Mike Gifford wrote:
Hello,
I just got an enquiry about the adoption of OpenOffice by companies
for day-to-day
operations. Is there a database with this information somewhere?
Last time I looked I wasn't able to find one. It would be great to
have a list of companies or organizations which have made the switch
so that others can feel more comfortable.
I'm hoping that at least SUN would be on that list.. IBM went for
firefox, right? I've got a fairly large Canadian organization looking
into this now, and I'd like to be able to pull them away from the dark
side.
IBM did 'go' for Firefox, but with a limited internal release. They are
still relying heavily on Lotus and many other internal apps that are tied
to IE. As with most conversions of the type, the migration is lengthy
and difficult.
Sun uses StarOffice - as part of the Java Desktop System, which includes
Mozilla, Evolution, Gnome, Linux, and other Open Source software. We
use JDS internally as the only supported desktop.
OpenOffice.org, the product, began as StarOffice. The differences are
noted here - http://www.openoffice.org/FAQs/mostfaqs.html#7
We then released the code under dual Open Source license scheme (LGPL &
SISSL) and initiated the OpenOffice.org community with much non-Sun
assistance (a community effort).
Any other suggestions? Any information you have on companies that
have switched and the
cost-savings they experienced by doing so would be great.
I'd like to feature this on http://www.openoffice.ca
Mike
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