Comment Re:Would it kill the submitters (Score 1) 589
I'd like to add some recent history to your timeline and hopefully shed some light on what happened
For months there was absolutely no news from Oracle as to what their plan was for OOo. (fact) They saw what was happening to other Sun projects and forked it. (my opinion)
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/09/28/243059/OpenOffice.org-claims-independence-from-Oracle.htm
2 weeks later, Oracle came out and said "Heck no, we love OOo and will continue to develop it"
http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/oracle-pledges-support-openofficeorg-593
So, there you go. I'd have done the same thing TDF did. I can't sit next to the phone forever