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    OpenOffice separating itself from Oracle and going it's separate way


    Posted: 28 Sep 2010
    Saw the news story on the Register this morning.
    OpenOffice files Oracle divorce papers • The Register

    OpenOffice.org project is now The Document Foundation while the OpenOffice.org suite has been given the temporary name of LibreOffice.
    pparks1's Avatar Posted By: pparks1
    28 Sep 2010



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    Here's the link where you can download the LibreOffice beta: LibreOffice Productivity Suite - The Document Foundation
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    I think that, will all the negative press Oracle has received lately, this is a smart move. I still use Office, but the fact that The Document Foundation is removing their association with a company that has made a lot of anti-open source statements in the recent past can only be a good thing.
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    I'm not sure why they need to change the name (IMO it sounds kinda ridiculous now), but maybe at least now they'll be able to make a product that can realistically compete with MS Office, if even just a better GUI.
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    BCXtreme said:
    I'm not sure why they need to change the name (IMO it sounds kinda ridiculous now), but maybe at least now they'll be able to make a product that can realistically compete with MS Office, if even just a better GUI.
    They had to change the name because Oracle owns the name. In the article it talks about how they have requested for Oracle to donate the name.
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    strollin said:
    BCXtreme said:
    I'm not sure why they need to change the name (IMO it sounds kinda ridiculous now), but maybe at least now they'll be able to make a product that can realistically compete with MS Office, if even just a better GUI.
    They had to change the name because Oracle owns the name. In the article it talks about how they have requested for Oracle to donate the name.
    Ah. If Oracle has any sense left, they'd give them the name.
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    BCXtreme said:

    Ah. If Oracle has any sense left, they'd give them the name.
    Oracle and sense really do not belong in the same sentence anymore.
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    blackroseMD1 said:
    BCXtreme said:

    Ah. If Oracle has any sense left, they'd give them the name.
    Oracle and sense really do not belong in the same sentence anymore.
    +1 Well stated.
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    BCXtreme said:
    I'm not sure why they need to change the name (IMO it sounds kinda ridiculous now), but maybe at least now they'll be able to make a product that can realistically compete with MS Office, if even just a better GUI.
    I've used Open Office at home for years and it works just fine. Heck, I get MS office through the Microsoft Home Use Program for $9.95 and I haven't bothered to buy it as it's $10 I don't need to spend.

    It's not exactly MS office and it doesn't have the ribbon bar and conversions aren't perfect...but it's $0. I have regular MS office on my work laptop, so when I need something converted perfectly, I can always use that.
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    They did state that LibreOffice is a temporary name. If the team are smart, theyd hold an open competition for the new name and logo.
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