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OPENOFFICE.ORG NEWSLETTER
Volume 03 - Issue 2 - 8/2005
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Highlights in this Newsletter
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* OpenOffice.org announces version 2.0 public beta 2
(Announcements)
* Register today!!! - OpenOffice.org Conference schedule now online
(Announcements)
* An OpenOffice.org update by Louis Suarez-Potts
(Announcements)
* Japanese Native-Language Project: Report August 2005
(News from the Native Language Confederation)
* Creating interactive forms with OOo Writer
(Tips, Tricks & How-Tos)
* PC Magazine review OpenOffice.org 2.0 Beta
(Reviews)
* FOSS word processors compared: OOo Writer, AbiWord, and KWord
(Reviews)
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To Do List!!
http://www.openoffice.org/contributing.html
http://development.openoffice.org/todo.html
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Announcements
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OpenOffice.org announces version 2.0 public beta 2
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"This beta release is made available in order to allow a broad user
base to test and evaluate the next major version of OpenOffice.org, but
is not recommended for production deployment at this stage."
http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=announce&msgNo=252
Register today!!! - OpenOffice.org Conference schedule now online
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The OpenOffice.org Conference schedule is now online and can be found at
http://marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2005/schedule.html.
Register today!!!
An OpenOffice.org update by Louis Suarez-Potts
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An update to the OpenOffice.org project written by Community Manager
Louis Suarez-Potts.
http://www.openoffice.org/editorial/update_spring_2005.html
NeoOffice gets $25,000 donation
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[Contributed by Adam Moore]
"A very generous individual has stepped forward and given a US$25,000
donation to NeoOffice/J. This much needed donation plus the many small
donations received over the last few months provides enough funds for
me to work full time on upgrading NeoOffice/J to use Java 1.4.
Upgrading NeoOffice/J to Java 1.4 is one of the critical tasks that
must be done in order for NeoOffice/J to run on Apple's upcoming
Intel-based machines. With this donation, one of the three critical
tasks for creating a Mac Intel verison of NeoOffice/J is now fully
funded.
Not only do I want to thank our generous donor, but I would also like
to thank the hundreds of people who have donated to NeoOffice/J. The
many small donations that NeoOffice/J has received are important and,
without them, working full time on NeoOffice/J would not be possible."
http://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=97&mode=&order=0&thold=0
Announcement Archive
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All new and past annoucements can be found in the announcement list
mailing list archive at
http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/SummarizeList?listName=announce
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News from the Native-Language Confederation
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Japanese Native-Language Project: Report August 2005
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"This report sorts out on activities of OOo Japanese Native-Lang and
OOo/FOSS related news in Japan.
Written by Yutaka Kachi
Translated by Mikiko Kachi
- OOo Guidebook has been released on the Internet
Some OOo Guidebooks have been published in Japan. When I searched within
the Amazon.co.jp, I found 11 OOo guidebooks. Two of them are released
full pages on the Internet. Both of their licenses are PDL.
Yutaka Kachi updated the Guidebook for the version 1.0 to 1.1 and
released it. It is named OOo
OpenText. There is an SXW file and a PDF file.
IPA(Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan) sponsored
production of this document.
Title: OpenOffice.org OpenText
Author: Yutaka Kachi
http://openoffice.s16.xrea.com:8080/pukiwiki/pukiwiki.php?%5B%5BOOo%A5%AA%A1%BC%A5%D7%A5%F3%A5%DE%A5%CB%A5%E5%A5%A2%A5%EB%5D%5D
Members of OOo Community in Japan wrote ÒOOo Official User's GuideÓ. It
used to be a commercial book. This time they released it in PDF file and
users can use it for free.
Title: OpenOffice.org Official Users guide
Author: OpenOffice.org - Japanese Users Group
http://openoffice.s16.xrea.com:8080/pukiwiki/pukiwiki.php?%5B%5BOOo%A5%AA%A5%D5%A5%A3%A5%B7%A5%E3%A5%EB%A5%E6%A1%BC%A5%B6%A1%BC%A5%BA%A5%AC%A5%A4%A5%C9%5D%5D
- ITmedia 2.0 Review and an interview with Sun's Tokyo Office
In Japan, expectations for the version 2.0 is growing. Even casual PC
magazines, which do not offer OSS coverage usually, introduce the
version 2.0 together with the FireFox these days.
