libreoffice, good news or bad news

[JD Austin]

Lord I hope so.. Oracle is the BORG :(
There is more information at http://www.documentfoundation.org/

A somewhat related article that might add some insight:

Java creator James Goslin makes working at Oracle sound like a micromanaging
hell!
The 'ethically challenged' bugs me though :(
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Application-Development/Java-Creator-James-Gosling-Why-I-Quit-Oracle-813517/?kc=EWKNLEDP09222010A

<http://www.documentfoundation.org/>


On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 11:12, Brian Cluff <brian at snaptek.com> wrote:

> I just recieved this press release view the openoffice announce mailing
> list.
>
> http://www.documentfoundation.org/contact/tdf_release.html
>
> After reading it, I don't really get whats going on.  Is Openoffice.org yet
> another project that Oracle has dropped the ball on leaving people to try
> and save the project via other means?
>
> Does this mean that the funding that Sun was previously putting into the
> project is now gone, and it's all down to volunteers to improve libreoffice.
>
> Of course this also could mean that there are no more people at Sun/Oracle
> putting stuff in open/libre office that fits their own agenda.
>
> What is your take on this?  Anyone read anything else that might clear up
> what is going on?
>
> Brian Cluff
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