
Version of this work sits in an OOo CWS someplace, but it will beĮasier to integrate that work if we start with our latest code. Symphony work better with assistive technology. For example, the IAccessible2 work which helps We've already converted the help files toĭITA, which could help accelerate that work, if we chose to go in thatĪside from the work that would help accelerate getting AOOo to ourįirst release, we've also added other features that I think we shouldĬonsider merging in. Using the Symphony code could help accelerate that work and get us toĪn AOOo release faster. For example, we'veĪlready done a lot of work with replacing GPL/LPGL dependencies. Pieces make sense to integrate into OpenOffice. We'll also work with project members to prioritize which Symphony to the Apache project, under the Apache 2.0 Start at Apache is a good opportunity for this.įirst, we're going to contribute the standalone version of Lotus

We'd like to make some changes in how we do things, and the fresh But when it came down to the code, we maintained SymphonyĮssentially as a fork, and although we occasionally contributed code Yes, we participated in variousĬommunity councils, and sponsored conferences and worked together on This wasn't necessarily by design, but for However, we at IBM have not been exemplary community members when itĬame to. User-friendliest no-cost productivity suite, and one's that's friendlyĮnough to rival the spacious and informative interface that MicrosoftĬreated for Office 2010 and that Apple created for iWork '09." So the "interface that's been tweaked by IBM to make it by far the If you saw recently, PC Magazine gave Symphonyģ.0 its "Editors' Choice Award". Various numerous interop, performance enhancements and functional/bugįixes, we've done some significant work in the accessibility and user

You know about IBM Lotus Symphony, our free (as in beer) product which Hear this first, before anyone else knows. I'm going to be speaking at the ODF Plugfest in Berlin FridayĪfternoon, and will be making some announcements.
