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{{short description|Discontinued office suite software}} | |||
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{{about|the discontinued office suite|active descendants|#Forks and derivative software}} | |||
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| name = OpenOffice.org | ||
| logo = OpenOffice.org.svg | |||
| screenshot = ] | |||
| logo_alt = OpenOffice.org 3 logo | |||
| caption = OpenOffice.org Writer editing a text document under ] | |||
| logo caption = OpenOffice.org 3 logo | |||
| latest_release_version = 2.3.1 | |||
| screenshot = OOo App Chooser.png | |||
| latest_release_date = {{release date|2007|12|4}} | |||
| screenshot_alt = The Start Center from OpenOffice.org v3.2.1 | |||
| developer = ] in collaboration with ] | |||
| caption = The Start Center from OpenOffice.org v3.2.1 | |||
| operating_system = ] | |||
| author = ] by ] (1985–1999) | |||
| genre = ] | |||
| developer = ] (1999–2009)<br />] (2010–2011) | |||
| license = ] | |||
| released = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2002|5|1}}<ref name="release1.0">{{cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/05/01/openoffice_suite_goes/|title=OpenOffice suite goes 1.0|date=1 May 2002|first=John|last=Lettice|work=The Register|publisher=Situation Publishing|access-date=16 October 2013|archive-date=9 April 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040409222335/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/05/01/openoffice_suite_goes/|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| website = http://www.openoffice.org/ | |||
| programming language = ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=Hacking&oldid=192524|title=Hacking|date=27 January 2011|access-date=20 August 2013|work=OpenOffice.org Wiki|publisher=Oracle Corporation|archive-date=9 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109191507/https://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=Hacking&oldid=192524|url-status=live}}</ref> and ] | |||
| operating system = ], ], ], ]<ref name="ooo34b1"/><ref name="ooo34b1changes">{{cite web|url=http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/3.4beta.html|title=3.4 Beta - Developer Snapshot - Release Notes|publisher=Oracle Corporation|access-date=22 September 2013|archive-date=27 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927045244/http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/3.4beta.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| platform = ], ], ], ]<ref name="ooo34b1"/> | |||
| language count = 121 | |||
| language footnote = <ref name=langcount>{{cite web | url= http://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=Languages&oldid=195965 | title= Language localization status | work= OpenOffice Language Localization Project | publisher= Oracle Corporation | date= 12 April 2011 | access-date= 20 June 2013 | archive-date= 22 November 2018 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181122133557/https://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=Languages&oldid=195965 | url-status= live }}</ref><!-- 121 is count of languages listed on that page --> | |||
| discontinued = yes | |||
| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q511977|P348|P548=Q2804309}} | |||
| latest release date = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q511977|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} | |||
| genre = ] | |||
| size = 143.4 ] (3.3.0 en-US Windows .exe without JRE)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/openofficeorg.mirror/files/stable/3.3.0/|title=Home / stable / 3.3.0|work=Apache OpenOffice|publisher=SourceForge.net|access-date=21 September 2013|archive-date=30 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030035526/https://sourceforge.net/projects/openofficeorg.mirror/files/stable/3.3.0/|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| license = ] under the ] and GNU ] (OpenOffice.org 2 Beta 2 and earlier)<ref name="ooolicensechange">{{cite web |url=http://www.openoffice.org/FAQs/license-change.html |title=License Simplification FAQ |publisher=Sun Microsystems |access-date=27 February 2010 |archive-date=29 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929013430/http://www.openoffice.org/FAQs/license-change.html |url-status=live }}</ref><br />] (OpenOffice.org 2 and later)<ref name="License">{{cite web |url=http://www.openoffice.org/license.html |title=Licenses |publisher=Apache Software Foundation |access-date=21 January 2012 |archive-date=25 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225144320/http://www.openoffice.org/license.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
| website = {{URL|https://www.openoffice.org/|openoffice.org}} | |||
| standard = ] (ISO/IEC 26300) | |||
| replaces = ] | |||
| replaced_by = ]<br />] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''OpenOffice.org''' ('''OOo'''), commonly known as '''OpenOffice''', is a discontinued ] ]. Active successor projects include ] (the most actively developed<ref>{{Cite web |last=Byfield |first=Bruce |date=25 October 2014 |title=LibreOffice and OpenOffice: comparing the community health |url=http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/LibreOffice-and-OpenOffice-comparing-the-community-health |access-date=2016-08-05 |website=Linux Magazine |archive-date=19 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119164614/http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/LibreOffice-and-OpenOffice-comparing-the-community-health |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Newman |first=Jared |date=23 April 2015 |title=OpenOffice development is looking grim as developers flock to LibreOffice |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2913764/openoffice-development-is-looking-grim-as-developers-flock-to-libreoffice.html |access-date=2016-08-05 |website=PC World |archive-date=20 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820234123/http://www.pcworld.com/article/2913764/openoffice-development-is-looking-grim-as-developers-flock-to-libreoffice.