'Apache OpenOffice' is still being updated slowly and it is based on Windows 10 SDK version 4.2

by Dillon Shook

Due to lack of developers, " Apache OpenOffice (AOO) ", which suggested the completion of the project once in September 2016, was subsequently decided to continue development for the time being. As of October 2018 development has been continued at a very slow pace and the news site · The Register is even expressed as "no one knows about life or death", but in the next major version upgrade Windows It seems to be based on 10 SDK and the latest macOS base.

Apache OpenOffice, the Schrodinger's app: No one knows if it's dead or alive, no one really wants to look inside • The Register
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/10/10/apache_open_office_not_dead/

AOO is an office suite developed for a long time as "OpenOffice.org". After Sun's micro-systems that was then developed by the company in 2010, Oracle acquired the "Document Foundation" and forked "LibleOffice" after understanding the Oracle. On the other hand, Oracle transferred the source code and trademark of "OpenOffice.org" to the Apache Software Foundation, and the software name was changed to "Apache OpenOffice".

From this time the development speed fell. In 2016, Vice President Dennis Hamilton suggested the completion of the project.

After that, the end was withdrawn and "v 4.1.3" appeared in October 2016. Furthermore, "v 4.1.4" was released in October 2017, "v 4.1.5" in December 2017, but the major version upgrade is the last in April 2014. In 2015, it was described as "half-death student" in an open letter from Mr. Christian Schaller, developer of Red Hat.

An Open Letter to Apache Foundation and Apache OpenOffice team - Christian FK Schaller
https://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2015/08/17/an-open-letter-to-apache-foundation-and-apache-openoffice-team/

In such a situation, AOO Chair Peter Kovacs acknowledges the lack of communication with the outside. Firstly, since the current v4.1.x line is based on Windows 7 SDK and macOS 10.7 (Lion), we aim to shift to the v4.2.x line based on the Windows 10 SDK and the latest macOS build Thing. As for the development team, it seems to want to release once a year, except for necessary security patches.