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Windows 7: OpenOffice separating itself from Oracle and going it's separate way
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28 Sep 2010
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OpenOffice separating itself from Oracle and going it's separate way
Saw the news story on the Register this morning. OpenOffice files Oracle divorce papers • The Register Quote: OpenOffice.org project is now The Document Foundation while the OpenOffice.org suite has been given the temporary name of LibreOffice. | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Self-Built in July 2009
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory 8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays 23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
PSU Corsair 620HX modular
Case Antec P182
Cooling stock
Hard Drives Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
Internet Speed 15/2 cable modem
Other Info Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
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28 Sep 2010
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Win 7 Ultimate (64-bit), Win 7 Pro (32-bit) N. Calif |
Here's the link where you can download the LibreOffice beta: LibreOffice Productivity Suite - The Document Foundation | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built, Dell Inspiron 1520 Laptop
OS Win 7 Ultimate (64-bit), Win 7 Pro (32-bit)
CPU 3.4Ghz 3770K i7, 2.4Ghz Core 2 Duo
Motherboard Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H, Dell
Memory 8G, 3G
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 5770, Mobile Intel 965
Sound Card High Definition Audio (Built-in to mobo)
Monitor(s) Displays Dell 2409W 24"
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard IBM Model M - used continuously since 1986
Mouse Microsoft
PSU Antec
Case Antec 100
Cooling CM 212+
Hard Drives 128G SSD OS; 1.5T & 2T Data on Desktop, 320G for laptop
Internet Speed 1.5M down 1.2M up :-(
Other Info Also have an Acer Aspire netbook, a home-built AMD Dual core (Minecraft server) and home-built Pent 4 all running Win 7. Also have various machines running XP, Win Server 2K, Win Server 2003, Linux and DOS. I think I have a problem...
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28 Sep 2010
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Windows 8 Pro x64 with WMC Dover, AR |
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. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Model #: BRMD10926
OS Windows 8 Pro x64 with WMC
CPU AMD FX-4130 Quad 3.8Ghz
Motherboard Asus M5A97 R2.0
Memory 8GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600
Graphics Card Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit
Sound Card On Board Realtek HD
Monitor(s) Displays HP w185e
Screen Resolution 1366x768
Keyboard HP Keyboard
Mouse Onn optical mouse
PSU 500W
Case XION XON-180
Cooling Stock
Hard Drives WD Raptor 7200 1TB
Internet Speed 10Mbps DSL
Other Info HP Pavilion p2-1033wb: Win7 Home Premium x64, AMD E-300 APU 1.3 Ghz dual core, 3GB DDR3, 500GB Hitachi HDD
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28 Sep 2010
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Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Liberty University |
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. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Alienware X51
OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU Intel Core i7-2600 @3.40GHz
Memory 8.00GB DDR3
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 555 w/1.0GB RAM
Monitor(s) Displays BenQ XL2420TX
Screen Resolution 1920x1080@120Hz
Keyboard Logitech Wireless Illuminated Keyboard K800
Mouse Razer Orochi
PSU 330-watt
Hard Drives 1TB
Internet Speed Campus Internet
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28 Sep 2010
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Win 7 Ultimate (64-bit), Win 7 Pro (32-bit) N. Calif |
Quote: Originally Posted by BCXtreme  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. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built, Dell Inspiron 1520 Laptop
OS Win 7 Ultimate (64-bit), Win 7 Pro (32-bit)
CPU 3.4Ghz 3770K i7, 2.4Ghz Core 2 Duo
Motherboard Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H, Dell
Memory 8G, 3G
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 5770, Mobile Intel 965
Sound Card High Definition Audio (Built-in to mobo)
Monitor(s) Displays Dell 2409W 24"
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard IBM Model M - used continuously since 1986
Mouse Microsoft
PSU Antec
Case Antec 100
Cooling CM 212+
Hard Drives 128G SSD OS; 1.5T & 2T Data on Desktop, 320G for laptop
Internet Speed 1.5M down 1.2M up :-(
Other Info Also have an Acer Aspire netbook, a home-built AMD Dual core (Minecraft server) and home-built Pent 4 all running Win 7. Also have various machines running XP, Win Server 2K, Win Server 2003, Linux and DOS. I think I have a problem...
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28 Sep 2010
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Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Liberty University |
Quote: Originally Posted by strollin
Quote: Originally Posted by BCXtreme 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. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Alienware X51
OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU Intel Core i7-2600 @3.40GHz
Memory 8.00GB DDR3
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 555 w/1.0GB RAM
Monitor(s) Displays BenQ XL2420TX
Screen Resolution 1920x1080@120Hz
Keyboard Logitech Wireless Illuminated Keyboard K800
Mouse Razer Orochi
PSU 330-watt
Hard Drives 1TB
Internet Speed Campus Internet
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28 Sep 2010
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Windows 8 Pro x64 with WMC Dover, AR |
Quote: Originally Posted by BCXtreme
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.  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Model #: BRMD10926
OS Windows 8 Pro x64 with WMC
CPU AMD FX-4130 Quad 3.8Ghz
Motherboard Asus M5A97 R2.0
Memory 8GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600
Graphics Card Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit
Sound Card On Board Realtek HD
Monitor(s) Displays HP w185e
Screen Resolution 1366x768
Keyboard HP Keyboard
Mouse Onn optical mouse
PSU 500W
Case XION XON-180
Cooling Stock
Hard Drives WD Raptor 7200 1TB
Internet Speed 10Mbps DSL
Other Info HP Pavilion p2-1033wb: Win7 Home Premium x64, AMD E-300 APU 1.3 Ghz dual core, 3GB DDR3, 500GB Hitachi HDD
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28 Sep 2010
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Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit Orlando, Florida |
Quote: Originally Posted by blackroseMD1
Quote: Originally Posted by BCXtreme
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. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home built
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
CPU Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
Motherboard ASUS P4P800-VM Motherboard Chipset: Intel 865G + ICH5
Memory 2.50 GB RAM
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS
Sound Card SoundMax Integrated Digital Audio (Chip)
Monitor(s) Displays ViewSonic VX 1962 wm
Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050
Keyboard Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 v10 USB
Mouse Logitec optic USB
Cooling Fan based
Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 80 GB
ST380215A ATA Device 18.6 GB
Western Digital "My Book" external hard drive 750 GB
Internet Speed 3.01 Mb/s download 0.64 Mb/s upload
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28 Sep 2010
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Quote: Originally Posted by BCXtreme 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. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self-Built in July 2009
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory 8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays 23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
PSU Corsair 620HX modular
Case Antec P182
Cooling stock
Hard Drives Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
Internet Speed 15/2 cable modem
Other Info Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
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28 Sep 2010
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Windows 7 Professional 64-bit |
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. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number self built
OS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
CPU Intel E8400 3GHz
Motherboard Intel DX48BT2
Memory Kingston PC3-10700H 4Gb
Graphics Card XFX Radeon HD 5850 BlackEd.
Sound Card Asus Xonar DG
Monitor(s) Displays 2x Samsung SM-T220HD 22"
Screen Resolution 1680x1050 on two monitors
Keyboard Microsoft Comfort Curve USB
Mouse Razer Diamondback 3G
PSU Thermaltake ToughPower 850w
Case Thermaltake Armor
Cooling Scythe Mugen II
Hard Drives OCZ Vertex 2 120gb 3.5" (OS)
Seagate Momentus XT 500gb
Samsung F3 1Tb (games)
2x Samsung F1 1Tb
Internet Speed 8128/443
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