> I have to confess.  I have wondered at length (without reading too many 
> FAQs) why anyone would choose a name so closely associated with another 
> software project.

What's that other software project? Do you have a link?


> IMO (however humble or not it may be) Sun should have kept StarOffice as 
> the OSS project, and created SunOffice.

I think "OpenOffice" would be an alright name. I don't quite understand 
why we can't use it. Who owns it? I haven't figured that out yet.

> But alas, my opinion was not sought, and that is water under the bridge.  
> Although I accept the necessity of including the .org on a legal basis, 
> I truly loathe having to include it in my writing and speech.  I nearly 
> always have to explain the .org part, which should not be necessary.  

I don't say it in speech. It's just too cumbersome. I have speech problems 
as it is, and those two syllables make a real difference for me.


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