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OpenOffice.org Writer vs. Microsoft Word (06/05/2004) http://software.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/06/14/2137222 Several years ago, I wrote "Opening Up to OpenOffice.org: Finding an Alternative to Microsoft Word" -- my most quoted article. At that time OpenOffice.org (OOo) was barely known, so I confined myself to highlights. Now that OOo is starting to be used in business, a more detailed look seems overdue. Accordingly, I compared the beta of OOo Writer 2.0 with Microsoft Word 2003. Both are adequate for most users' purposes, so I focused on functions that power users are likely to want:
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1. Fixing the problems with OpenOffice.org extensions http://software.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/05/27/060210&from=rss NewsForge?? - 09/06/2005 02:03 In OpenOffice.org (OO.o), extra features and extensions can be distributed inside OO.o files or packaged in their own, cross-platform format. Many members of the OO.o community would like to see a full-blown extension installer fully integrated into the program. Most GNU/Linux distributors, however, see this and other non-native, application-specific installers (from the CPAN shell to the one for (OO.o extensions are packaged as Universal Network Objects (UNO). UNO packages are self-contained zip files. No external dependencies are allowed: files are only placed inside the OO.o folders, each component gets its own subfolder and nothing is overwritten anywhere else. There are GUI and command line installers distributed with OO.o that also perform all the necessary configuration steps. These tools can be run with user or root permissions and can deploy on a per user or per system basis. The command line version can also be used in a fully automated way.)
2. Build A Linux Appliance -- Part 2: The Extras Desktop Pipeline - 11/06/2005 21:03 How to expand a basic Linux system with movies, videos, music, cameras, IM, security and more.
3. Linux Business-Desktop Options Grow Ziff Davis via Yahoo! News - 10/06/2005 14:29 While the headlines have been dominated by what Apple is bringing to the Intel platform and what Microsoft is taking out of Longhorn, Linux vendors Linspire and Xandros have continued to improve their business desktops.
4. No One's Tying Down Open Source LinuxInsider??.com - 10/06/2005 05:07 It wasn't actually necessary to attend the recent LinuxWorld?? Canada show in Toronto last month to realize that open-source software is taking off. Open source seems to be everywhere. Of course there's Linux. IBM has been a Linux proponent for a while. More recently Novell bought SuSE? and came out as a Linux advocate as well.
5. The GNU Compiler for Java comes of age NewsForge?? - 08/06/2005 08:03 The GNU Compiler for Java (GCJ), a free software implementation of Java, has been in development for seven years, but with the Free Software Foundation's recent call for volunteers, the project is suddenly receiving more attention than ever before. For many, GCJ is seen as a means of ensuring that the next version of OpenOffice.org does not require non-free versions of Java for full
6. Test Driving Linux Slashdot - 09/06/2005 15:08 Michael J. Ross writes "As Windows users hear more about Linux, they may be intrigued to give it a try, if only to learn what the buzz is about. But a major hurdle, possibly the most daunting, is how to obtain and install Linux on their PCs without disrupting their Windows installation. To the average PC user (not a techie), the required steps are intimidating; to a computer newbie, they appear
7. The charges OS News - 09/06/2005 13:59 The recent announcement from Apache regarding their plans to embark on their own J2SE implementation called Harmony has re-ignited the long-running Java/OSS debate. James "Father of Java" Gosling reacted in an unexpected way by giving a misleading view of what open source is really all about.
8. Building a Linux virtual server NewsForge?? - 09/06/2005 05:20 With the explosive growth of the Internet, the workload on servers providing Web, email, and media services has increased greatly. More and more sites are being challenged to keep up with the growing demands and are employing several techniques to avoid overloading their servers. Building a scalable
9. server on a cluster of computers is one of the solutions that is being effectively put to use. By Sean Michael Kerner ServerWatch?? - 08/06/2005 14:18 The wait is over. After months of wrangling and various delays, Debian's new GNU/Linux distribution, code-named Sarge, has been officially released. Members of the Debian community, including Ian Murdock and Bruce Perens, praised the release and vowed that the wait won't be as long next time.
10.Novell's Uphill Comeback Trail Developer Pipeline - 08/06/2005 16:38 It has a strong Linux strategy, a loyal customer following, and solid new product offerings. Can Novell rise from the ashes of NetWare?? to reclaim its former leadership status?
11. Debian 3.1 debuts with a security flaw Linux World Australia - 08/06/2005 17:19 Debian 3.1 has finally arrived after a wait of nearly three years -- to be followed a few hours later by an update fixing a security configuration problem.
