The problem with Alex Browns validation test is, that he is using a document from OpenOffice.org 2.4 and validates it against the ISO-approved standard. Jesper Lund Stocholm claims that he has created some documents with various versions of OpenOffice.org that doens't validates correctly.
Read more »Behind or ahead
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Install 3D Transitions for OpenOffice 2.4
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One of the major new features for OpenOffice 2.4 on Linux is the 3D capabilities for Impress, the presentation component. The new transitions are not part of the default install, but as an extension. If you’re an Impress user, you may be interested in installing it.
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OpenOffice.org and ODF adoption in Malaysia - thumbs up!
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In an interesting twist (interesting for Microsoft and their OOXML apologists), about a month ago, MAMPU, the Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit, decided that they were going to go OpenOffice.org and go ODF, and dump Microsoft Office by year-end 2008. This made its round around news sites, and everyone was naturally talking about it.
Read more »Will OpenOffice.org support OOXML ?
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The answer is no! The purpose is not to support an academic developed file format, but to help the pour users who by accident get hands on a document from Microsoft Office 2007.
Read more »New Features OpenOffice.org 2.4.0 (available now)
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The multiplatform, multilingual office suite OpenOffice.org announces the official release of version 2.4 with 9 new chart features, 5 PDF export enhancements, text to columns in Calc, rectangular selection in Writer, bug fixes, performance improvements, improvements supporting the growing library of extensions such as 3D OpenGL transitions in Impress, and much more.
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OpenOffice.org Inches Closer to Mac
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OpenOffice 2.4.x will be the last release of OpenOffice that requires the X11 system to run on a Mac. The conversion of the OpenOffice system to a native Mac OS X application has been in progress for many years and has been hampered by occasional politics, funding and manpower issues. Users have long been waiting for a native Mac version that doesn't require X11, and now it's on the way.
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OpenOffice 3.0 promises to bash Office
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Microsoft’s Office suite could have plausible challenger on the desktop for the first time since Lotus gave up trying to take on Redmond a decade ago.
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OpenOffice.org 3.0's new features, an early look
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OpenOffice.org 3.0 is 167 days away, but who's counting? Maybe the software developers are counting because they have a whopping 2,278 issues targeted for this release. Even though OpenOffice.org 2.4 is not yet out the door, let's see how far they've come with OpenOffice.org 3.0.
Read more »MAMPU migrates to OpenOffice.org and ODF to increase freedom of choice and interoperability
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The Malaysian Administrative Modernization and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU) has announced that the agency will be migrating to OpenOffice.org office suite as well as adopt the OpenDocument Format (ODF). In addition, Microsoft Office is to be phased out by end of 2008.
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OpenOffice.org goes to LGPLv3
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You may recall that a team from Sun devoted a great deal of time to the process of drafting the GPLv3. Our engagement was not just the monitoring exercise that I suspect it was for many of the corporate participants.
Read more »How to make OpenOffice run faster in Ubuntu
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Here we will discuss the procedure to be followed for making OpenOffice run faster in Ubuntu.
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Impressive Eye Candy: 3D OpenGL Transitions
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PowerPoint's old push-down transition has done its 15 years of service, and it's time for it to retire. Do the sleepy faces in your meetings agree? OpenOffice.org Impress 2.4 has the answer in the form ten 3D OpenGL-rendered transitions
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Would Ulteo help OpenOffice to beat MS Office ?
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Openoffice is an open source software offering its users many desktop applications as text editing and spreadsheet application.
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Sun sheds light on OpenOffice strategy
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Sun Microsystems has vowed to make its free office suite every bit as good as its paid-for offering..
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Sun will offer back-line support for OpenOffice
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Sun Microsystems on Monday plans to announce that it will provide support for the OpenOffice.org productivity software suite, citing a wave of momentum behind the open-source project.
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