Liste aqui referências para artigos e comentários a respeito do OOo.

  • Opiniões
  • Quem Está Usando o OpenOffice.org?
  • Artigos Técnicos
  • Comparações com Outras Suítes de Escritório

Opiniões

  • Kill Microsoft Word: "When is the last time anyone talked about Microsoft Word? Here's a program on its last legs that should probably be discarded and rethought completely. It has become a kludge. This is apparent with the latest version in Office 2003." -- 24 Ago 2004
  • An Alternative to Windows: "OpenOffice is a core reason for the ascension of the Linux desktop... The key feature of OpenOffice is that it behaves pretty much the same way users of Windows software would expect---which means that any number of people could, in principle, become Windows defectors the next time they or their companies buy new computers or upgrade aging software." -- Ago 2004
  • Microsoft's Sacred Cash Cow: "Open-source products will soon offer features comparable to Windows and Office for the core needs of users... If you want a sense of how soon this might happen, download OpenOffice from www.openoffice.org and give it a try. There’s no e-mail program, and it definitely lacks the sophisticated features of Office 2003, but it’s free. If you want to try a free, open-source e-mail program, visit www.mozilla.org and download Thunderbird." -- 2 Jun 2004
  • Microsoft's Ballmer: "Linux Requires Our Concentrated Focus and Attention": "In this environment of lean budgets and concerns about Microsoft's attention to customers, noncommercial software such as Linux and OpenOffice is seen as an interesting, 'good enough' or 'free' alternative." -- 29 Abr 2004
  • Open Source a Better Fit in Small Shops: "The continuing maturation of open-source office applications, along with the fact that these applications have no licensing fees, makes such a move [away from MS Office] increasingly attractive—but not for all companies." -- 26 Abr 2004
  • Linux on desktop gaining in OS race: "Another reason I'm reconsidering the future of Linux on the desktop (and laptop) is the application software I'm using to write this column: Star Office 7.0, the latest and most impressive version of Sun Microsystems' low cost alternative to Microsoft Office." -- 4 Abr 2004
  • Foot in the Door for Open Source?: "It's simply that it works great, it's coded better, and it costs less -- it's free," says OpenOffice marketing project leader Sam Hiser. "There's no question that open-source office suites are technologically true, robust and secure enough. Linux desktops are about to explode." -- 1 Out 2003
  • Breaking the Word Processor Curve: OpenOffice.org Writer isn't a replacement for anything; it's simply a better piece of software. -- 12 Set 2003
  • Why I Hate OpenOffice: Uma apresentação em 54 slides em que o autor mostra algumas deficiências do OOo e argumenta que elas poderiam ser evitadas se ele se ativesse mais ao modelo tradicional Unix de aplicações e interfaces. Polêmico mas interessante. -- 5 Set 2003

Quem Está Usando o OpenOffice.org?

