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:Cigan's Random Thoughts: Novell "Fork" and Strange Opinions in the OSS Community
Cigan's Random Thoughts: Novell "Fork" and Strange Opinions in the OSS Community
Dec 7, 2006, 00 :15 UTC (19 Talkback[s]) (4090 reads)

[ Thanks to Victor J Kinzer for this link. ]

"I have read a great deal over the past few days about a 'Fork' in OpenOffice.org. First I would like to say I am appalled at Groklaw's reaction to Novell's announcement.

"Everything they are doing is being released back to the OpenOffice project, and they have maintained a separate version of OpenOffice for some time that they make widely available. Other distros do the same. Not only that but they show Novell's press release in the article where they accuse them of 'forking' the project and in the press release is the following quote..."

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Related Stories:
ZDNet: Novell: We'll Help Microsoft Develop ODF Compatibility in Office, If They Ask(Dec 06, 2006)
Linux-Watch: Novell's OpenOffice.org is Not a Fork(Dec 06, 2006)
de Icaza: OpenOffice Forks?(Dec 05, 2006)
CNET News: Novell to Support Microsoft Office Documents(Dec 04, 2006)


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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
Agreed with the article ...   Good post   
omniprovident
Dec 7, 2006, 02:14:32
 
attacked GrokLaw.   They even stalked PJ ...   SCO attacked Linux and SCO's defenders ...   
GreyGeek
Dec 7, 2006, 03:00:03
 
I am sure I will hear one hundred reason ...   Like the article and agree   
paul
Dec 7, 2006, 03:11:44
 
Lawsy, any blogger with more than one re ...   another nobody blogger gets attention   
alice sysadmin
Dec 7, 2006, 04:24:19
 
attacked GrokLaw. They even stalked PJ a ...   Re: SCO attacked Linux and SCO's defenders ..   
paul
Dec 7, 2006, 04:58:38
 
Any circumvention of the GPL no matter h ...   Anti GPL is anti FOSS & Digital Divide   
Stomfi
Dec 7, 2006, 06:31:43
 
The author of this blog says that:"Some  ...   Re: another nobody blogger gets attention   
TedSwart
Dec 7, 2006, 06:47:52
 
> Agreed with the articleNah. Word I&#39 ...   Re: Good post   
DDahl
Dec 7, 2006, 06:57:27
 
...we'd lock them up to protect soci ...   If people behaved like corporations...   
GreyCells
Dec 7, 2006, 07:48:13
 
So let me get this straight Brian:A trol ...   Re: Goodbye Open Source/Linux   
Rascalson
Dec 7, 2006, 14:03:20
 
You have written with passion in defense ...   C'mon .. ODF is the standard   
Roni M. Oliva
Dec 7, 2006, 14:05:11
 
Ya know what, I agree with the author.   ...   The point of the article...   
Joe Almeida
Dec 7, 2006, 14:17:36
 
> PFFFTTT.Nobody's perfect. That one ...   Re: Re: Goodbye Open Source/Linux   
Brian Proffitt
Dec 7, 2006, 14:20:32
 
Microsoft's OOXML is not yet an ECMA ...   One nit, Joe   
Moz
Dec 7, 2006, 15:55:43
 
Hi, again, GreyGeek. I have to disagree  ...   Re: SCO attacked Linux and SCO's defenders ...   
David May
Dec 7, 2006, 17:08:23
 
Moz, you are indeed correct.  The final  ...   Re: One nit, Joe   
Joe Almeida
Dec 7, 2006, 18:11:40
 
I agree with some on the Novell/ms side  ...   Re: Re: Re: Sorry for the tone of my post Brian   
Rascalson
Dec 7, 2006, 20:43:01
 
> I am sure I will hear one hundred reas ...   Re: Like the article and agree   
Long Term Thinker
Dec 7, 2006, 22:32:37
 
Why in the world would Novell wish to de ...   Re: Re: SCO attacked Linux and SCO's defender   
Carlos Cesar
Dec 8, 2006, 09:45:09
 
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