Fork history does not favor OpenOffice.org
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Brian Proffitt argues that fork history does not favor OpenOffice.org: "There are two long-standing opinions about forks in the FLOSS community: they weaken projects or they strengthen projects. There are interesting arguments on either side of the debate, but if history is any judge, there is a strong trend: the project that forked away from the mainline project tends to be the ultimate survivor."