The OpenOffice.org community council has posted a response to the Free Software Foundation’s alternative extension listing. “The OpenOffice.org Community Council has been asked by the FSF to give the FSF an effective veto over which extensions should be permitted to appear in this repository. The Community Council has felt unable to do this. We believe passionately that FOSS delivers better software – including extensions, but that users must be free to make the comparison and reach their own conclusion.“
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