[libreoffice-marketing] looks like OOo based IBM Symphony wants opinion on how good it is

I received an email today.  It looks like OOo based IBM Symphony wants 
my opinion on how good it is.

Since Symphony is based on OOo's code and now OOo is now a product of 
the group that created Apache, it may be that the next OOo will be 
coming out soon, or IBM did not wait and just did their own updating.  
Maybe they decided to take some of LO's coding instead of OOo's?

I could be wrong, but why else would I get an email after all this time 
asking me how I like Symphony?

Still, I am a LibreOffice user and do not think I will switch in the 
foreseeable future, unless the programmers of LO goes on strike or 
something.  Oh wait, the cannot strike since they are all volunteers and 
dedicated volunteers never would do anything like "striking".  They 
would just make a new fork.  I doubt that would happen with the way the 
people who are in control are so positive and want to help the 
programmers, marketers, and users as much as possible, unlike some 
open-source groups I have dealt with.

So, maybe someone might want to look at Symphony and see what they have 
to offer.  Then we can have information about OOo and Symphony compared 
to LibreOffice.  That way we can say how much better LO is and have 
"proof" based upon the other package's performance info.

I still think we need a check list chart comparing LO with all of the 
other open-source office suites, plus MS Office.  That way the marketers 
can have the info in the style that people are use to.  Most package web 
sites have check lists showing what each version has compared to the 
others that they offer.  MSO has one for its product line of office 
suites.  It would be nice to see one created and maintained for LibreOffice.





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