At the time, it was not clear what the outcome of the community split was going to be. But what tipped the scales was getting the assets out of Oracle. Even i

At the time, it was not clear what the outcome of the community split was going to be. But what tipped the scales was getting the assets out of Oracle. Even if the nascent project had only managed to receive the code and make one release before folding, that was worthwhile enough to justify accepting the donation. The project managed to flourish for some time after that, so in that regard it was well above baseline.