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In languages alone, we - have nearly 100 language localisation projects, with over - <a href="http://projects.openoffice.org/native-lang.html";>70 - supported languages</a> currently available. Over five thousand - people have signed up to take part in project activities and - are Community members. As an internet based worldwide - community, we do not have a physical headquarters in any one - country. We have a Community bank account in Germany, and some - of the bigger native-language projects have not-for-profit or - equivalent status in their countries.</p> - - <p>The overwhelming majority of Community members are - volunteers. A small number (probably not more than a hundred or - so) are sponsored by their employers to work on OpenOffice.org. - Most of these work in software development. The Community - acknowledges with gratitude the sponsorship it receives from - its founding and primary sponsor, Sun Microsystems. Other - significant contributors include major industry players like - Novell, RedHat, RedFlag CH2000, IBM, and Google.</p> + "http://projects.openoffice.org/index.html";>projects</a>, covering all + aspects of our activity. In languages alone, we have nearly 100 language + localisation projects, with over <a href= + "http://projects.openoffice.org/native-lang.html";>70 supported + languages</a> currently available. Over five thousand people have signed + up to take part in project activities and are Community members. As an + internet based worldwide community, we do not have a physical + headquarters in any one country. We have a Community bank account in + Germany, and some of the bigger native-language projects have + not-for-profit or equivalent status in their countries.</p> + + <p>The overwhelming majority of Community members are volunteers. A small + number (probably not more than a hundred or so) are sponsored by their + employers to work on OpenOffice.org. Most of these work in software + development. The Community acknowledges with gratitude the sponsorship it + receives from its founding and primary sponsor, Sun Microsystems. Other + significant contributors include major industry players like Novell, + RedHat, RedFlag CH2000, IBM, and Google.</p> - <h2>Key points about the OpenOffice.org Productivity - Suite.</h2> + <h2>Key points about the OpenOffice.org Productivity Suite.</h2> <ol> - <li>OpenOffice.org provides <b>everything most people need in - an office productivity suite</b>. It is stable, reliable, and - robust, built up over twenty years' development. Unlike its - major competitor, it was designed from the start as a single - piece of software, which makes for higher quality software - and a more consistent user experience. It is actively - developed, with several releases every year. The main - components of the OpenOffice.org Suite are the <a href= + <li>OpenOffice.org provides <strong>everything most people need in an + office productivity suite</strong>. It is stable, reliable, and robust, + built up over twenty years' development. Unlike its major competitor, + it was designed from the start as a single piece of software, which + makes for higher quality software and a more consistent user + experience. It is actively developed, with several releases every year. + The main components of the OpenOffice.org Suite are the <a href= "http://www.openoffice.org/product/writer.html";>Writer</a> wordprocessor <a href= "http://www.openoffice.org/product/pix/writer-big.png";>(screenshot)</a>; - the <a href= - "http://www.openoffice.org/product/calc.html";>Calc</a> + the <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/product/calc.html";>Calc</a> spreadsheet <a href= "http://www.openoffice.org/product/pix/calc-big.png";>(screenshot)</a>; - <a href= - "http://www.openoffice.org/product/impress.html";>Impress</a> + <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/product/impress.html";>Impress</a> for presentations <a href= "http://www.openoffice.org/product/pix/impress-big.png";>(screenshot)</a>; - <a href= - "http://www.openoffice.org/product/draw.html";>Draw</a> for + <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/product/draw.html";>Draw</a> for graphics <a href= "http://www.openoffice.org/product/pix/draw-big.png";>(screenshot)</a>; - and the <a href= - "http://www.openoffice.org/product/base.html";>Base</a> + and the <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/product/base.html";>Base</a> database <a href= "http://www.openoffice.org/product/pix/base-big.png";>(screenshot)</a>.<br /> </li> - <li>OpenOffice.org is both <b>easy to use and easy to migrate - to</b>, for both experienced and beginners alike. It has a - familiar user interface, and is able to read and write the - vast majority of legacy file formats (including common - Microsoft Office formats). It is supported in over seventy - languages, with active support both Community based (free) - and from commercial organisations (paid-for).</li> - - <li>OpenOffice.org is released under an open-source licence - (the LGPL), which means it may be used <b>free of any licence - fees, for any purpose</b>: private, governmental, commercial, - etc. Once acquired (either as a <a href= - "http://download.openoffice.org";>free download</a> or as a - CD) it may be installed on an unlimited number of computers, - and may be copied and distributed without restriction. - OpenOffice.org supports extensions, allowing users to add on - extra functions easily from an extensions repository. This is - a key differentiator from the competition.