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by josteink
2071 days ago
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That's lots of "yes, however, why, what about, etc", except the one true question which should be answered: What value is Apache OpenOffice providing to anyone, anywhere right now? Why should we have to expend mental effort to even acknowledge that it still exists, and still is where LibreOffice was 6 years ago, if even there? I don't think anyone has been willing to answer that in a clear, understandable, objectively irrefutable way. There's been lots of posts like yours though. Sometimes it's OK to called obsolete things by their true name. And Apache OpenOffice definitely deserves that name by now. |
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So why are you expending mental energy on it? Why does any of this matter to LO people at this point? LO has everything now, if you believe the prevailing narrative: the nicer, newer, shinier office suite, the developer mind-share, the press adoration, etc., etc. But somehow that isn't enough. It feels like one of those deals where somebody gets divorced and gets EVERYTHING they wanted, but their former spouse gets to keep the dog that they picked out, took care of, and loved... and the one who got everything burns with righteous hatred over the fact that their spouse got the one thing they cared about. Not because they want the dog (hell, they hated that stupid dog)... no, they just can't share any happiness, or warmth, or love. The other person must be miserable, for some reason.
I don't think anyone has been willing to answer that in a clear, understandable, objectively irrefutable way.
Nobody is asking you to spend any mental energy on this. Somebody on the LO side chose to engage on this subject, chose to write this "open letter" and chose to continue spewing spite, hatred, and indignation. If you want an "answer" maybe ask a different question: why do the LO people refuse to let go and move on?