12. Debian 3.1 (Sarge) Released Slashdot - 08/06/2005 04:49 Mister Furious writes "First, Apple switches to Intel, and now, equally shocking: Debian Sarge is released! Hell has officially frozen over! The scoop is from debian-administration.org: "The new Debian stable release, codenamed Sarge, has officially been released today. Several years of development since the last stable release, Woody, was released on the 9th of July, 2002 over a thousand
13. Apple Switching to Intel Slashdot - 08/06/2005 04:39 Steve Jobs announced at the WWDC keynote today that Apple is switching to Intel processors. MacNN? has live coverage. The bottom line is that Mac OS X for the last five years has been running on Intel, the switch is expected to be complete in two years, and Rosetta will allow PPC apps to run on Intel-based Macs, transparently. If you're using Xcode, it is small changes and a recompile; otherwise,
14. Red Hat Summit: Overview and Reflections Linux Journal - 08/06/2005 03:09 The topics from last week's Red Hat Summit, and what they might mean for the future of the open-source revolution.
15. LT Scotland launches Gaelic version of Office Applications Software PublicTechnology??.net - 07/06/2005 22:42 Learning and Teaching Scotland (LT Scotland) has launched a Gaelic version of Open Office. The software has user interfaces and features similar to other office suites but for the first time ever the language is entirely in Gaelic.
16. Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 Released LinuxElectrons?? - 08/06/2005 01:54 The Debian Project is pleased to announce the official release of Debian GNU/Linux version 3.1 codenamed sarge after nearly three years of constant development.
17. New Debian Delayed No More InternetNews??.com - 07/06/2005 14:51 The highly anticipated new version of Debian GNU/Linux is finally released, as the Debian community breathes a collective sigh of relief.
18. New Version of Debian Linux Reports for Duty eWeek - 07/06/2005 14:52 Pleasing impatient open-source developers, "Sarge," the latest Debian Linux distribution, finally arrives.
19. Apple-Intel: Winners and losers ZDNet Australia - 07/06/2005 20:12 commentary Every few years, technology companies reinvent themselves. Some businesses do it to survive; for others, pushing the envelope is simply in their blood. Apple Computer is one of few which belong to the latter camp.
20. Three-year wait ends for Debian fans ZDNet UK via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - 07/06/2005 07:55 The Debian Project has finally released a long-anticipated new version of its widely-used Linux distribution
21. Apple-Intel: Winners and losers ZDNet via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News - 07/06/2005 07:00 Apple's move to adopt Intel chips will inevitably result in new victors and casualities in the desktop battlefield. Here's a sample.
22. Office 12 XML Formats Risky For Microsoft, Say Analysts Linux Pipeline - 07/06/2005 04:21 Microsoft's move to XML-based default file formats for next year's Office 12 release creates a "big risk," says one analyst, that users may defect to open-source competitors out of frustration or confusion.
23.LaTeX, Page 1/4" OS News - 06/06/2005 11:29 Likelihood of a crash is directly proportional to the importance of a document. Likelihood of a crash is inversely proportional to the time left before its deadline. Sun Microsystems Unveils Share the Opportunity Global Giving Initiative During Participation Age
24. Event at the United RedNova?? - 06/06/2005 11:01 UNITED NATIONS, June 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/? -- At a conference on the Participation Age held today at the United Nations, Sun Microsystems unveiled its Share the Opportunity global giving initiative designed to help eliminate the digital divide around the world.
25. Safe Surfing Via A Linux Appliance Security Pipeline - 06/06/2005 10:36 A locked-down Linux PC allows you to work online without getting worked over by malware. Surf the Web, check your email, print and scan, and a lot more, safely and securely, with this do-it-yourself project.
26. Personal Computing | Is open source right for your business? CRM Knowledge Base - 06/06/2005 08:17 The personal-computer revolution is all about freedom of choice, but, ironically, software companies typically try to tightly control what you do. You don't buy their program, you license it. You can use it on only one or a specified number of computers. You can't modify it.
