linuxurious's Journal: Openoffice.org 1.0 - In a nutshell

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Part 3 of 3

Some concluding remarks
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I would consider that Openoffice.org with its present extensive set of
features and being in the state of continous improvement, can give
Microsoft(R) Office and Staroffice(R) a really good run for their money.
For GNU/Linux users, Openoffice.org is the much-awaited boon that fill
in the void of a complete and integrated office productivity suite. For
Microsoft(R) Office users, Openoffice.org might just provide the break
from the dependence of Microsoft(R) products. One can have a completely
free (and yet fully functional) office workstation (that is, minus the
hardware costs). Do give Openoffice.org a try; you will not regret it!

System requirements
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Openoffice.org is available for the Microsoft(R) Windows, SPARC and
GNU/Linux platform. A Macintonish version is on the way. As for
hardware requirements, Openoffice.org is not quite as resource-hungry as
Microsoft(R) Office or Staroffice(R) but it require at least a decent
Pentium(R) PC with 64 MB RAM and some 250MB of hard disk space. I would
encourage that for a smooth Openoffice.org performance, install it in a
PC with lots of RAM; you would feel the blazing difference in speed.

Installation matters
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Installation of Openoffice.org 1.0 is generally such a breeze that it is
not worth mentioning anything about it.

Where to get Openoffice.org (only for those staying in Singapore)
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You can download your copy from one of the mirrors listed at
http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/1.0.0/index.html. An
unofficial mirror is at http://oss.comp.nus.edu.sg/ftp/www.sun.com/.
Alternatively, you can buy an unofficial Openoffice.org CD (containing
both Microsoft(R) Windows and GNU/Linux versions) from Mynasoft
(http://www.mynasoft.com).

Differences between Staroffice(R) and Openoffice.org
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According to the Openoffice.org website, the main differences between
Staroffice(R) and Openoffice.org are mainly that Openoffice.org does
not contain certain components of Staroffice(R) such as certain fonts,
the database component (Adabas D), some templates, clip art gallery,
some file filters and some other minor features. The average Openoffice.org user will not feel the absence of these differences.

Trivia
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Always refer to the Openoffice.org Office Suite as Openoffice.org;
Openoffice or Open Office are not acceptable for legal reasons.