OpenOffice.org for Linux 3.2 Beta Fileforum Pick

4.5 out of 5 stars 4.5 (437 votes)

BETA (October 19, 2009)

Linux / Open Source / 18,434 downloads

OpenOffice.org is the open source project through which Sun Microsystems is releasing the technology for the popular StarOffice productivity suite. It is an international office suite that will run on all major platforms and provide access to all functionality and data through open-component based APIs and an XML-based file format. It establishes the necessary facilities to make this open source technology available to the developer community.

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  1. 5 out of 5 stars
    B__B

    Reviewing 3.1.1 (Oct 12, 2009)

    While not an absolute 1 to 1 replacement for MS Office, it is a top office suite with some upsides and a few downsides compared to the MS suite.

  2. 1 out of 5 stars
    BeBob Esq.

    Reviewing 3.1.1 (Sep 2, 2009)

    It is still a very big download at 155 MB, not to mentions it's size after installation.

    I tend to favour SSuite Office’s free office suites. Their software also don’t need to run on Java or .NET, like so many open source office suites, so it makes their software very small and efficient. {37MB}

  3. 5 out of 5 stars
    bopb99

    Reviewing 3.1.1 RC1 (Aug 8, 2009)

    Fantastic Office suit.
    Runs on Mac, Linux, Windows and many other platforms.

    Betanews should update it's 10 year old OpenOffice screen shot.
    OpenOffice looks much better than that.

    (I know Betanews is sponsored by Microsoft who makes MS Office.)

  4. 5 out of 5 stars
    PagingDrLeoMarvin

    Reviewing 3.0.0 Final (Nov 11, 2008)

    OpenOffice is fantastic!

  5. 4 out of 5 stars
    DudeBoyz

    Reviewing 3.0.0 RC1 (Sep 9, 2008)

    3.0.0 came with Mandrake Linux 2009 and it's looking very good. Man, I am totally glad we have an alternative to Microsoft that isn't some push-over half-arsed job.

    Open Office 3.x is a very usable, very functional and very productive application suite, and even with its' reliance on Java, I think it is worth looking at, especially if you have trouble with that new RIBBON interface in MS Office.

    No retraining needed with this suite - apps all feel familiar and it's easy to get up to speed.

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