[tdf-discuss] Co-working with Moz, etc (was:Do not support writing to OOXML format)

> > The Go-oo homepage also says "Going forward, the Go-oo project will be
> > discontinued in favor of LibreOffice." Does that mean that LibreOffice
> > is driven by Novell too?
>
> I wouldn't put in that simple words. Actually, LibreOffice is open to 
> any developer, individual or company that whishes to contribute to our 
> code and endeavour. On the TDF announcement we invited Oracle to join 
> us and suggested them to offer the brand OpenOffice to TDF (later this 
> was politely declined by Oracle).

I think this is an important issue, and one which can be open to massive amount of FUD.  
I'm sure TDF is thankful to Novell for their input, but the wariness that exists to anyone who 
is working with Microsoft for any reason cannot be ignored.

Ways to resolve this include:
- Open (and easy to find) statistics on the numbers of current developers on LibO and their 
background.
- More clear input from Google, etc., towards easy integration with Google Docs (in the way 
that the MSO integration with the web-based version of MSO will become something users 
expect).
- Joint-branding with Thunderbird, Scribus, etc. There have been many posts on the OOo 
lists over the years asking "do you do a calendar?" or "Do you have a Publisher 
replacement".  No, we don't - but clearly promoting other open source projects and working 
with them to make life easy for people coming away from MSO helps all people.  This would 
include LibO pointing to downloads for Mozilla packages and vice-versa. If Mozilla wanted 
to point to both LibO and OOo as the projects grow apart, that's fine - we are all part of a 
larger OS fraternity.
- Working on a common look-and-feel in a number of OS apps.  Could a Mozilla 'skin' that 
can be applied to LibO, OOo, Scribus, etc., be viable?  Or a 'Traditional OO' skin that can 
be used across packages be there for people who don't like to change UI much? 

What do you think?

zf


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