On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 4:17 AM, Dennis E. Hamilton <dennis.hamil...@acm.org > wrote:
> > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Hammam Alyamani [mailto:ham...@fastmail.com] > > Sent: Monday, July 11, 2016 00:36 > > To: dev@openoffice.apache.org > > Subject: Spam (11.853):null > > > > Hello There > > > > How is everyone is doing? I hope you are all good. > > > > I have a suggestion, since there is a dedicated Mac OS version of > > OpenOffuce called NeoOffice, and since everyone is just switching to > > LibreOffice because it's where everyone is at now, why not you dedicate > > Apache OpenOffice fo work on windows exclusivley?! > [orcmid] > > I assume you were referring to the fact that LibreOffice has very > successful take-up as part of Linux distributions. > > With regard to where Apache OpenOffice appeals, the following recent > report is useful for consideration: > > For the eight months since release of AOO 4.1.2 through 2016-06-30, > there are 29 million downloads, averaging about 850,000 per week down > to about 600,000 as we enter North American Summer in the last week. > Platform take-up is relatively constant: > > 87.5% for Windows, > 7.8% for Macintosh, and > 4.7% for all other distributions > > So, if one gave priority to the community where AOO has the most reach, > your suggestion is not out of line. > > There is a conflict with the allegiance, interests, and skills of the AOO > developers though. That essentially turns the above list on its head. The > way AOO is constructed reflects that emphasis. > > Suppose (1) There are enough developers having the capacity, capability, > availability, and will to pair the Apache OpenOffice code base down to one > devoted to modern Windows operation. Then (2) that would probably have to > happen outside of the Apache OpenOffice project. The same goes for making > an Apache OpenOffice that is completely a Java application. > > Can't we drop support for any operating system though a vote? Also how would this generalize to a Java version? By the way, AOO code and build process are very *nix-centric, leading to Windows being such a pain to develop for, that we would gain more by dropping Windows support, than by dropping all other platforms ;-). Damjan
