OpenOffice.org To Be Given Back To the Community 219
An anonymous reader writes "Oracle has stated they will give back the OpenOffice.org productivity suite to the community. Edward Screven, Oracle's Chief Corporate Architect, said the company intends upon 'working immediately with community members to further the continued success of Open Office.' Because there was a 'breadth of interest in free personal productivity applications,' the company believes the OpenOffice.org project would be 'best managed by an organization focused on serving that broad constituency on a non-commercial basis.'"
let me translte for ya (Score:5, Insightful)
Actually, more like "wah! guys! please come back! we promise we won't spite the community!"
This doesn't mean shit unless they change the bylaws [groklaw.net] which give oracle complete control over openoffice with the ability to nullify the community basically.
Too late. (Score:5, Insightful)
I've already switched to LibreOffice.
Re:Translation: They couldn't "monetize" it. (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Forsks work aren't they (Score:4, Insightful)
Please, let's keep LibreOffice brand (Score:4, Insightful)
Even if Oracle gives OO.org brand to the comunnity, I think it's a great opportunity to stick with LibreOffice and leave behind all karma associated with the OpenOffice age.
Someone at Oracle just had an "oh crap" moment (Score:4, Insightful)
And this is how it got expressed. LibreOffice people, just keep doing your thing. You don't need corporate control.
Re:Translation: They couldn't "monetize" it. (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Translation: They couldn't "monetize" it. (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Goatse (Score:5, Insightful)