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Byfield |first=Bruce |date=27 October 2014 |title=LibreOffice vs. OpenOffice: Why LibreOffice Wins - Datamation |url=http://www.datamation.com/open-source/libreoffice-vs.-openoffice-why-libreoffice-wins-1.html |access-date=2016-08-05 |website=Datamation |archive-date=17 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917030849/http://www.datamation.com/open-source/libreoffice-vs.-openoffice-why-libreoffice-wins-1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>) and ], with ]<ref name=":0" /> being considered mostly dormant since at least 2015. | |||
'''OpenOffice.org''' ('''OO.o''' or '''OOo''') is an ] available for a number of different computer ]s. It supports the ] standard for data interchange as its default ]s, as well as ] '97-2003 formats, among many others. | |||
OpenOffice |
OpenOffice was an open-sourced version of the earlier ], which ] acquired in 1999 for internal use. Sun open-sourced the OpenOffice suite in July 2000 as a competitor to ],<ref name="ooo-announcement" /><ref name="ooo1announce" /> releasing version 1.0 on 1 May 2002.<ref name="release1.0" /> | ||
OpenOffice included a ] (Writer), a ] (Calc), a ] application (Impress), a ] application (Draw), a ] (Math), and a ] application (Base).<ref name="why1">{{cite web|title=Why OpenOffice.org|url=http://why.openoffice.org/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104082941/http://www.openoffice.org/why/|archive-date=4 January 2012|publisher=Sun Microsystems, Apache Software Foundation|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Its default ] was the ] Format (ODF), an ]/] standard, which ] with OpenOffice.org. It could also read a wide variety of other file formats, with particular attention to those from Microsoft Office. OpenOffice.org was primarily developed for ], ] and ], and later for ], with ] to other ]s. It was distributed under the ] version 3 (LGPL); early versions were also available under the ] (SISSL). | |||
The project and software are informally referred to as ''OpenOffice'', but this term is a ] held by another party, requiring the project to adopt ''OpenOffice.org'' as its formal name.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.openoffice.org/FAQs/faq-other.html#4 | title = Why should we say "OpenOffice.org" instead of simply "OpenOffice" | work = OpenOffice.org Frequently Asked Questions | accessdate = 2006-06-05 }}</ref> | |||
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In 2011, ], the then-owner of Sun, announced that it would no longer offer a commercial version of the suite<ref name="oooclosurepr"/> and donated the project to the ].<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/statements-on-openofficeorg-contribution-to-apache-nasdaq-orcl-1521400.htm|title=Statements on OpenOffice.org Contribution to Apache|date=1 June 2011|access-date=6 October 2014|archive-date=29 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929120004/http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/statements-on-openofficeorg-contribution-to-apache-nasdaq-orcl-1521400.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/oracle-gives-openoffice-to-apache/9035|title=Oracle gives OpenOffice to Apache|author=Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols|date=1 June 2011|publisher=ZDnet|access-date=7 October 2014|archive-date=3 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603145326/http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/oracle-gives-openoffice-to-apache/9035|url-status=dead}}</ref> Apache renamed the software ].<ref name=":0">{{citation|url=http://www.openoffice.org/legacy/thankyou.html|title=Thank you for using OpenOffice.org - now Apache OpenOffice|access-date=6 October 2014|archive-date=10 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010091034/http://www.openoffice.org/legacy/thankyou.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
== Features == | |||
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== History == | |||
According to its ], the OpenOffice.org project aims "''To create, as a community, the leading international office suite that will run on all major platforms and provide access to all functionality and data through open-component based APIs and an XML-based file format.''"<ref>{{cite web | title = OpenOffice.org community announces OpenOffice.org 1.0: free office productivity software | url = http://www.openoffice.org/about_us/ooo_release.html | date = 2002-04-30 |accessdate = 2007-03-16}}</ref> | |||
{{see also|StarOffice#History|label 1=History of StarOffice}} | |||
