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The problem is that Apache Foundation is being stubborn[1] to admit the OpenOffice death, which distracts and prevents users from using so much better software
by xvilka 2y ago
The problem is that Apache Foundation is being stubborn[1] to admit the OpenOffice death, which distracts and prevents users from using so much better software (LibreOffice) that harms an open source image and ecosystem in general.
[1] https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2020/10/12/open-letter-to-apache-openoffice/ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2020/10/12/open-let...
- mksaunders2 2y agoYes, and now there are unfixed security issues in OpenOffice over a year old, so the ASF really, really should put it in the Attic ASAP. If more people in the FOSS world raise awareness about this, perhaps it will finally happen, so users become aware of maintained, fixed successor projects: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_OpenOffice#Security https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_OpenOffice#Security