ITmedia (http://www.itmedia.co.jp/) is a representative Japanese IT
Webzine. It serialized a review of version 2.0. and its title is Ò the
standard of office applications OOo will change Ó. This review
introduces new functions of the version 2.0 and examines compatibility
with Microsoft Office.
The standard of office applications OOo will change
http://www.itmedia.co.jp/enterprise/special/0507/ooo2/
In the first review, ITmedia provided an interview with Naoyuki Ishimura
and Shigo Takamatsu of Sun's Tokyo Office. Its title is ÒSun's viewpoint
about the Open Office.org community. Ishimura is involved in
internationalization of StarOffice and proceeds the TCM test with the
OOo community.
The below is Ishimura's comment regarding collaboration with the community.
ÒIt was meaningful. Although it was a test for localization, we could
find problems concerning other than localization too. We could find
various bugs so the collaboration worked well. It worked smoothly
because people who join the OpenOffice.org community have considerable
interest in OpenOffice.org.Ó
Sun's viewpoint about OpenOffice org.
http://www.itmedia.co.jp/enterprise/articles/0506/28/news001.html
- OOo add-on to do DB operation by Fio:calc was released
Fio is a plug-in to operate a database by Calc. Makoto Ono is
developing it. We can use Calc's cells to describe SQL statements and
display data. We can connect to a database by a standard-equipped
data-source, however, if we can operate the database by Calc's cells we
don't have to remember how to operate the data-source. Fio made this
possible. When you connect a database to do your routine, you can query
data by open a worksheet and run a macro.
Fio
http://seiza.dip.jp/machine/fio/index.html
- WiseKnot, a Japanese SI Company, adopted OpenOffice.org
Wise Knot does System Integrator business by OSS. They reduced their
licensing fee significantly since they had adopted OpenOffice.org.
In the spring of this year, WiseKnot increased their staff members from
50 to more than 200 to expand their business. All of the new staff
members use OpenOffice.org. Only staff members who need to exchange
document files with other companies use Microsoft Office. The adoption
of OpenOffice.org reduced the licensing fee for Microsoft by 8 million
yen and WiseKnot could supply their staff members with high-performance
desk top computers.
WiseKnot plans to distribute OpenOffice.org to their customers as
specific examples of open source software.
WiseKnot
http://www.wiseknot.co.jp/";
http://native-lang.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=com&msgNo=952
[Contributed by Yutaka Kachi]
Success Stories
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United States
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Linux pumps up fitness retailer's network, desktops
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""Twenty percent of our employees are already running OpenOffice.org on
Windows. Our first task was to train them on OpenOffice.org; then we
will switch to Linux." Converting employees to OpenOffice.org brought
formatting problems when converting files from Word format. "When
people first used OpenOffice.org, the formatting was somewhat
distorted," Scott says. "We sat down and worked out the differences
with them. Now we have everyone first create their documents in
OpenOffice.org." Other than that, the migration hasn't caused any
problems. Says Scott, "It's been pretty easy.""
http://business.newsforge.com/business/05/07/22/1418204.shtml?tid=37
Kenosha Finds Big Savings in Linux
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""For the most part, everybody is happy," says Schall, who adds that
OpenOffice integrates smoothly with Microsoft Word and Excel documents.
A key benefit of using open source applications such as OpenOffice and
the Firefox Latest News about Firefox Web browser is that they are
platform independent, says Tig Kerkman, Kenosha's network
administrator.
