Anthony Long writes:
 > Another issue to consider is what would happen to the Sun paid developers
 > if one of your scenarios played out?  It's not like there are many (if
 > any) developers outside of those paid by Sun that know the code intimately
 > to advance it further than it is today.  Would the Public Software Fund be
 > able to bear the costs of 100 or so developers?

I think it's more likely to be the other way around: what happens to
Open Office if the Sun paid developers go away?

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