OpenOffice.org originated as ], a ] office suite developed by German company ] from 1985 on. In August 1999, Star Division was acquired by ]<ref name="briefhistory"/><ref name="zdnet34">{{Cite news |last=Rooney |first=Paula |title=Apache OpenOffice 3.4 makes official debut; LibreOffice makes its case |publisher=] |date=8 May 2012 |url=http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/apache-openoffice-34-makes-official-debut-libreoffice-makes-its-case/10915 |access-date=9 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508233526/http://www.zdnet.com//blog/open-source/apache-openoffice-34-makes-official-debut-libreoffice-makes-its-case/10915 |archive-date=8 May 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> for US$59.5 million,<ref>{{cite web|title=Star-Division-Gründer Marco Börries verlässt Sun Microsystems|url=http://business.chip.de/news/Star-Division-Gruender-Marco-Boerries-verlaesst-Sun-Microsystems_41399961.html|work=Chip Online DE|date=18 January 2001|access-date=21 June 2013|language=de|trans-title=Star Division founder Marco Börries leaves Sun Microsystems|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922204916/http://business.chip.de/news/Star-Division-Gruender-Marco-Boerries-verlaesst-Sun-Microsystems_41399961.html|archive-date=22 September 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> as it was supposedly cheaper than licensing ] for 42,000 staff.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.h-online.com/open/features/OpenOffice-at-the-crossroads-1023702.html?page=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208042359/http://www.h-online.com/open/features/OpenOffice-at-the-crossroads-1023702.html?page=2|archive-date=8 December 2013|work=The H Open|publisher=Heinz Heise|title=OpenOffice at the crossroads: Every bug is a feature|page=2|first=Richard|last=Hillesley|date=21 June 2010|access-date=20 June 2013|quote=Simon Phipps, now an ex-Sun employee, later claimed that 'The number one reason why Sun bought Star Division in 1999 was because, at the time, Sun had something approaching forty-two thousand employees. Pretty much every one of them had to have both a Unix workstation and a Windows laptop. And it was cheaper to go buy a company that could make a Solaris and Linux desktop productivity suite than it was to buy forty-two thousand licenses from Microsoft.'|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | |||
On 19 July 2000 at ], Sun Microsystems announced it would make the source code of StarOffice available for download with the intention of building an open-source development community around the software and of providing a free and open alternative to Microsoft Office.<ref name="ooo-announcement">{{cite web |url=http://www.openoffice.org/press/sun_release.html |title=SUN MICROSYSTEMS OPEN SOURCES STAROFFICE TECHNOLOGY |publisher=Sun Microsystems |date=19 July 2000 |access-date=19 January 2012 |archive-date=14 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114053747/http://www.openoffice.org/press/sun_release.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=ooo1announce/><ref name="thonline2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.h-online.com/open/features/OpenOffice-splits-and-pirouettes-1270296.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208000704/http://www.h-online.com/open/features/OpenOffice-splits-and-pirouettes-1270296.html|archive-date=8 December 2013|access-date=9 May 2012|date=6 July 2011|title=OpenOffice – splits and pirouettes|first=Richard|last=Hillesley|publisher=Heinz Heise|work=The H Online|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The new project was known as OpenOffice.org,<ref name="Sun Systemnews">{{cite web |url=http://sun.systemnews.com/articles/29/1/news/2477 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041031190014/http://sun.systemnews.com/articles/29/1/news/2477 |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 October 2004 |title=Sun Will Release StarOffice Source Code |publisher=System News |work=Sun.systemnews.com |volume=29 |issue=1 |access-date=14 January 2012 }}</ref> and the code was released as open source on 13 October 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www4.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2640108,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001211201100/http://www4.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2640108,00.html|title=Sun puts StarOffice into open source|archive-date=11 December 2000|date=13 October 2000|first=Mary Jo|last=Foley|work=ZDNet News|publisher=ZDNet|access-date=15 October 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The first public preview release was Milestone Build 638c, released in October 2001 (which quickly achieved 1 million downloads<ref name="briefhistory">{{cite web|url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=A_Brief_History_Of_OpenOffice.org&oldid=186681|title=A Brief History Of OpenOffice.org|date=13 October 2010|work=OpenOffice.org Wiki|publisher=Oracle Corporation|access-date=21 September 2013|archive-date=28 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328102035/https://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=A_Brief_History_Of_OpenOffice.org&oldid=186681|url-status=live}}</ref>); the final release of OpenOffice.org 1.0 was on 1 May 2002.<ref name="release1.0"/> | |||
OpenOffice.org aims to compete with Microsoft Office and emulate its look and feel where suitable. It can read and write most of the ] found in Microsoft Office, and many other applications; an essential feature of the suite for many users. OpenOffice.org has been found to be able to open files of older versions of Microsoft Office and damaged files that newer versions of Microsoft Office itself cannot open.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/3154 | title=OpenOffice.org Saves my Day, Again |last = Gennick |first = Jonathan |date = ], ] }}</ref> However, it cannot open older Word for Macintosh (MCW) files.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=18367 | title = Can't open Word for Mac 5 file | work = OpenOffice.org IssueZilla | accessdate = 2006-04-20 }}</ref> | |||
