Reviews of OpenOffice.org for Linux

1. 
   dgeorge

   Reviewing 3.4.0 (May 10, 2012)

   BeBob -- you got to be kidding. Did you check the size of Microsoft Office? Open Office is the best on the free market, wake up and live a little.
2. 
   klavc

   Reviewing 3.3.0 RC8 (Jan 2, 2011)

   I would wish for both OpenOffice.org and LibreOffice to get a full sandbox as Gogole Chrome and Adobe Reader have.
3. 
   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.
4. 
   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}
5. 
   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.)
6. 
   PagingDrLeoMarvin

   Reviewing 3.0.0 Final (Nov 11, 2008)

   OpenOffice is fantastic!
7. 
   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.
8. 
   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!
9. 
   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.
10. 
    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.
11. 
    zridling

    Reviewing 2.2.0 RC2 (Feb 26, 2007)

    If only the OpenOffice Windows (Vista) interface looked as good as the Linux interface. Since I dual-boot Windows, this lets me go back and forth seamlessly with my files.
12. 
    zridling

    Reviewing 2.0.4 (Oct 10, 2006)

    OMG, a final version? Woohoo! As usual, faster than I expect, and a file format that can never die.
13. 
    iamanon

    Reviewing 2.0.4 (Oct 10, 2006)

    robmanic44 -- Koffice??? What a joke this is much better. I wish the KDE developers would ditch Koffice and concentrate more on the desktop. OpenOffice is the best thing that could have happened for OSS and Linux.
14. 
    Frostek

    Reviewing 2.0.3 RC1 (May 19, 2006)

    A lovely bit of software which I install on all of my machines. It removes the need for MS Office in 99% of cases.
    
    The only feature I'd like to see at present is smaller update files, rather than having to download the entire installation again each time.
15. 
    robmanic44

    Reviewing 2.0.139 Beta (Nov 15, 2005)

    The first thing I do when installing a linux distro is remove this and run K-Office. I think that if K-Office is ever released to Windows, it will replace most of the other office suite currently in use. It's that good.
16. 
    AlanS2001

    Reviewing 2.0.139 Beta (Nov 15, 2005)

    Note to betanews people: According to the release notes this is build 2.0 m139, not build 1.9.m139.
17. 
    bts

    Reviewing 2.0 Beta 2 (Sep 2, 2005)

    Great product with great support. If you ever have a question about the product be sure to visit these forums: http://www.oooforum.org
18. 
    thehunger

    Reviewing 2.0 (Snapshot Build 1.9.m77) (Feb 16, 2005)

    Awesome!
    There is debate whether the new look, which is even more similar to MS Office than before, is a good thing or not. My vote is yes, that -is- a good thing.
    
    The new database application looks promising, and people are working on a plugin that will allow it to work with MS Access database files.
    
    Mailmerge is improved a lot, details are here:
    http://specs.openoffice....merge_specification.sxw
19. 
    zridling

    Reviewing 2.0 (Snapshot Build 1.9.m77) (Feb 16, 2005)

    For Linux, this is great.
20. 
    kmleow

    Reviewing 1.1.3 (Oct 4, 2004)

    I will not be suprised if this software takes over M$ Office one day. Give it another 3 to 5 years, you will not only see the return of browser war (between IE and Firefox) but also the office suite war (between MS Office and OpenOffice).
21. 
    WickedLester

    Reviewing 1.1.2RC2 (May 11, 2004)

    There is also a Windows version. This program is about the only thing that can give MS Office a run for it's $$$. It improves with each revision. The ability to save documents and speadsheets as a pdf file is a major plus. It also has the ability to save presentations as swf files (Shockwave). I think alot of educational and governmental institutions should make the switch to this is could save them lots of money instead of using MS Office.
22. 
    lordcyber

    Reviewing 1.1 (Nov 22, 2003)

    Excellent Program.
    We use this at work when customers send us word,excel,powerpoint or wordperfect format documents.
    The ability to save the document as a PDF is icing on the cake...SWEET!!
23. 
    defcon5

    Reviewing 1.1 (Oct 1, 2003)

    The best thing Sun could have done was make this an open source project. It allows Sun to focus on what they do best while allowing OpenOffice to mature into an excellent suite for Linux.
24. 
    tvaccari

    Reviewing 1.1 RC3 (Aug 14, 2003)

    Program Rocks. It gets better and better with each release.
25. 
    allsiante

    Reviewing 1.1 RC (Jul 16, 2003)

    OpenOffice was and is simply awesome. I never needed m$'s bloat after I first tried OO. It simply does the job. And as it was stated, I cn use it on my home linux box and my office windoze box, and I'm happy with it ! 5 stars !
26. 
    jrepin

    Reviewing 1.0.2 (Jan 20, 2003)

    OpenOffice.org is great. It gives me all I need for my Office work and all for free. It's also nice to be able to use the same app in both Linux and Windows. And it's great that it is also translated to our language. OOo is what I use for a long time now and I haven't used MS Office ever since. It's too expensive for what it offers. Great job OOo team!
27. 
    espectro

    Reviewing 1.0 (May 2, 2002)

    -Open ms word file
    -Close the file when u r done viewing it
    -Say "no" to the save dialog
    
    Crash. I give it a 1 because of this. It's the first thing i tested, and the crash appeared.

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