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Apache is somehow very partial to Java OSS projects (56.5% seems to be the current count - probably some underlying network effects at work) so its relevance an

Apache is somehow very partial to Java OSS projects (56.5% seems to be the current count - probably some underlying network effects at work) so its relevance and impact follows that of the Java ecosystem. Which is not dying but it is not creating waves of excitement either. But we can add the current Open Office debacle to the cumulating data points indicating that after decades of both wins and failures FOSS has cumulated both battle scars and lots of dead wood. The dead wood may just be ignored or relegated to fertilizer but it might also destroy the forest in a wildfire. Developing an open source "office suite" that is ready for the next decade of ubiquitous ML/AI is a highly non-trivial task and LibreOffice is not exactly trailblazing the way. It will take proactive, smart and effective collaboration by many actors to achieve this.

unixhero 3y ago
LibreOffice is indeed trailblazing. I am not sure why a productivity suite have to be ML/AI powered tho.
- nologic01 3y ago
  > I am not sure why a productivity suite have to be ML/AI powered tho. In order to continue being relevant? Functions like search and spell checking are already basic forms of ML/AI. A productivity suite should enable users to benefit from ever more powerful algorithms that, ahem, enhance productivity :-)
  - unixhero 3y ago
    Free and functional = relevant. It already is these things. The LibreOffice community is huge and really strong.
    - unixhero 3y ago
      Proof: Code commits last month, https://github.com/LibreOffice/core/graphs/contributors https://github.com/LibreOffice/core/graphs/contributors Join the community, https://www.libreoffice.org/community/get-involved/ https://www.libreoffice.org/community/get-involved/ Events, https://www.libreoffice.org/events/ https://www.libreoffice.org/events/ https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Events https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Events
- iSnow 3y ago
  >I am not sure why a productivity suite have to be ML/AI powered tho. A lot of users live in countries other than the English-speaking ones, and a built-in, really great (like Deepl-great, not Google translate bad) translation system would help them a lot. Also: functionality to tell the AI what kind of letter you want it to write and give it a couple of key info and it does the rest.

unixhero 3y ago

LibreOffice is indeed trailblazing. I am not sure why a productivity suite have to be ML/AI powered tho.

nologic01 3y ago
> I am not sure why a productivity suite have to be ML/AI powered tho. In order to continue being relevant? Functions like search and spell checking are already basic forms of ML/AI. A productivity suite should enable users to benefit from ever more powerful algorithms that, ahem, enhance productivity :-)
- unixhero 3y ago
  Free and functional = relevant. It already is these things. The LibreOffice community is huge and really strong.
  - unixhero 3y ago
    Proof: Code commits last month, https://github.com/LibreOffice/core/graphs/contributors https://github.com/LibreOffice/core/graphs/contributors Join the community, https://www.libreoffice.org/community/get-involved/ https://www.libreoffice.org/community/get-involved/ Events, https://www.libreoffice.org/events/ https://www.libreoffice.org/events/ https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Events https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Events
iSnow 3y ago
>I am not sure why a productivity suite have to be ML/AI powered tho. A lot of users live in countries other than the English-speaking ones, and a built-in, really great (like Deepl-great, not Google translate bad) translation system would help them a lot. Also: functionality to tell the AI what kind of letter you want it to write and give it a couple of key info and it does the rest.