  • New $299 AOL PC Features Open Source Software: "The platform for the device will be Windows XP Home Edition, but the PC will also be bundled with the AOL Office Suite,... This office suite... is clearly based on the open source OpenOffice.org... This move would mark a major move for open source on the desktop, as the PCs will sell in retail outlets such as Office Depot and AOL's other retail partners." -- 12 Ago 2004
  • Novell: drinking its own champagne: "All of Novell's nearly 6,000 employees worldwide will be using open source office productivity software by this summer, and at least half will adopt the forthcoming Novell Linux Desktop by October, with the migration continuing in 2005." -- Jul/Ago 2004
  • Munich Votes for Linux Migration Plan: "The German news site Heise reports (German, Babelfish version) that the city council of Munich (3rd biggest city in Germany, 1.3 million inhabitants) has voted for the detailed concept of the LiMux? - Linux for Munich (German, Babelfish version) project with votes from all parties except the CSU (Christlich Soziale Union, christion social union). With this decision the 13,000 Desktops and Servers of the city administration will be migrated to Linux. CSU, which has just won the European elections, said they won't support Linux since its Feierabendprogrammierer ('leisure-time coders') would destroy Munich's IT-landscape (Microsoft Germany and other big companies are located in and around Munich) and they also fear that the personnel would have problems with learning how to use OpenOffice and other migrated systems. The migration plan has the following steps: This year the Windows NT desktops get OpenOffice and Mozilla as their default office and browsing suite. In 2005 and 2006 the systems will be migrated to Linux, with some applications running on Windows application servers. In 2008 all applications should run native on Linux." -- 16 Jun 2004
  • Especial: a nova saga tecnológica do governo: "'Queremos fechar 2004 com pelo menos 60% de nossos dados e transações rodando em software livre. A partir do próximo mês, todos os documentos do Serpro já serão gerados em Open Office', afirma Luis Gustavo Loyola dos Santos, superintendente de soluções tecnológicas da instituição." -- 4 Jun 2004
  • Oracle to switch its programmers to Linux: "Oracle will finish switching its 9,000-person in-house programming staff to Linux by the end of 2004, the database powerhouse said Wednesday." -- 27 Mai 2004
  • Symantec considers using Linux software, CEO says: "Symantec Corp. chief executive John Thompson said Wednesday his company is considering whether to use Linux operating system software to run its desktop computers instead of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows." -- 27 Mai 2004
  • Empresas que Usam: "A finalidade desta lista é mostrar que as entidades do Brasil, seja governo, iniciativa privada ou educacional, estão adotando o OpenOffice.org, como sendo a suíte de escritório oficial." -- 20 Mai 2004
  • Relatório de Apresentação do Pacode de Escritório OpenOffice.org: "Neste relatório será também mostrado, a relação custo x benefício, evidenciado na matéria do TCDF (Tribunal de Contas do Distrito Federal). Como também comparativos entre tamanho de arquivo, evidenciando uma redução drástica comparando-se ao atual líder de mercado." -- 10 Mai 2004
  • Receita faz seminário sobre Software Livre no DF -- 27 Abr 2004
  • Desktop Linux: Novell leads from the front: "The aim is to have 90 percent of Novell on OpenOffice by the end of July. We are well on track for that." -- 21 Abr 2004
  • Novell sets sights on 'complete Linux desktop': "'We're focusing on building a complete Linux desktop as an alternative to what you've been using,' Novell Vice Chairman Chris Stone told Novell loyalists at the company's BrainShare? conference here. 'We believe that in the next 12 months, we will see the widespread adoption of Linux on the desktop.'" -- 22 Mar 2004
  • OpenOffice Market Share Nears 14.3%, Study Indicates: "According to a Forrester Reserch study of 140 large North American companies, 12 of them are using OpenOffice and an additional 8 are planning to use it." -- 19 Mar 2004
  • Software Livre no Metrô-SP: Casos de Sucesso: " Esta palestra pretende mostrar o que o Metrô-SP tem feito e lucrado usando soluções baseadas em software livre." -- 10 Mar 2004
  • IBM CEO challenges Big Blue to move to Linux desktop: "IBM Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sam Palmisano has challenged his company to move to the Linux desktop over the next two years, according to an internal memo written by IBM Chief Information Officer Bob Greenberg in November and leaked to the Inquirer Web site on Wednesday." -- 08 Jan 2004
  • OpenOffice Finds Sweet Spot with Governments: "Israeli news outlet Arutz Sheva said Wednesday that the Israeli Ministry of Finance will begin distributing Openoffice.org to its users beginning this week. Governments around the world appear to be taking an interest in Openoffice.org and open source software in general. The city of Austin, Texas recently adopted OpenOffice.org software and governments in Germany, France, Brazil and China to name of few have stated interest in going the open source route as well. In the U.K Scottish Public Libraries have made OpenOffice.org software available for lending to the public." -- 1 Jan 2004
  • Expert predicts OpenOffice revolution: "Q: Can you name any large corporations that have moved their desktops from Microsoft Office to OpenOffice.org or StarOffice?? A: There are quite a few. Of course, Sun Microsystems, with approximately 30,000 employees, has been using StarOffice? exclusively for a few years. Ernie Ball Music has gone totally Linux after their much-publicized break from Microsoft. The city of Munich is resolutely OpenOffice.org/StarOffice, even after a visit from Steve Ballmer and other high-ups at Microsoft. The Australian phone company bought 89,000 StarOffice? seats a few months ago. The U.S. Department of Defense had 25,000 StarOffice? seats, last I heard." -- 3 Nov 2003
  • Pingüim no congresso: "Na sua unidade do Recife, o Serpro instalou o OpenOffice em 200 micros, sem tirar o Microsoft Office, para avaliação e treinamento dos funcionários." -- 19 Ago 2003
  • Conectiva faz "show de cases" de uso de Linux: "A Conectiva apresentou um "show de cases" na manhã de abertura do evento Linuxcorp, em São Paulo. "São cerca de 45 prefeituras brasileiras implantando Linux atualmente", revelou Rodrigo Missiaggia, representante da Conectiva. Ribeirão Pires, Amparo, São Carlos e Botucatu foram os destaques paulistas apresentados por Missiaggia. Entre as empresas, a vitrine da Conectiva contou com Lojas Marabraz, Casas Bahia e Lojas Renner. O Banco do Brasil e a Marinha brasileira são outras organizações que viraram casos de sucesso na migração para Linux." -- 1 Jul 2003