"So my users can download OpenOffice for free and use it at home on
whatever hardware they have," he says."
http://www.toptechnews.com/story.xhtml?story_id=37526
(Press Release) CheckStatus.net Switches To Open Source
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""Of course there is a learning curve. It is something new and
different, but after a few days most people feel like they've used it
all along. OpenOffice.org has made it much easier with their OpenOffice
suite. Last week we converted a law office over to OpenOffice and will
be migrating them to Linux shortly.""
http://i-newswire.com/pr40322.html
http://checkstatus.net/
Brazil
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OpenOffice.org distributed at state conference of lawyers
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"About 350 lawyers and Law students we expected, but, in fact,
over 750 came. It was a tremendous success. We distributed
750 CD´s with OpenOffice.org, and some other free softwares,
and we demonstrated it in a datashow (projector)along with
some information about its use. People got astonished and
surprised."
http://marketing.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=dev&msgNo=20943
France
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Massive Linux handout set for French schools
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"Every student between the ages of 15 and 19 attending a school in
Auvergne will be given a pack containing two CDs. The first CD contains
free software for Microsoft Windows and Apple Computer's Mac OS X,
including the OpenOffice.org office productivity application, the
Firefox browser and the GIMP image editing application. The second CD
is a Linux Live CD, allowing pupils to try the open source operating
system without installing it. The Linux Live CD is based on Kaella, a
French derivative of Knoppix."
http://news.com.com/Massive+Linux+handout+set+for+French+schools/2100-7344_3-5828644.html?tag=nefd.top
Interviews
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Interview with Louis Suarez-Potts of OpenOffice.org and CollabNet
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"Louis Suarez-Potts is the Chair and Secretary of the OpenOffice.org
Community Council. He plays a community manager role for the
OpenOffice.org project, communicating important issues between Sun
Microsystems, CollabNet, and the OpenOffice.org community. Louis's
insight on keeping the different entities collaborating well, within a
large-scale open source project, extend from the political and social
architecture to the technical, and beyond to the intricacies of
marketing."
http://www.technologyevaluationcenters.com/Research/ResearchHighlights/FreeOpenSource/2005/07/research_notes/RN_FS_JC_07_28_05_1.asp
Linux in Government: Winning in Australia Against Microsoft TNG
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"I do not see any legitimate process that Microsoft can leverage to
attack Linux,
at least without causing themselves serious revenue damage. Or without
risking
mutually-assured patent destruction from LinuxÕs supporters. So, they may
eventually bundle a free mini copy of Microsoft Office with future versions
of Windows, as a way to keep the combination of Linux and OpenOffice.org off
most desktops. But this will only serve to wipe off 40% of their profit by
gutting Office sales Ð never a good look to Wall Street."
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/41994/
The OpenOffice.org Bibliographic Project
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"1.) What is the goal or focus of your project?
"The goal of the bibliographic project is to provide bibliographic
support for Openoffice equivalent in function to commercial packages
such as Endnotes, Reference Manager etc. But unlike the commercial
bibliographic products we will utilise industry standards such as MODS,
XML, XSLT and SRU/W. Both the bibliographic engine and style
definitions will be open-source and usable by other open-source
applications."
..."
http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/dancer?entry=the_openoffice_org_bibliographic_project
Studies & Reports
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Open Source halts ICT brain drain
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"In contrast to this, development of Open Source software generally
happens in a very decentralised manner that lowers the barrier to entry
for smaller companies who want to provide a niche service or operate in
a local market. For example, a business which wants to provide a
locally-supported, professional-grade office suite consisting of a word
processor, spreadsheet, and presentation program could build an
offering around OpenOffice.org using local talent, and provide
consulting and support services to companies wanting to roll it out
across their workforce. There is absolutely nothing to stop that
provider from delivering a service and level of expertise that is on
par with or better than anyone else in the world, even though they
didn't single-handedly write the OpenOffice.org suite."
http://www.smh.com.au/news/soapbox/open-source-halts-ict-brain-drain/2005/07/25/1122143758973.html?oneclick=true
Make Room for Linux Apps
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"A better option is to simply run OpenOffice or StarOffice on your
Windows clients and use the native file formats of these applications.
That's right: both OpenOffice and StarOffice have Windows binaries and
run just fine on Windows. This may not always be possible, as your
company is likely already deeply entrenched in Microsoft Office and not
likely to switch anytime soon."
http://www.redmondmag.com/features/article.asp?EditorialsID=503
OSCON 5.4: Closing Keynote
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"Novell currently has some 5500 employees, and has already managed to
move all of them over to OO.o. They are also 50% finished with moving
every PC to single-boot linux, and expect to reach 80% by November. In
the mean time, it sounds like many employees still multi-boot."
