Open Office 3.1 final has been released today. The Open Source alternative to Microsoft Office can be downloaded from download portals like Betanews but not directly from the Open Office homepage as it has not been updated yet to reflect the release of the new version.
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Windows vs Linux in OpenOffice.org 3.0 Benchmark
The same application performs differently on different platforms. Differences include compiler brand (Microsoft Visual C++ vs gcc), compiler version (gcc 3 and 4), operating system characteristics, and file systems. These OpenOffice.org 3.0 benchmarks measure vanilla OpenOffice.org, StarOffice, Go-oo, and Portable OpenOffice.org on 3.0 on Microsoft Windows XP and Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex).
Read more »An Early Look at OpenOffice.org 3.1 Features
With the final release two months away and an alpha version available, it's time to look at OpenOffice.org 3.1's new features: eye candy, better charts, replying to notes in the margin, overlining, macros in Base, RTL improvements for Arabic and Hebrew, and (believe it or not) better sorting. Download and report any bugs you find.
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It is time we had a 'LibreOffice'
A fork of Openoffice based of Sun's OO , in the lines of GNU Icecat, would be a nice idea.
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OpenOffice.org compatible Labels from WorldLabel
A label collection created in cooperation with ColourLovers.com. The collection includes hundreds of free CD and address labels you can personalize for use with OpenOffice.org.
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AbiWord Version 2.6.5 Works With Word 2007 and OpenOffice Writer
AbiWord has been my favorite open source word processor for a long time, and it's now out in a new version 2.6.5, which adds some excellent features. If you haven't used this application (for Windows or Linux) before, definitely download it, and if you already use it, go for the upgrade.
Read more »Sun pimps out OpenOffice as Microsoft 'clarifies' Office for web
OpenOffice is being pimped out by Sun Microsystems, just as Microsoft takes Office online, if Sun's chief executive latest blog entry is anything to go by.
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Q&A: Richard Stallman, founder of the GNU Project and the Free Software Foundation
"In an exclusive interview with vnunet.com, Stallman discusses his views on free versus proprietary and open source software, social networking sites and privacy issues..."
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Installing OpenOffice 3.0 On Kubuntu Hardy
Credit must be given to mogyweb who's how to for Ubuntu was helpful but incomplete for Kubuntu as there is one or two more steps which must be discussed.
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OpenOffice.org 3.0 Released
Just in time for its (and my) birthday, OpenOffice.org 3.0 was officially released today, after several builds had been found on the FTP sites several weeks before.
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OpenOffice 3.0 is out
OpenOffice.org 3.0 Final has already been uploaded to a variety of mirror download sites ahead of the official announcement Monday 13.
If you want to be ahead of the curve, grab a copy now. If you are cautious, wait until the official announcement on Monday.
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OpenOffice.org Grows Up
Nine years after Sun Microsystems bought StarOffice, the resulting OpenOffice.org project is ready to roll out its 3.0 release. Enhanced format compatibility and features put it on par with Microsoft Office.
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Espousal of ODF by the Department of IT GoNCT Delhi
a case study done by Prof. Rajanish Dass of IIM A on the
Espousal of ODF by the Dept. of IT, Delhi. It talks about the decision of DoIT to move to OpenOffice from a popular proprietory software and its implications.
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Simplify Wine with PlayOnLinux
I’m usually quite happy with Linux software, so I don’t use Wine all that much. Normally, I only use Wine to test some web pages in IE. But now and then I have the need to edit some word file that Open Office can’t handle. For that reason I recently installed Microsoft Office on my Ubuntu at work with the help of PlayOnLinux.
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Better writing with OpenOffice.org and Writer's Tools
Contrary to the conventional wisdom that a word processor can’t help you to become a better writer, you can use OpenOffice.org Writer with the Writer's Tools extension to improve your writing skills and make the writing process more efficient.
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