Editing OpenOffice.org (section)

==== LibreOffice ====
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Sun had stated in the original OpenOffice.org announcement in 2000 that the project would be run by a neutral foundation,<ref name="ooo-announcement"/> and put forward a more detailed proposal in 2001.<ref name="ooofoundation">{{cite web|url=http://www.openoffice.org/white_papers/OOo_project/openofficefoundation.html|title=The OpenOffice.org Foundation|publisher=Sun Microsystems|date=4 November 2001|access-date=9 October 2013|archive-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921102841/http://www.openoffice.org/white_papers/OOo_project/openofficefoundation.html|url-status=live}}</ref> There were many calls to put this into effect over the ensuing years.<ref name="lwngooo"/><ref name="ooo2008stats"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10129764-16.html|title=Why is OpenOffice "profoundly sick"?|first=Matt|last=Asay|work=The Open Road|publisher=CNet|date=30 December 2008|access-date=17 June 2013|archive-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054113/http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10129764-16.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Dave|last=Neary|url=http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2008/04/29/openofficeorg-a-candidate-for-a-501c6/|title=OpenOffice.org – a candidate for a 501(c)6?|work=Safe as Milk|publisher=Blogs.gnome.org|date=29 April 2008|access-date=5 January 2013|archive-date=1 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501123533/http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2008/04/29/openofficeorg-a-candidate-for-a-501c6/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 28 September 2010, in frustration at years of perceived neglect of the codebase and community by Sun and then Oracle,<ref name=webwereld20100930/> members of the OpenOffice.org community announced a non-profit called The Document Foundation and a fork of OpenOffice.org named LibreOffice. Go-oo improvements were merged, and that project was retired in favour of LibreOffice.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lwn.net/Articles/407339/ |title=Michael Meeks talks about LibreOffice and the Document Foundation |date=28 September 2010 |first=Jake |last=Edge |publisher=Linux Weekly News |access-date=21 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928121520/https://lwn.net/Articles/407339/ |archive-date=28 September 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The goal was to produce a vendor-independent office suite with ODF support and without any copyright assignment requirements.<ref name="tdfcontact" />

Oracle was invited to become a member of the Document Foundation and was asked to donate the OpenOffice.org brand.<ref name="tdfcontact">{{cite web|url=http://www.documentfoundation.org/contact/tdf_release.html|title=OpenOffice.org Community announces The Document Foundation|access-date=31 December 2012|date=28 September 2010|publisher=The Document Foundation|archive-date=30 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100930085933/http://www.documentfoundation.org/contact/tdf_release.html|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=OpenOffice.org developers move to break ties with Oracle|publisher=Computerworld|url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9188338/OpenOffice.org_developers_move_to_break_ties_with_Oracle|first=Jeremy|last=Kirk|date=28 September 2010|access-date=28 September 2010|archive-date=17 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117075827/https://www.computerworld.com/article/2516107/update--openoffice-org-developers-move-to-break-ties-with-oracle.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Oracle instead demanded that all members of the OpenOffice.org Community Council involved with the Document Foundation step down,<ref name=ars20101018/> leaving the Council composed only of Oracle employees.<ref name=zdnet20101019/>

Most Linux distributions promptly replaced OpenOffice.org with LibreOffice;<ref name="nww20120525"/><ref name="debian-lo"/><ref name="ubuntu-lo"/><ref name="suse-lo"/> [[Oracle Linux]] 6 also features LibreOffice rather than OpenOffice.org or Apache OpenOffice.<ref name="techrepublic-oracle-lo">{{cite web|url=http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/european-technology/open-source-development-the-history-of-openoffice-shows-why-licensing-matters/1079|title=Open-source development: The history of OpenOffice shows why licensing matters|first=Richard|last=Hillesley|work=TechRepublic|date=2 October 2012|access-date=22 June 2013|archive-date=16 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516014231/http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/european-technology/open-source-development-the-history-of-openoffice-shows-why-licensing-matters/1079|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="derstandard-oracle-lo">{{cite web|url=http://derstandard.at/1342947279200/Ironie-Oracle-liefert-nun-LibreOffice-aus|title=Ironie: Oracle liefert nun LibreOffice aus|language=de|trans-title=Irony: Oracle now provides LibreOffice|work=derStandard.at|date=22 July 2012|access-date=22 June 2013|archive-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055001/http://derstandard.at/1342947279200/Ironie-Oracle-liefert-nun-LibreOffice-aus|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="oracle-lo">{{cite web|url=https://oss.oracle.com/ol6/docs/RELEASE-NOTES-U3-en.html|title=Oracle Linux 6.3 Release Notes|publisher=Oracle Corporation|date=June 2012|access-date=19 June 2013|archive-date=18 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118031550/https://oss.oracle.com/ol6/docs/RELEASE-NOTES-U3-en.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The project rapidly accumulated developers, development effort<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.documentfoundation.org/2011/09/28/the-document-foundation-celebrates-its-first-anniversary/ |title=The Document Foundation celebrates its first anniversary |first=Italo |last=Vignoli |work=The Document Foundation Blog |publisher=[[The Document Foundation]] |date=28 September 2011 |access-date=5 January 2013 |archive-date=1 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001154739/http://blog.documentfoundation.org/2011/09/28/the-document-foundation-celebrates-its-first-anniversary/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.novell.com/prblogs/?p=3095 |title=Viva la LibreOffice! |access-date=28 September 2010 |first=Kerry |last=Adorno |date=28 September 2010 |work=Novell News |publisher=[[Novell]] |quote=Novell, Google, Red Hat, Canonical, and others are pleased to work with The Document Foundation to help make LibreOffice the best office productivity suite on the market. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415090729/http://www.novell.com/prblogs/?p=3095 |archive-date=15 April 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heise.de/open/meldung/Canonical-unterstuetzt-LibreOffice-1194699.html|title=Canonical unterstützt LibreOffice|language=de|trans-title=Canonical supports LibreOffice|work=Heise Open Source|publisher=Heinz Heise|date=22 February 2011|access-date=21 June 2013|quote=Das Unternehmen hinter Ubuntu bezahlt mit Björn Michaelsen einen Entwickler, der vollzeit an der freien Bürosuite arbeiten soll. [The company behind Ubuntu pays a developer, Björn Michaelsen, to work full-time on the free office suite.]|archive-date=15 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615152949/http://www.heise.de/open/meldung/Canonical-unterstuetzt-LibreOffice-1194699.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and added features,<ref name="ostatic20120426">{{cite news|url=http://ostatic.com/blog/apache-openoffice-lagging-behind-libreoffice-in-features|title=Apache OpenOffice Lagging Behind LibreOffice in Features|work=Ostatic|first=Susan|last=Linton|date=26 April 2012|access-date=5 January 2013|archive-date=27 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527104344/http://ostatic.com/blog/apache-openoffice-lagging-behind-libreoffice-in-features|url-status=live}}</ref> the majority of outside OpenOffice.org developers having moved to LibreOffice.<ref name=reg20110314/><ref name="ARS02Nov10"/><ref name="ARS28Sep10"/> In March 2015, an [[LWN.net]] development comparison of LibreOffice with Apache OpenOffice concluded that "LibreOffice has won the battle for developer participation".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://lwn.net/Articles/637735/ |title=Development activity in LibreOffice and OpenOffice |access-date=20 June 2015 |author=Jonathan Corbet |date=15 March 2015 |work=LWN.net |archive-date=30 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930063841/https://lwn.net/Articles/637735/ |url-status=live }}</ref>