OpenOffice.org for Linux 3.1.0 m7 Fileforum Pick

4.6 out of 5 stars 4.6 (425 votes)

BETA (March 30, 2009)

Linux / Open Source / 17,070 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
    PagingDrLeoMarvin

    Reviewing 3.0.0 Final (Nov 11, 2008)

    OpenOffice is fantastic!

  2. 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.

  3. 5 out of 5 stars
    zridling

    Reviewing 2.4.0 RC1 (Feb 15, 2008)

    What Alpha258 said: the UI is smoother in the Linux version, too.

    Far better than MS Office because it uses the (honestly) ISO certified ODF format. Easily customizable, portable, and can be used accurately across all supported platforms. Oh, and if you use OpenOffice, Redmond will hate you for life. All the more reason!

  4. 5 out of 5 stars
    Alpha258

    Reviewing 2.3.1 (Dec 4, 2007)

    I have never had a problem with Openoffice, it is one of the great apps Linux has and it runs much faster on Linux compared to the Windows version.

  5. 5 out of 5 stars
    zridling

    Reviewing 2.2.1 RC3 (Jun 5, 2007)

    No longer dual-booting, woohoo! Under the latest Gnome, this still looks great, and runs as smooth as glass. Even on an old machine, OpenOffice is faster on Linux than the Windows version is under Vista on a fast machine. Go figure.

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