Re: [libreoffice-users] IBM Donates Lotus Symphony Source Code to the Apache OpenOffice Project

On 7/17/2011 5:02 PM, Andy Brown wrote:
> David B Teague sr wrote:
> > On 7/17/2011 3:23 PM, Andy Brown wrote:
> > > Luuk wrote:
> > > > http://www-03.ibm.com/software/lotus/symphony/buzz.nsf/web_DisPlayPlugin?open&unid=955E9C0EC712EC47852578CD0063A209&category=announcements
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Is it time for the LO-developers to get back with OpenOffice too ?
> > > In a word, no.
> > I agree, but I'd like to hear your reasons why "no"...
> > --David
> Why would LibreOffice what to go backwards?  The last time that OOo code
> was introduced into the LO code there were big parts that had to be
> redone.  LO already has features that OOo does not have.  The way it
> stands those features will not make it into OOo/AOOo unless the
> developers donate the code needed directly to AOOo.  With the current
> licensing setup LO code can not be used in AOOo, though LO is free to
> use any and all code from AOOo.  Seems quite simple to me.
>
> Andy
Thanks. Your answer helps me better understand! LO does seem to be 
better than OO.o, though I only replaced OO.o 3.1 with LO 3.3.x.

I wish they would stop (gratuitously? that may be unkind) moving things 
around in the UI though. I like learning new bells and whistles, and 
serious new features, but I hate to have to hunt for the old ones, and 
wonder if "that" useful old feature has been removed.

--David


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