ferret-face.
Sun gets bad press because of... (Score:1, Funny)
http://origin.arstechnica.com/journals/microsoft.media/sunstrategy.gif [arstechnica.com]
Re:Dont think so. (Score:5, Funny)
OfficeSpace
I mean, lookit: the clueless would look and go "oooh, cool name - space to do my docs n' stuff!"
The rest of us will simply giggle when we get asked why the app suite insists on showing a red stapler on the splash screen.
Re:Dont think so. (Score:1, Funny)
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Re:Hopefully... (Score:3, Funny)
Adding more people to a late project will make it later.
Re:Dont think so. (Score:3, Funny)