[luau] REVIEW: OpenOffice 1.0

[Warren Togami]

http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reviews/4190/1/

A First Look at OpenOffice.org 1.0
Evaluating the OpenOffice.org 1.0 Production Release

We are in the midst of a revolution. Companies have realized that the 
recent rumblings of Linux moving into the business world are real and 
that it is quickly becoming a desirable OS for production business use. 
Programs needed in a business productivity suite include a word 
processor, spreadsheet, drawing and presentation tools. The business 
world revolves around these tools, although some would argue about the 
value of email, scheduling software and a Web browser. I've used 
StarOffice in the past and have been pretty happy with it. Alternative 
business productivity packages, under Linux, include Koffice, Applix and 
others. MS Office leads the charge in a Windows environment. The goal of 
this article is to evaluate the Linux OpenOffice.org suite on its own 
merits, point out some common features that will help your business 
process and bring attention to areas that might initially cause you 
problems.

I've drawn comparisons with the Microsoft Office suite hoping that 
future Linux practitioners will see that the Linux world is providing 
viable software options. And, to make the options even more compelling, 
OpenOffice.org is available for Windows, which could provide an initial 
starting point for those interested in a free office suite but not yet 
interested in a full-scale platform migration.

I see the release of OpenOffice.org (based on donated StarOffice code) 
as a great Open Source foundation for a quality desktop business 
productivity suite of the future.

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ABIWORD 1.0.1 Released
http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2002-05-08-018-26-PR-DT-SW
In other news, AbiWord 1.0.1 is officially released.  This is to be 
considered the first "stable" version of AbiWord for Linux, Windows and 
MacOS.  AbiWord is very useful as a small and light weight pure word 
processor that can import simple Microsoft Word and Corel WordPerfect 
documents.

It doesn't do tables or any other fancy features yet.  That is now in 
development now that AbiWord has reached a stable "1.0" release.