</li> + <li>OpenOffice.org is both <strong>easy to use and easy to migrate + to</strong>, for both experienced and beginners alike. It has a + familiar user interface, and is able to read and write the vast + majority of legacy file formats (including common Microsoft Office + formats). It is supported in over seventy languages, with active + support both Community based (free) and from commercial organisations + (paid-for).</li> + + <li>OpenOffice.org is released under an open-source licence (the LGPL), + which means it may be used <strong>free of any licence fees, for any + purpose</strong>: private, governmental, commercial, etc. Once acquired + (either as a <a href="http://download.openoffice.org";>free download</a> + or as a CD) it may be installed on an unlimited number of computers, + and may be copied and distributed without restriction. OpenOffice.org + supports extensions, allowing users to add on extra functions easily + from <a href="http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/";>an extensions + repository</a>. This is a key differentiator from the competition.</li> </ol> - <p>OpenOffice.org is available on all major computing platforms - and is supported in over seventy languages. Our best estimate - is that OpenOffice.org currently enjoys over 15% market share - for office productivity suites.</p> + <p>OpenOffice.org is available on all major computing platforms and is + supported in over seventy languages. Our best estimate is that + OpenOffice.org currently enjoys over 15% market share for office + productivity suites.</p> <h2>Potted history of OpenOffice.org</h2> - <p>OpenOffice.org is a mature software product, tracing its - origins back over twenty years to a commercial software house - in Germany, StarDivision. Following the acquisition of - StarDivision by Sun Microsystems in April 1999, OpenOffice.org - version 1.0 was released as open-source software on May 1st - 2002. It proved hugely successful, and after more than 49 - million recorded downloads, version 2.0 was released on 20th - October 2005. OpenOffice.org 2 removed the last barriers to - migration with a new user interface, improved support for - competitors' file formats, and a new integrated database - component. It also became the first office suite to support the - new OpenDocument Format for office applications (ODF) natively. - ODF was adopted as an ISO standard on May 1st 2006 and is the - only office document format to be approved at this level. The - current version of the OpenOffice.org Suite (2.4.1) was - released on June 9th 2008.</p> + <p>OpenOffice.org is a mature software product, tracing its origins back + over twenty years to a commercial software house in Germany, + StarDivision. Following the acquisition of StarDivision by Sun + Microsystems in April 1999, OpenOffice.org version 1.0 was released as + open-source software on May 1st 2002. It proved hugely successful, and + after more than 49 million recorded downloads, version 2.0 was released + on 20th October 2005. OpenOffice.org 2 removed the last barriers to + migration with a new user interface, improved support for competitors' + file formats, and a new integrated database component. It also became the + first office suite to support the new OpenDocument Format for office + applications (ODF) natively. ODF was adopted as an ISO standard on May + 1st 2006 and is the only office document format to be approved at this + level. The current version of the OpenOffice.org Suite (3.0) was released + in October 2009.</p> <h2>Logos etc</h2> <p>Logos may be found <a href= - "http://marketing.openoffice.org/art/galleries/marketing/logos/";> - here</a></p> + "http://marketing.openoffice.org/art/galleries/marketing/logos/";>here</a></p> <h2>Press Releases</h2> - <p>We keep an on-line <a href="press_releases.html">archive of - press releases</a>.</p> + <p>We keep an on-line <a href="press_releases.html">archive of press + releases</a>.</p> - <p>We also have a low volume <i>announcements</i> mailing list; - you can <a href= - "http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/SummarizeList?listName=announce";> - browse an archive</a> of these announcements, or subscribe to - the list by sending a blank email to <a href= + <p>We also have a low volume <em>announcements</em> mailing list; you can + <a href= + "http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/SummarizeList?listName=announce";>browse + an archive</a> of these announcements, or subscribe to the list by + sending a blank email to <a href= "mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</a>.</p> <h2>Contacts</h2> <h3>Global Contacts</h3> - <p><b>Please remember that these numbers <u>DO NOT</u> provide support for OpenOffice.org. Please <u>DO NOT</u> - call them for support requests. Instead, please see our website at <a href="http://support.openoffice.org";>support.openoffice.org</a>.</b></p> + <p><strong>Please remember that these numbers <u>DO NOT</u> provide + support for OpenOffice.org. Please <u>DO NOT</u> call them for support + requests. Instead, please see our website at <a href= + "http://support.openoffice.org";>support.openoffice.org</a>.</strong></p> <p>John McCreesh (UTC +01h00)<br /> OpenOffice.org Marketing Project Lead<br /> @@ -215,7 +198,7 @@ [EMAIL PROTECTED]<br /> +49 8341 9966 0880</p> - <p>Louis Suárez-Potts (UTC -04h00)<br /> + <p>Louis Suárez-Potts (UTC -04h00)<br /> OpenOffice.org Community Manager<br /> [EMAIL PROTECTED]<br /> +1 (416) 625-3843</p> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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