Oracle Asks OpenOffice Community Members To Leave

Elektroschock writes "In an unprecedented move with respect to other forks, Oracle asked the founders of the Document Foundation and LibreOffice to leave the OpenOffice.org Community Council. Apparently there is a conflict of interest, which concerns the Oracle employees."

Comments

Re:I'm shocked.

[hvm2hvm]

Yeah, it's their right to keep the name, if the open source people really want to prove that open source is better anyway they should just make the fork better and let the market decide. It was also pointed out that the name actually sucks so maybe this is really a good thing, as long as they don't use that gay LibreOffice name.

They should choose a name with more "zazziness" (Kaching Office, I dunno) or a really simple and straightforward one (like FreeOffice). Libre Office gives an air of smugness like the one that you get from <insert minority here> rights movement, or from vegans and other super ecofriendly people.

not really a good name

[yyxx]

When Americans hear "Libre", they probably think of Cuba, rum, and communist revolutionaries. For some software, that may be good, but for a business office suite, I don't think those are good associations. They should think of something else.

Re:Did anyone not see this coming?

[Grishnakh]

This is Slashdot, a haven for corporate fanbois. Just say something bad about Microsoft (no matter how true) and watch your post get modded troll or flamebait. Apparently (it boggles the mind), there's even some Oracle fans here with mod points.