This combination will enable the full benefits of community driven Open Source initiatives to be achieved across the spectrum. The key to the future success of open source productivity suites will lie in combining competition with interoperability. ![]() OFE encourages the speedy resolution of such issues so that the full strength of community development can be achieved. As only a minor part of the code was not owned by Oracle, licensing and IPR issues are surmountable but there are a number of other issues that need to be resolved including the relationship with The Document Foundation (TDF) and others. By donating the open source code and ceding control of the future development of the free productivity suite that has been a key driver of Open Document Format (ODF) based solutions, potential new alliances emerge. ![]() ![]() OpenForum Europe broadly welcomes the announcement that Oracle contributes to The Apache Software Foundation’s Incubator, a move supported by IBM.
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