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/wlg/7558
Resources
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What Is NeoOffice/J (and Can It Replace MS Office)
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"NeoOffice/J is Mac-friendly version of OpenOffice.org. This
full-featured office productivity suite includes word processing,
spreadsheet, presentation, vector drawing, database, and macro
functionality. NeoOffice documents are interchangeable with Microsoft
Office and OpenOffice, even on other platforms. NeoOffice/J adapts the
OpenOffice.org code, then leverages Mac OS X's Java integration to tap
into the Macintosh user interface. This open source productivity suite
can be downloaded for free and is available in 40 different languages."
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/08/09/neooffice.html
Valuable Data Requires Open Formats
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"But OOo 2.0 uses a document format that is an OASIS standard, which
means that it's publicly documented XML. Actually, an OOo document is a
zip archive containing multiple XML files."
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/wlg/7432
Erwin Tenhumberg's Weblog
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Includes news and tips on the upcoming OpenOffice.org 2.0
http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/dancer
SpreadOpenDocument.org
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The website SpreadOpenDocument.org summarizes useful information
about the OASIS OpenDocument format:
http://www.spreadopendocument.org/
Reviews
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PC Magazine review OpenOffice.org 2.0 Beta
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"Unlike the slow, clunky original version, version 2.0 of this free
productivity suite is surprisingly slick and highly compatible with
Microsoft Office file formats. It even offers features not found in its
expensive Microsoft counterpart."
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1851001,00.asp
"OpenOffice.org 2.0 reviewed"
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SearchEnterpriseLinux has an article reviewing the OpenOffice.org 2.0 Beta,
and gives it a good recommendation.
http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1116763,00.html
FOSS word processors compared: OOo Writer, AbiWord, and KWord
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OpenOffice.org receives most of the attention among free and open source
(FOSS)
office suites, but users shouldn't forget that free software includes at
least
two other word processors: AbiWord, part of a projected GNOME Office,
and KWord,
part of the KOffice suite. From their inception, both have been playing
catch-up
with OpenOffice.org's Writer. But now, after several years of development,
AbiWord and KWord are both reaching early maturity. How do Writer, AbiWord,
and KWord compare?
http://software.newsforge.com/software/05/08/16/2038242.shtml?tid=93&tid=150
Customer & User Feedback
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The New Zealand Herald: "InBox"
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"Microsoft Office sales provide the company with nearly 30 per cent of
its income, so it will obviously stay ahead in development and
features. But Open Office is definitely a viable alternative to running
pirated software when your budget is limited."
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=5&ObjectID=10338051
The Truth About Windows Alternatives
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[The quote is from Page 2 of the article. Thanks to Adam Moore for
submitting this.]
"OpenOffice.org worked remarkably well as a Microsoft Office
substitute. In my tests, I encountered no significant glitches, even
when editing Word documents that used revisions mode--historically a
problem for most Office clones."
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,121774,00.asp
Endorsement in the Chicago Tribune
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"After all, www.OpenOffice.org alone gives us Writer, a word-processing
module with every feature from spell check to fancy fonts, footnotes to
frames that any ordinary family or student might need or want."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-0508150274aug16,1,6710884.column?coll=chi-technology-nav&ctrack=1&cset=true
Windows vs. Linux/OSS today, part 2: Linux experts see strong server,
weak desktop
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"OpenOffice is a great product. I have used it, and in many ways I
prefer its word processor to Microsoft Word. Unfortunately, it has not
been publicized as a real alternative to Word in the same way that
Linux has been promoted as a real alternative to Windows. Largely
because of this, the product is no real threat to Microsoft."
