Why Is Microsoft So Scared of OpenOffice?

Microsoft and its supporters have a long history of applying all kinds ofFUD to any discussion of free and open source software. Whether it’sLinux or other free alternatives to Microsoft’s high-priced products, it seems no conversation can take place without the inevitable insinuations about higher total cost of ownership, lack of support, and other baseless fearmongering.Continue reading “Why Is Microsoft So Scared of OpenOffice?”

The New Version of OpenOffice.org, the World’s Leading Free Office Software, is Now Available for Download

The OpenOffice.org 3.1 free office software released today contains a raft of new features voted for by users, including much improved on-screen graphics and improvements to all its components. The software is available as a free download via the OpenOffice.org website. Edinburgh, UK (PRWEB) May 7, 2009 — The OpenOffice.org Community today announced the generalContinue reading “The New Version of OpenOffice.org, the World’s Leading Free Office Software, is Now Available for Download”

OpenOffice.org Community Announces Third Major Release of Its Free, Easy-to-Use Office Software

Finally, after 3 years of continuous improvement, OpenOffice 3.0 has been released. OpenOffice.org 3.0 is more powerful than ever before and with support for MS Access 2007 .accdb files, improved support for VBA macros, and a new ability to read MS Office Open XML files, it’s even easier to make the change away from legacyContinue reading “OpenOffice.org Community Announces Third Major Release of Its Free, Easy-to-Use Office Software”

Whack and SparkWeb have graduated. Help me congratulate them!

Whack 1.0 has been released. Whack is our Open Source XMPP (Jabber) component library for XMPP components. External components are processes that run outside of the Openfire’s process but can connect to the server to register new XMPP service. Whack is an implementation of XEP-0114: Jabber Component Protocol. Unlike the other igniterealtime products, Whack followedContinue reading “Whack and SparkWeb have graduated. Help me congratulate them!”

Microsoft: ‘ODF rõ ràng đã chiến thắng’

Chuyên gia công nghệ Stuart McKee của tập đoàn phần mềm Mỹ thừa nhận ưu thế của định dạng tài liệu mở và có phần áy náy vì đã không hỗ trợ chuẩn này trong Office 2007 sớm hơn. “Chúng tôi tồn tại nhờ vào việc kinh doanh phần mềm. Chúng tôi chưa thể triểnContinue reading “Microsoft: ‘ODF rõ ràng đã chiến thắng’”

FOSS Việt Nam nhiệt liệt đón mừng tin OpenOffice.org Việt 3.0 được dịch hoàn toàn ra tiếng Việt

VAIP. Trên diễn đàn FOSS Việt Nam, ông Đỗ Vũ Quỳnh đang công tác tại Tổ chức hợp tác ĐH Pháp ngữ (AUF) đã công bố “rất vui mừng vì có thể thông báo rằng chúng ta đã cuối cùng dịch ra tiếng Việt tất cả các chuỗi của OpenOffice.org với 100% phần giao diệnContinue reading “FOSS Việt Nam nhiệt liệt đón mừng tin OpenOffice.org Việt 3.0 được dịch hoàn toàn ra tiếng Việt”

OpenOffice.org 3 beta is ready for testing

The OpenOffice.org Community is pleased to announce that the public beta release of OpenOffice.org 3.0 is now available. This beta release is made available to allow a broad user base to test and evaluate the next major version of OpenOffice.org, but is not recommended for production use at this stage. If you are a regularContinue reading “OpenOffice.org 3 beta is ready for testing”

OpenOffice.org 2.4 is released

The OpenOffice.org Community is pleased to announce the release of OpenOffice.org 2.4, the latest version of the leading open source office productivity suite. OpenOffice.org 2.4 includes new features, enhancements, and bug fixes to all its core components. OpenOffice.org 2.4 is available for immediate download from http://download.openoffice.org. New features: Users will appreciate changes such as usabilityContinue reading “OpenOffice.org 2.4 is released”