Clearing the air on IBM Workplace-OpenOffice.org connection ----------------------------------------------------------- "Then, there�s the Lotus Workplace connection. As it turns out, Phipps is right and it�s a fact that IBM has never intentionally hidden from the public. So, there�s nothing nefarious afoot (nor was that ever implied). According to IBM�s Shamrell, "Lotus Workplace�s client tools � the spreadsheet, word processor, and presentation software � are based on OpenOffice and we disclosed that back when Workplace was announced in May 2004." While Shamrell works on finding out why IBM�s code was never contributed back to OO.o, I think it�s pretty obvious for the reasons already stated. There�s no obligation and just the same way Sun�s application of the CDDL open source license to OpenSolaris prevents a competitor from profiting off a derivative of Sun�s intellectual property, IBM can, should, and will exercise similar caution when it comes to how it works with open source code as well."
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