News/Articles
54% of organizations that have decided to switch to an alternative suite have selected OpenOffice and are happy with the results

May 13, 2010 –

Our research shows that no other alternative suite stands up to the features, reliability and familiar feel of OpenOffice making it the best option for organizations making a full switch or planning a limited deployment of an alternative suite. (prnewswire.com)
Announcements
FSF launches site for free OpenOffice extensions
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has announced that it will maintain a list of free software extensions for the OpenOffice.org open source office suite. (h-online.com)

May 12, 2010 –

One area where OpenOffice.org falls down a tiny bit is mobile access. You can reach Google Docs, or at least a limited version, on many mobile devices. OpenOffice.org is pretty much tethered to the desktop without any mobile solution. (smallbusinesscomputing.com)

June 25, 2010 -

The fight between proprietary software and free software is long lasting; apparently OpenOffice and Office 2010 are new entries to the already existing list of rivals. The latest versions of the two office productivity suites are bundled with a slew of advanced features including improved user interface, layout and design. (itvoir.com)

May 11, 2010 –

OpenOffice is a great choice since they rarely have access to academic pricing on Office and can’t get online to access Apps. As reasonable access to the Internet becomes ubiquitous, though, Google Docs or Office Web Apps (even via Facebook) will meet the majority of student and teacher productivity needs. (zdnet.com)

May 30, 2010 –

FOSS is a combination of two terms, free software and open source. Both free software and open source refer to software that is licensed in the same way, but the separate terms imply a difference in the reasons for the licensing. (earthweb.com)

May 17, 2010 –

OpenOffice.org is a powerful open source and multi-platform office suite, and is even comparable to Microsoft Office. However, there's always room-to-grow, features to improve, and things to customize. Luckily, the open source community provides a great repository of extensions and add-ons. (linuxplanet.com)
Blogs, Events and Communities

May 13, 2010 –

OpenOffice.org is a free, cloud-based open-source project sponsored by Oracle. Because it is open-source, anyone can suggest improvements, fix bugs, report problems or request enhancements.”(computerworld.com.au)

May 19, 2010 –

“The O'Reilly MySQL Conference & Expo brought together database and open source stakeholders from around the world to explore the future of MySQL April 12-15, 2010 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.” (infozine.com)

May 24, 2010 –

“Think open source doesn’t innovate? Here are seven projects exploring exciting new directions in computing -- for free.” (infoworld.com)
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