http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1110794,00.html
The Guardian - Worldwide wonder
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[Guardian newspaper leader]
"Although, contrary to the instincts of its early protagonists, the web
has long since been colonised by commerce, it still nurtures its
founding community spirit. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the
startling success of the open source movement which enables enthusiasts
and professionals all over the world to work together from remote
locations to produce services that are freely available for anyone with
a computer linked to the internet. The thousands of products so far
released include the Linux operating system (a free alternative to
Microsoft's pervasive Windows), OpenOffice (an alternative to
Microsoft's Word and Excel) and Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia,
with well over a million entries written entirely by its readers."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/leaders/story/0,,1544560,00.html
Back to the fold
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"The trouble with this approach, open source enthusiasts claim, is that
it allows Microsoft to pick out high-profile adopters of open source
and make offers that are not just attractive but actually illegal to
refuse."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,1550763,00.html
LinuxWorld: Coming of Age, the End of Packaged Software
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"Most recently, impressed with the Open Office installation standard on
Fedora Core 4, I downloaded and installed the latest versions of
OpenOffice beta 2.0 on my few remaining Windows machines and installed
NeoOffice on my OS X machines. Open Office is here to stay and I never
expect to pay Microsoft again to upgrade the Office suite."
http://www.alwayson-network.com/comments.php?id=11604_0_5_0_C
Opinion: LinuxWorld 2005 Thursday
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"At this year's LinuxWorld, the .Org Pavilion was a special section of
the Conference reserved for not-for-profit organizations developing
cutting-edge projects. The .Org Pavilion participants included X.org,
Gnome Foundation, Fedora, and Debian, among others. But the news wasn't
who was there, but who wasn't--the OpenOffice.org folks."
http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=9848/ddj050811lw/
Developer and Administrator News
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Support for OASISOpenDocument format in eZ publish
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"eZ publish, the CMS developed by eZ systems, a new extension for to
way communcation with the OASIS Open Document format is released. This
is the format used in OpenOffice.org version 2 and KWord ammong other
applications."
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/08/02/1624208
Perl module for OASIS OpenDocument at CPAN
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[From Erwin Tenhumberg's blog]
"The OpenDocument-compliant version of Perl OpenOffice::OODoc
(2.003) is now available at CPAN.
The same API supports both the OOo 1.0 and the ODF. With some care, it's
now possible to write programs that simultaneously deal with several
documents with different formats."
http://search.cpan.org/dist/OpenOffice-OODoc
FOSS Migration tools
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""You can take a 'transitional' step. You can say, 'I don't think I'm quite
ready to run (a Linux OS) on the desktop, but I'd love to try out OpenOffice
and Firefox,'" he maintained.
Progression Desktop migrates templates, dictionaries, and toolbars, for
instance, from Microsoft Office to OpenOffice."
http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reports/5974/1/
Tips, Tricks & How-Tos
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Creating interactive forms with OOo Writer
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"With OpenOffice.org Writer you can create any kind of form from simple
questionnaires to sophisticated interactive tests. Here's how to create
a simple quiz using the form tools, and how to add interactivity to it
with a couple of macros."
http://software.newsforge.com/software/05/07/22/176253.shtml?tid=152&tid=93&tid=35
Sharing files between OpenOffice.org and Microsoft Office
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"Even if you're the most dedicated OpenOffice.org (OOo) user in the
world, sooner or later you'll be asked to share files with someone
using Microsoft Office. Some free software advocates refuse outright,
or suggest outputting to HTML, PDF, or RTF formats, but these aren't
always options -- especially if your boss is the one doing the asking.
However, with a few preparations and a sense of what works and what
doesn't, you can usually share files with Microsoft Office users with a
minimum of headaches on both sides. Here's how."
http://software.newsforge.com/software/05/07/21/1834257.shtml?tid=152&tid=93
OOo Off the Wall: Recovering Hidden Treasures
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"It's a little-known secret, but what you see in the interface of
version 2.0 of OpenOffice.org isn't what you have to settle for. Hidden
throughout version 2.0 are dozens of pieces of functionality, each
available in a few seconds by customizing the menus, toolbars or
keyboard shortcuts of OpenOffice.org applications. Some of these hidden
treasures are small tools useful only to users with certain work
habits. However, perhaps the most useful customizations are older
versions of tools that have been redesigned in version 2.0. In several
cases, these older versions are designed better than their
replacements. And, if nothing else, they often are more familiar."
http://www.linuxjournal.com/comment/reply/8492
Competitive/Market Info
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Microsoft charging more, giving more?
