It downloads at about the speed of dial up. It isn't part of the Ubuntu distro, but it has a deb that is tar gz. -- This is my new email address. Any mail sent to previous addresses may not be sent by me.
Mark Robert Mark Wallace 60 Delaware Road Newburgh, NY 12550-3802 Telephone: (845) 566-0586 USA Cell: (845) 541-7396 CAN Cell (902) 314-4521 -----Original Message----- Reply-to: [email protected] To: [email protected], cdlug <[email protected]> Subject: [mhvlug] LibreOffice 3.3.0 released today ( it's OpenOffice - Oracle == better ) Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:34:40 -0500 LibraOffice is free as in beer (aka Libra) and Open as it allows the contributions of the community to be accepted without corporate oversight of Oracle. The reason why OpenOffice is not progressing is mainly do to the fact that Oracle is gate-keeping every new feature. Also Oracle is looking to monitise parts of OpenOffice when used in a business and or school situation. Today version 3.3.0 was released as final and is available for download for Linux, MS Windows and Apple OS/X: http://www.libreoffice.org/download LibreOffice offers the following features: * Powerful business productivity suite: * A word processor - Write professional-looking letters effortlessly! * A spreadsheet - Use it to run a business or managing your monthly budget! * A presentation - Make Business slide sets or your children's homework! * An all-purpose diagramming and chart - Make your own graphics and drawings at home. * Database designer/manager that can connect and manage any JDBC and ODBC databases. Why Use LibreOffice at Home? Although LibreOffice is a powerful and feature-rich office suite, it is simple enough for the home user. It has all the productivity applications you need at home: LibreOffice has the following advantages for home users: * There is no purchase cost or annual license fee: LibreOffice is absolutely free! * There is no fine print - Use LibreOffice in whatever way you want. * The same copy of LibreOffice can be freely used on any number of computers. Share it with your friends and neighbors. * Give away as many copies as you want. Every copy of LibreOffice is a legal (and free) copy. * LibreOffice can handle files created in all commercial office suites. So you don't need those commercial office applications at home. Why Use LibreOffice in Business? LibreOffice is ideal for businesses of any size: From SoHo to large enterprises. Here are just some of the LibreOffice features that every business needs: * LibreOffice is compatible with other major commercial office suites and legacy documents - You'll never lose any document! Never lose time in re-typing or correcting errors! * There are no purchase costs or annual licensing fees, for any number of employees. * You can make unlimited copies of LibreOffice and distribute them in any manner. Just one download can serve the entire organization. * Large number of service providers available for providing training and support. * LibreOffice is compatible with Scribus desktop publishing [DTP] software, which helps you make professional printed documents and brochures. * LibreOffice allows virtual teams spread around the world to create documentation collaboratively. * You can send your documents in PDF format to make them tamperproof (prevent editing, copying, and/or printing). * You can contact your clients with minimal effort by using LibreOffice's mass-mailing. * You can exploit your email (Outlook/Thunderbird) data in business operations. Why Use LibreOffice in Government? LibreOffice is ideal for any government agency or local civic body. * LibreOffice's code is open, and can be inspected before adopting LibreOffice (no security threat). * LibreOffice is developed by a community dispersed throughout the world, through an open and transparent development process. The development goals are not dictated by a commercial organization based in any country. * LibreOffice is already available in many world languages, more translations in local languages are possible easily. * LibreOffice uses the internatinal standard ISO/IEC 26300-compliant ODF protocol, which protects from obsolescence of protocol. Files created in LibreOffice can be kept in records for a long time and still be readable in future. * LibreOffice is compatible with all major commercial office suites - Using LibreOffice, you can communicate with any government, commercial organization or NGO from any corner of the world! Why Use LibreOffice in Education? LibreOffice is an ideal choice for schools and colleges. * LibreOffice is free forever, thanks to its LGPL license. There are no one-time or annual fees. * LibreOffice can be freely used, copied, modified for local uses and distributed. Thus schools and colleges can make copies of LibreOffice and distribute it to students for installation at home. * LibreOffice code is open: students can study and modify LibreOffice code to hone their own programming skills. * A large collection of community-contributed free templates is available to you for authoring theses, books, lesson plans, etc. Why Use LibreOffice in NFPs and NGOs? LibreOffice is an ideal choice for NFP (Not-For-Profit) organizations and NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations). * Totally free - no purchase costs, no annual fees. * Compatible with all major commercial office suites. * Its code is open, and can be inspected by anyone (thus eliminating any security threat). * ISO/IEC 26300-compliant ODF protects from protocol obsolescence. The files can be kept stored for a long time and still be readable in future. * Already available in many world languages, with more translations becoming available continually. http://www.libreoffice.org/ _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Feb 2 - Zimbra Mar 2 - MHVLUG 8th Anniversary - Show and Tell Apr 6 - Introduction to IPv6 _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Feb 2 - Zimbra Mar 2 - MHVLUG 8th Anniversary - Show and Tell Apr 6 - Introduction to IPv6
