On September 23, 2005 07:20 pm, Orla wrote: > hi there > > l just come across the open office website but cant work out what it is and > does can you please tell me what it is all about? > cheers > dan
Now IF I am understanding you correctly - you are asking what the OpenOffice suite of products does. Is this correct? If you have ever run accross something called the "Microsoft Office" you already have a very good idea of what OpenOffice is. Well, one is proprietary, copywrited, poorly-coded quasi-spyware that costs more and more each year while it refuses to be compatible with even it's own earlier versions. The other is a well-coded, freely-supported-by-volunteers, openSource software with no skeletons in it's closet (and free too.). Originally OpenOffice began as the StarOffice by Sun Microsystems in the 1990's. In OpenOffice you will find a Word Processor which is compatible with most other word processors - including Microsoft Word. You will also find a spreadsheet program, presentation program and database with the same compatibilities. If you want a copy, then download it from the www.openoffice.org site and it is yours to use. You MAY pay something if you like - many of us have done so just to encourage the coders to keep up the good work - but there are no obligations. Did I misunderstand the question? -- James White GpP: DB56 8EF6 If this helped you, please take the time to rate the value of this information: http://rate.affero.net/frozenJim/ResolutionIT.ca/
