OpenOffice isn't dead, they made a release a few months ago this year. https://b...

yarg · on May 30, 2023

https://itsfoss.com/libreoffice-vs-openoffice/

> Technically, both receive regular updates. But, OpenOffice is limited to bug fixes and minor updates.

> LibreOffice has more development activity, frequent bug fixes/minor updates, regular major upgrades with newer features, and improved user experience.

Apache can do whatever they want here, but the project is limping at best.

sgt · on May 30, 2023

So you went to github and saw commits made 3 days ago, then concluded that surely that means the project isn't dead. It is though, you're just completely missing the forest for the trees - a typical trait of programmer types.

colesantiago · on May 30, 2023

It isn't though until they say it is discontinued.

You also missed that OpenOffice made a new release and they were even bothered enough to make a post about it. Hardly a trait of dead software.

As much as you would love to say it is dead:

It officially isn't and it is still maintained.

abenga · on May 30, 2023

c. 3 commits per day from one contributor? That's dead, compared to Libreoffice that has dozens per day from multiple contributors.

colesantiago · on May 30, 2023

By that logic, projects like the Bohem GC is dead with only one full time maintainer.

https://github.com/ivmai/bdwgc

abenga · on May 30, 2023

If that were a project that needs to change as much as a full office suite, then yeah. It's not so much the absolute numbers as much as the relative numbers when compared with the amount of activity in Libreoffice.

colesantiago · on May 30, 2023

A long way to admit you were wrong but ok?