27. Safe Surfing: Build A Linux Appliance, Part Two http://crm.ittoolbox.com/news/dispnews.asp?i=129930&t=99 Linux Pipeline - 06/06/2005 08:16 A locked-down Linux PC allows you to work online without getting worked over by malware. Here's Part Two of our step-by-step guide to building your very own "safe surfing" system. (There are nearly 100,000 open-source products out there. The better known ones include the operating system Linux, a replacement for Microsoft Windows; the browser Firefox, a replacement for Microsoft Internet Explorer; and the office suite OpenOffice, a replacement for Microsoft Office. )
28. Knoppix 3.9 http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/06/04/074228&from=rss Released Slashdot - 04/06/2005 04:38 GuyRiley?? writes "The Debian-based live-cd Linux distribution Knoppix has been updated to version 3.9. Among the most notable changes are the update to kernel 2.6.11 and the inclusion of OpenOffice 2.0 BETA and KDE 3.4. This is likely the last single-CD version of Knoppix before the split into 'Light' and 'Maxi' versions. Torrent links here."
29. Microsoft Set to Open Office Via XML Formats http://au.news.yahoo.com/050606/20/ultq.html ComputerWire?? via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News - 05/06/2005 22:45 Microsoft Corp has confirmed that it will move to XML-based file formats as the default option for its most popular Office applications in the next release of the Office suite, and that it has no intention of adopting the OpenDocument?? format recently adopted as a standard by Oasis. (Based on the XML schema developed by the OpenOffice.org open source applications community, OpenDocument?? will be used in the forthcoming OpenOffice.org 2.0, as well as Sun's StarOffice?? 8, which is due for release in the summer, but will not provide backwards compatibility with the existing OpenOffice.org applications.)
30. Linux in Government: Major Breakthrough in Linux Technology http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8342 Linux Journal - 06/06/2005 03:04 Initially misunderstood, FreeNX? is starting to building momentum. (In the middle of doing some work, I remember thinking for some reason that OpenOffice.org Writer had started running faster than normal. I was amused when I realized I was running the word processor remotely.)
30.OF MACS AND TUX http://www.mb.com.ph/TECH2005060636316.html Manila Bulletin - 05/06/2005 21:04 by Prof. ROMMEL P. FERIA, MSc. (It is not only in university operations where OSS provides cost-effective solutions. Teaching or training laboratories also benefit in the use of OSS. In the Computer Science laboratories in UP, Linux and OpenOffice.org/StarOffice/UP Office/LaTeX are installed along with development tools such as GNU C/C++ compilers, Java development kit, Ant, JUnit and ArgoUML? modeling tool, to name a few. Using OSS development tools allow students to download the same set of tools and install them on their home computers without requiring them to upgrade their hardware. Most of these tools can run on old Pentium III-based computers.)
31. Office 12 XML Formats Seen As Risky For Microsoft CMPnetAsia? - 05/06/2005 18:38 Microsoft's plan to use XML as the default for next year's Microsoft Office 12 poses a "big risk" for Microsoft, an analyst said Friday, while the move will cause some companies to struggle with the new document format, another added.
32. Office 12 XML Formats Seen As Risky For Microsoft http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/cmp/20050606/tc_cmp/164300435 TechWeb?? via Yahoo! News - 03/06/2005 13:45 Microsoft's plan to use XML as the default for next year's Microsoft Office 12 poses a "big risk" for Microsoft, an analyst says. (But Silver thinks Microsoft is treading on thin ice. "Changing the file formats is a big risk for Microsoft," he said. "There are lots of folks using older versions, and if they don't need XML, or don't think they do, when they assess an upgrade to Office 12, they may say, 'as long as I have to make a file format change, I might as well change to OpenOffice.org.')
33. Mandriva Linux: The next generation Distro ? http://addict3d.org/index.php?page=viewarticle&type=news&ID=7257 Addict 3D - 04/06/2005 05:43 Mandriva Linux: The next generation Distro ? Linux is becoming more of a frequent word when it comes to choosing an Operating System. Gone are the days when Windows was THE operating system for the average home user. ( A few are openoffice.org which is a complete office suite and is able to open Microsoft office files and is able to handle many file formats with added support to ecport files as pdf files. Also one finds a choice of multi-protocol instant messaging clients ( a client that can support msn, yahoo, jabber and many other protocols) These are Kopete and gaim and both have a myriad of features. Mandriva also comes with three web browsers to choose from ( yes you are spoilt for choice wink ) This also includes the now famous Firefox browser which has now surpassed the 50 million download mark and is known to be the most secure browser in the browser market. Mandriva manages also to defy the popular belief that Linux is no good when it comes to multimedia performance. Not only Mandriva comes with programs to play music such as Totem media player and Kaffeine but also provides tools to edit music, play audio cds, rip audio cds and record audio. Image editing ? We got that too! Mandriva comes loaded with The Gimp, a first grade image editor, which have also been used to edit some of the screenshots taken. Screenshots can also be taken with the help of Ksnapshot, an excellent program which not only allows to take simple screenshots but also enables the selection of the area to be captured.)
