From: Jim on
Dan C wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:06:37 +0000, Davorin Vlahovic wrote:
>
>> [13 Nov 2009 02:08:54 GMT] Dan C je napisao/la:
>>> On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:42:55 +0000, Davorin Vlahovic wrote:
>>>
>>> I said:
>>>
>>>>> Bottom line is that Symphony and OpenOffice are *NOT* the same
>>>>> product. It's really that simple.
>>> In a previous post in this thread, you said:
>>>
>>>> symphony _IS_ openoffice.
>>> Now, in your most recent post, you say:
>>>
>>>> No, they are not the same product; Symphony is forked Openoffice with
>>>> IBMs interface and rebranded.
>>> Looks like I win this debate, eh?
>> What's so difficult to understand? Is Iceweasel not rebranded Firefox
>> with different icons and a different name? Openoffice vs. Symphony is
>> the same thing.
>
> Well, the game's already over, and you lost. But since you insist on
> making yourself look foolish *again*, I'll oblige you.
>
> Right there above you claim Symphony is a *FORK* of OpenOffice. Now you
> are claiming that it is the same thing, only "rebranded". Those two
> things (fork, rebrand) are *NOT* the same. Which story do you want to go
> with? Do you just choose whichever one helps you make your (incorrect)
> point?
>
> You lose, again. I suggest you just give it up.
>
>

Symphony is built from the OpenOffice codebase. The orginaly offering of
Symphony was built on one of the Version 1.x of OpenOffice. if I recall
correctly the latest version is built on version 2.x both having anIBM
built frontend for them.