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Submission Summary: 0 pending, 7 declined, 5 accepted (12 total, 41.67% accepted)

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Submission + - Piriform asks BleachBit to Remove Winapp2.ini Importer (sourceforge.net) 1

Submitted by ahziem
ahziem writes: As author of the BleachBit system cleaner, I received a polite but firm a request from Piriform, makers of the similar application CCleaner, to remove a two-year-old feature from BleachBit that allows individual BleachBit users to import winapp2.ini data files created by the community that define which files to delete for applications. Does Piriform's request have merit? Do I need a lawyer? What is a good response to avoid any ugly situation?
Software

Submission + - Ubuntu vs. Windows in OpenOffice.org Benchmark (oooninja.com)

Submitted by
ahziem
ahziem writes: "Ubuntu's Intrepid Ibex and Redmond's Windows XP go head-to-head in an OpenOffice.org 3.0 performance smackdown measuring vanilla OpenOffice.org, StarOffice, Go-oo, and Portable OpenOffice.org 3.0. Each platform and edition does well in different tests. Go-oo is known for its proud slogan "Better, Faster, Freer," but last time with OpenOffice.org 2.4 on Fedora, Go-oo came in fourth place out of four. Slashdot has previously reported Ubuntu beating Vista and Windows 7 in benchmarks, so either XP is faster or this benchmark carries a different weight."
Software

Submission + - New Features in OpenOffice.org 3.1, an Early Look (oooninja.com) 1

Submitted by
ahziem
ahziem writes: "With the final release two months away and an alpha version available, it's time to look at OpenOffice.org 3.1's new features: eye candy, better charts, replying to notes in the margin, overlining, macros in Base, RTL improvements for Arabic and Hebrew, and (believe it or not) better sorting. Download and report any bugs you find."
Software

Submission + - OpenOffice.org 2.4 Released (oooninja.com)

Submitted by
ahziem
ahziem writes: "The multiplatform, multilingual office suite OpenOffice.org announces the release of version 2.4 with 9 new chart features, 5 PDF export enhancements, text to columns in Calc, rectangular selection in Writer, bug fixes, performance improvements, improvements supporting the growing library of extensions such as 3D OpenGL transitions in Impress, and much more. Downloads are available either direct or P2P. In September, OpenOffice.org 3.0 will add PDF import, Microsoft Office 2007 file format support, and ODF 1.2."
Software

Submission + - OpenOffice.org 3.0's new features, an early look (oooninja.com)

Submitted by
ahziem
ahziem writes: "With the final release 167 days away and an alpha version available, it's time to look at OpenOffice.org 3.0's new features: view multiple pages in Writer, notes in the margin, Microsoft Office 2007 file format support, Solver in Calc, new visual theme in Calc, native tables in Impress, more columns in Calc, error bars in charts, performance improvements, real native Aqua Mac support, and more."

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