34. Don't fear the patent http://business.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/06/01/1358251&from=rss NewsForge?? - 04/06/2005 02:04 The European Parliament and European Commission are currently at loggerheads about software patents and the definition of "computer-implemented inventions." The open source community is trying desperately to stop any kind of patenting, while large IT corporations such as Microsoft are trying to lobby the parliament into allowing just about any software technique through. In the midst of all this, (We've already seen all of this in action. Just look at the OGG Vorbis audio codec, which is steadily increasing in popularity due to its freeness and superior quality to the MP3 format. The BBC is developing Dirac, an open source video codec. OpenOffice.org has its own document format (.sxw) based on Sun's StarOffice??, so if a Microsoft patent for its proprietary .doc format scuppers OpenOffice.org's compatibility with Word documents, then Linux users still have something to fall back on.)
35. Trying OpenOffice http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=32&aid=83087 Poynter Institute - 31/05/2005 12:10 This week, a useful tip from freelancer and WebTips?? reader Amy Newport in Kansas City, Mo. If you have any comments on this software, please post your comments here. (I have a recommendation. A friend of mine who is majoring in computer science recently turned me on to OpenOffice.org. It is a free office suite by Sun Microsystems meant to compete with Microsoft Office. It has a word processor and spreadsheet, presentation and database software that effectively compete with their equivalents in Office. It is Mac and PC compatible and will open most other types of word processing software files. It will also work with any e-mail program automatically attaching the file you are working on to the message. It is also available in multiple languages, can be downloaded for free at Openoffice.org or a cd ordered at the website for a nominal cost. )
36. Detroit high school happy with Linux http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS5058053489.htmlDesktop Linux - 03/06/2005 08:49 In 2003, University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy faced a common problem: clunky hardware, a dependence on Windows, budget limitations, and a need to update. (U of D Jesuit was stuck with roughly 100 older PCs, Windows NT, and a dependence on Microsoft Office 97, writes Quiggle. Dropping the cash to replace the hardware and buy new licenses for Microsoft Office 2000 was a possibility, but non-optimal. U of D Jesuit director of technology James Hansknecht proposed purchasing a few Linux servers, converting the aging Windows NT boxes into Linux terminals, and replacing Microsoft Office 97 with OpenOffice.org --for about a sixth of the cost of sticking with the Windows upgrade path, according to Quiggle.)
37. Europe Is Falling Behind On Open Source Slashdot - 03/06/2005 07:25 Superentity writes "Computer Business Review is reporting that an official at the European Commission has called on Europe to take a more proactive approach to open source or risk missing out, and outlined steps that European businesses and governments can take to help open source." From the article: "In the US most of the large companies have clear strategies to increase open source in their (Ireland's Doublethink (Score:1) by rsynnott (886713) on Monday June 06, @09:50AM (#12735355) (http://www.synnottsoftware.com/) Here, many of the state hospitals use at least OpenOffice and in some case Linux on the desktop, and the government has issued statements advocating the use of open-source software. However, to do your tax returns on the internet, you must currently be running Windows with the MS JVM, or MacOS? 9. (CrossOver?? Office will also work). This sort of thing turns up in a number of places. )
38. Open-Source Options http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ttpcworld/20050602/tc_techtues_pcworld/121050 PC World via Yahoo! News - 02/06/2005 00:00 Free or low-cost apps and utilities. (If you're thrifty and you use an office suite, it's hard not to like OpenOffice.org. The current version does most things Microsoft Office can do. Plus, it's free. So what's to improve? OpenOffice.org 2.0, still in beta, adds a database-creation application similar to Microsoft Access. Otherwise, many of the changes in the new version are small tweaks that probably won't radically alter the way you work. )
39. Computing Without Windows http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ttpcworld/20050602/tc_techtues_pcworld/121046 PC World via Yahoo! News - 02/06/2005 00:00 You don't have to run Microsoft's omnipresent OS--it just seems that way. What's in it for you if you try an alternative? (You can also find terrific applications tuned for Linux, including OpenOffice.org (a free and very complete Microsoft Office clone), Firefox (the popular browser), the Gaim multiprotocol instant messaging client, and the Evolution mail, calendar, and contact-management software that integrates with Microsoft Exchange Server. )
