I¹m not sure if it¹s really a competitor...maybe a name change?
Q: Why are you calling yourselves "The Document Foundation"?
A: For ten years we have used the same name - "OpenOffice.org" - for both
the Community and the software. We've decided it removes ambiguity to have a
different name for the two, so the Community is now "The Document
Foundation", and the software "LibreOffice".
Q: And why are you calling the software "LibreOffice" instead of
"OpenOffice.org"?
A: The OpenOffice.org trademark is owned by Oracle Corporation. Our hope is
that Oracle will donate this to to the Foundation, along with the other
assets it holds in trust for the Community, in due course, once legal etc
issues are resolved. However, we need to continue work in the meantime -
hence "LibreOffice" ("free office").
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On 9/28/10 7:45 AM, "Paul welte" <pwe...@nashville-k12.org> wrote:
> With Oracle's acquisition of Sun, it looks like there may be some changes, or
> at least another competitor, to OpenOffice:
>
> http://www.documentfoundation.org/faq/
>
> http://lwn.net/Articles/407383/
>
> <http://www.documentfoundation.org/faq/>
>
>
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