Contemplating the possible retirement of Apache OpenOffice
Parallel universe: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mail-archive.com&#x2F;dev@openoffice.apache.org&#x2F;msg28200.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mail-archive.com&#x2F;dev@openoffice.apache.org&#x2F;msg282...</a><p><pre><code>  If we look at LibreOffice and compare:

  LibreOffice, that is *good* (not more) software and
  *excellent* public relations.

  OpenOffice, that is *excellent* software and *pretty bad*
  public relations.
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Proof: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mail-archive.com&#x2F;dev@openoffice.apache.org&#x2F;msg28203.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mail-archive.com&#x2F;dev@openoffice.apache.org&#x2F;msg282...</a><p><pre><code>  Secondly, as alluded to above, we should prepare ourselves
  for the FUD, the &quot;AOO is dead&quot; victory chants, the numerous
  anti-AOO and anti-Apache spewings, etc... There are some
  who will use this as a self-serving soapboxing opportunity,
  and warp the facts into some Bizarro alternate universe
  history. We should be there to set the facts straight but
  also resign ourselves to the fact that their voices will
  likely be louder than ours.

  [...]

  But the main reason why, imo, was because we were also
  end-user. End users needed to make a *choice* between
  AOO and SomethingElse.
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Don&#x27;t say the word.<p><pre><code>  By no longer being an end-user application, that goes away.
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End users play no role any more? Good luck with that.