The old bugs are the best bugs
"Our research shows that a 'basic,' functional office suite, which is streamlined with a 'simple' and uncluttered, uncomplicated UI, serves an incredib[ly] under-represented community."
I use oOo on my stable Slackware 14.2 install. Just works, and I know where the bugs are. I can get stuff done.
I know and appreciate LO on my test machine - some whizzy stuff and some changes to UI and the detailed behaviour of some of the functions (e.g. drawing tools). This is inevitable when you refactor code that is decades old I suppose.
I seriously hope the compatibility of files between the two versions is maintained.
As others have said, pints to all involved.