Artigos Técnicos

  • Technical Writing Using OpenOffice.org Writer: "If you're in the business of writing technical documents and you've been using Word in particular, you could benefit by switching to OpenOffice.org Writer. OpenOffice.org Writer is a strong competitor to Word for both drafts and final layout (desktop publishing) of many technical documents because it combines some of the best features of Word and FrameMaker?. Indeed, Writer does several things better or easier than each of them, as I'll discuss in this article." -- 24 Ago 2004
  • OpenOffice.org Off-the-Wall: "A new bi-monthly column focusing on how to use OpenOffice.org efficiently and effectively." (O link aponta para uma página contendo a lista de artigos já publicados, entre outros.)

o Shooting the Sun: "Positioning options for paragraph styles in OOo." -- 1 Jun 2004 o Building Characters: "Learning about character styles in OOo Writer." -- 11 Mai 2004 o Fonts of Wisdom: "Advice for installing and choosing fonts in OpenOffice.org." -- 16 Abr 2004 o Style Is Everything, Right?: "A guide for when and how to use styles instead of manual overrides in OpenOffice.org documents." -- 31 Mar 2004 o Bullet Proof Templates: "'Where are my custom formats? I spent hours getting them right. Now, when I open a new document, they're gone.'" -- 15 Mar 2004

  • Migrating to StarOffice? Software from Microsoft Office: "This guide will assist IT decision makers who are moving their organizations off Microsoft Office to the StarOffice? 7 desktop environment. Upgrading to a new system requires thorough preparation. Planners should take a close look at their company's current workflow and decision-making dynamics, and how they may be impacted by the move. The objectives and timing of the migration project should be clearly articulated. The overall goal is to migrate all necessary files and applications safely and efficiently to the new desktop environment." -- Jan 2004
  • StarOffice? 7 Review: Sun's new StarOffice? 7 is, to begin with, a vast improvement over its predecessor. The new features incorporated into StarOffice?7 make it one of the premiere office suites currently available, and its low cost certainly makes it the best value. -- 22 Set 2003

Comparações com Outras Suítes de Escritório

  • Office 2003 vs. OpenOffice.org: "In recent years, open-source alternatives to Office have matured to the point where IT managers are beginning to investigate the viability of moving from the Microsoft Corp. suite to a license-free alternative. So when eWEEK Corporate Partner Ed Benincasa shared his desire to perform a user-based comparison between the OpenOffice.org project's OpenOffice.org suite and Microsoft's Office 2003, we saw a perfect opportunity to compare the suites under real-world conditions." -- 26 Abr 2004
  • Microsoft displays fear, uncertainty, and doubt toward OpenOffice.org: "Using OpenOffice is an investment of your time, your energy and your future of being able to interoperate with people around the world, without worrying about what operating system that they use. Microsoft Office is an investment in Microsoft's time, energy and future." Este documento procura rebater o OpenOffice 1.1 Competitive Guide citado abaixo. -- 27 Mar 2004
  • OpenOffice 1.1 Competitive Guide: "This guide provides proof points of the total value of selling Microsoft Office Systems when facing issues concerning Open Office 1.1." -- 11 Set 2003

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