It doesn't matter what the reasons for that might be,” he said.Īnd while Hamilton doesn’t want to name the reasons that contributed to OpenOffice losing developer interest, one of the causes is certainly the mass migration to LibreOffice, another Microsoft Office alternative that’s enjoying a terrific success these days. It is also my considered opinion that there is no ready supply of developers who have the capacity, capability, and will to supplement the roughly half-dozen volunteers holding the project together. “I have regularly observed that the Apache OpenOffice project has limited capacity for sustaining the project in an energetic manner. Hamilton explains that the team is considering retirement of OpenOffice for the first time, as delivering security fixes and updates on a regular basis has become a serious issue because of the lack of manpower. In a mailing list for members, volunteer Vice President Dennis E.
OpenOffice, which is generally known as one of the first real Microsoft Office alternatives available with a freeware license, is close to going dark because the project can no longer attract the interest of volunteer developers who can support future updates.
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