StarOffice/OpenOffice.org How the two relate to each other: a small and shrinking difference

• Sun is handling OpenOffice.org/StarOffice well

• • OO.o CVS is the authoritative base source
  • StarOffice comes with some extras:
  • • Fonts, icons, clip art, Adabas, migration tools

• Sun is now offering support for OO.o

• Legal bits

• • JCA – shared copyright, minimal asymmetry
  • Source under LGPL / GPL, - RIP SISSL ...
  • Sun Patent Covenant - interesting