On Sat, Nov 7, 2015 at 4:41 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton <orc...@apache.org> wrote:
> There has been suggestion, and some expressed support, for AOO becoming a > Java application. > +1 I think it would be nice. Previous work on Java based office suites show promise and that this is possible. Cases in point: 1. ThinkFree Office https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThinkFree_Office http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reviews/1579/1/ (the biggest annoyance back when I tried it were jagged fonts, but the Java platform has gained support for font hinting in later releases and even HiDPI fonts in Java9). 2. JoeOffice http://www.infoworld.com/article/2614544/office-software/java-developer-says-he-built--launched-basic-open-source-office-suite-in-30-days.html Promising work, based on the Netbeans Platform. 3.xfy (now: xMetal) http://www.infoworld.com/article/2671944/application-development/reinventing-the-office-suite.html Never tried it, but the above article makes some good points. > > 1. NO STANDING-STILL ASSUMPTION. My first assumption is that one can't > cease Apache OpenOffice maintenance and support while something like a > redevelopment on Java occurs. It is pretty unthinkable that development of > a Java version can be accomplished inside the release cycle (even the past > lengthy cycle), and that migration from AOO as we know it can't be done > like throwing a switch on the universe. > Of course not, Still, the umbrella AOO project can produce and DOES produce AOO for several platforms, right, well, Java is a platform too. "AOO for Java" or "AOO Java" sounds about right. Independent of work on the C/C++ codebase. > 2. FORKING TO MAKE AOO4J? One could consider making a project fork. > The word "fork" only has negative connotations and very little positives, if you ask me. Think about all the negative headlines that could be written with that word. No thanks, I prefer "AOO extended to support Java" (AOO for Java or AOO Java). Remember that "Open Office" (the brand name recognition / mindshare) is AOO's main asset. Even if you guys re-released "Joe's Office" with an Apache Open Office brand name attached to it, I bet you would get 10x more users than whatever "Joe's Office" was able to achieve. ;) Why not join forces and invite the "Joe's Office" developer to such a project? Just thinking aloud. Just my $0.02 FC
