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OpenOffice.org To Be Given Back To the Community

Posted by Soulskill on from the that's-what-it's-all-about dept.

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.'"

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  1. let me translte for ya by poetmatt · · 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 which give oracle complete control over openoffice with the ability to nullify the community basically.

  2. Too late. by smcn · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I've already switched to LibreOffice.

  3. Re:Forsks work aren't they by Anon-Admin · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You dont have to blacklist the URL. Just strip all url's from any post tagged as TROLL. Should take care of the issue.

  4. Please, let's keep LibreOffice brand by Anonymous Coward · · 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.

  5. Someone at Oracle just had an "oh crap" moment by TheSpoom · · Score: 3, Insightful

    And this is how it got expressed. LibreOffice people, just keep doing your thing. You don't need corporate control.

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  6. Re:Translation: They couldn't "monetize" it. by Bruce+Perens · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I think this is more like "We really screwed up with the community, and now let's do the only thing possible to make them forget what turkeys we've been".

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  7. Re:Goatse by TheRaven64 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Require good karma to allow link posting. You have to make some positive contributions before you're allowed to post goatse links. I think most people wouldn't mind the occasional goatse link if they required a few dozen insightful comments to build enough karma, and I think most trolls would get bored if they couldn't post them with a brand new account.

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