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"But likely to prove controversial is Microsoft intention to charge
users an additional "premium" client access licenses (CAL) to use these
higher-end versions of Office and Windows. Ballmer and other executives
were light on specifics today, although in the Office market at least
Microsoft seems to be going beyond its current high-end edition of
Office Professional Edition, which is priced at $388.49 per copy.
...
"We will... introduce higher-value versions of existing products that
really help us drive new growth and new value. We did that with the
Professional edition of our Windows product, and it drove literally
billions of dollars of revenue growth versus the home version,"
Ballmer said.
...
Microsoft's decision to introduce more SKUs and charge higher prices,
though, will expose the company to more accusations from competitors
that is gouging customers while IT budgets are tight. Sun Microsystems
has been pushing StarOffice as a low-priced, subscription-based
alternative to Office to help customers overcome the pricing issue."
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2005/07/28/microsoft_skus/
TextMaker 2005 Beta - now with OpenDocument compatibility
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"TextMaker 2005 also offers compatibility with the open source office suite
OpenOffice.org and the industry standard OpenDocument (nŽe OASIS) file
format."
http://davesipaq.com/news/005246/iPAQ_SoftMaker_TextMaker_Word_processing_2005
And as reported on the company's site itself:
http://www.softmaker.com/english/tmw05_en.htm
[Opinion] How does 'that company' treat free software?
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[Opinion piece written by Richard Stallman]
"Several years ago Sun bought StarOffice, a proprietary office suite.
Sun released a version of this program as free software, under the name
OpenOffice.org . This greatly extended the capabilities of free
software. However, Sun continues distributing StarOffice as a
proprietary program. The two are not the same, so there is a certain
tendency for OpenOffice to act like demoware for proprietary software.
Nonetheless, it is very useful in and of itself. It is a major
contribution with a cloud over part of it."
http://comment.zdnet.co.uk/other/0,39020682,39209580,00.htm
ThinkFree's Office Alternative For Linux
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"The original ThinkFree application suite was released five years ago.
Today, the company announced its latest version 3 in a Linux (define)
edition. In addition to a price of $49.95, ThinkFree is laying claim to
having the best compatibility with Microsoft Office of any program to
date for Linux, Windows and Macintosh users with an interface similar
to Microsoft's. The software also imports and exports Microsoft Office
files."
http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3526076
Additional reporting:
http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=168600203
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=92558
Ballmer buffs up Microsoft Office
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"At VoleÕs annual meeting with analysts, Ballmer mimed his plans to
build a range of Microsoft products entirely for high-end corporate
use. According to Reuters, in Ballmer's sights are networked servers
for heavy corporate use and a more impressive Office package, which
will be dubbed Office Premium."
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=24980
Microsoft hopes new Office hits suite spot
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""There's an increasing realization customers have the 80-20 rule, in
that 80% of their employees are using 20% of the existing software,"
said Simon Schouten who is desktop sales manager for Sun Microsystems
for the U.K. and Ireland.
Consequently, when the time comes for small businesses to upgrade their
computers, they may decide to look for cheaper alternatives to
Microsoft Office, providing fewer features but using less resources."
http://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/financialpost/story.html?id=77e5426e-95fe-40ec-96b5-ae767ae9b982
Statistics
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OpenOffice.org
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Highlights
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* More than 46,100,000 have downloaded OpenOffice.org
so far (as of August 20, 2005).
* The OpenOffice.org project has more than 33,200
unique people subscribed to the mailing lists
(as of August 20, 2005).
* 651 people and companies have signed a JCA and are thus
either already contributing or considering to do so
(as of August 30, 2005):
http://www.openoffice.org/copyright/copyrightapproved.html
* 2151 people have participated in the OOo developer
survey so far (as of August 30, 2005).
Events
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Upcoming
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OOoCon 2005
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OpenOffice.org Conference
September 28th - 30th 2005
Koper - Capodistria, Slovenia
http://marketing.openoffice.org/conference/
EuroOSCON 2005
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O'Reilly European Open Source Convention 2005
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
October 17-20, 2005
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/eurooscon/create/e_sess
Newsletter Archive
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Past issues of the OpenOffice.org Newsletter can be found in the archive
of the announce mailing list:
http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/SummarizeList?listName=announce
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