OpenOffice.org became the standard office suite on many ] and spawned many derivative versions. It quickly became noteworthy competition to Microsoft Office,<ref name="Register">{{cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/11/24/ms_scorns_israeli_openoffice_defection/|title=MS scorns Israeli OpenOffice defection|work=The Register|publisher=Situation Publishing|first=Andrew|last=Orlowski|date=24 November 2003|access-date=5 January 2013|archive-date=3 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003224049/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/11/24/ms_scorns_israeli_openoffice_defection/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Slashdot">{{cite web |url=http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04%2F03%2F25%2F1950234 |title=Why You Should Choose MS Office Over OO.org |publisher=Slashdot |date=25 March 2004 |access-date=5 January 2013 |archive-date=17 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117075825/https://slashdot.org/story/04/03/25/1950234/why-you-should-choose-ms-office-over-ooorg |url-status=live }}</ref> achieving 14% penetration in the large enterprise market by 2004.<ref name="Techtarget">{{cite web |url=http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1011227,00.html |first=Jack |last=Loftus |title=Desktop apps ripe turf for open source |publisher=Searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com |date=4 October 2004 |access-date=5 January 2013 |archive-date=14 December 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051214195107/http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1011227,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
=== Platforms === | |||
Platforms for which OO.o is available include ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].<ref>{{cite web| title = porting: The OpenOffice.org Porting Project: home| url = http://porting.openoffice.org/| accessdate = 2007-03-31}}</ref> The current primary development platforms are Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux and Solaris. | |||
The ] file format – ] in a ] archive, easily machine-processable – was intended by Sun to become a standard interchange format for office documents,<ref>{{cite web|title=StarOffice XML File Format: Working Draft: Technical Reference Manual: Draft 9|url=http://xml.coverpages.org/openoffice-xml_specification_draft200012.pdf|publisher=Sun Microsystems|date=December 2000|page=19|access-date=17 October 2013|quote=Our goal is twofold: to have a complete specification encompassing all StarOffice components, and to provide an open standard for office documents.|archive-date=10 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110170006/http://xml.coverpages.org/openoffice-xml_specification_draft200012.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> to replace the different binary formats for each application that had been usual until then. Sun submitted the format to the ] (OASIS) in 2002 and it was ] to form the ] standard in 2005,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/12572/OpenDocument-v1.0-os.pdf|title=Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) v1.0: OASIS Standard, 1 May 2005|publisher=Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards|date=1 May 2005|access-date=17 October 2013|archive-date=17 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017190635/https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/12572/OpenDocument-v1.0-os.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> which was ratified as ] 26300 in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.iso.org/iso/en/CatalogueDetailPage.CatalogueDetail?CSNUMBER=43485&scopelist=PROGRAMME|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070208224733/http://www.iso.org/iso/en/CatalogueDetailPage.CatalogueDetail?CSNUMBER=43485&scopelist=PROGRAMME|archive-date= 8 February 2007|title= Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) v1.0|date= 30 November 2006|access-date= 17 October 2013|publisher= International Organization for Standardization|url-status= dead|df= dmy-all}}</ref> It was made OpenOffice.org's native format from version 2 on. Many governments and other organisations ], particularly given there was a free implementation of it readily available. | |||
A port for ] exists for OS X machines which have the ] component installed. A port to OS X's native ] is in progress, and is scheduled for completion for the 3.0 milestone.<ref>{{ cite web | title = OpenOffice.org Mac OS X Delivery Schedule | url = http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/timeline.html | accessdate = 2007-10-07 }}</ref> ] is an independent ] of OpenOffice, specially adapted for Mac OS X. | |||
Development of OpenOffice.org was sponsored primarily by Sun Microsystems, which used the code as the basis for subsequent versions of StarOffice. Developers who wished to contribute code were required to sign a Contributor Agreement<ref name="SCA">{{cite web |url=http://www.openoffice.org/licenses/sca.pdf |title=Licenses – SCA |publisher=Sun Microsystems |access-date=5 January 2013 |archive-date=1 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121201124940/http://www.openoffice.org/licenses/sca.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="OCA">{{cite web |url=http://www.openoffice.org/licenses/oca.pdf |title=Oracle Contributor Agreement |publisher=Oracle Corporation |access-date=13 September 2011 |archive-date=11 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511233018/http://www.openoffice.org/licenses/oca.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> granting joint ownership of any contributions to Sun (and then Oracle), in support of the StarOffice business model.<ref name=lwn20110520>{{cite news|url=https://lwn.net/Articles/443989/|title=OpenOffice.org and contributor agreements|work=LWN.net|first=Simon|last=Phipps|author-link=Simon Phipps (programmer)|date=20 May 2011|access-date=16 June 2013|archive-date=30 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430141822/http://lwn.net/Articles/443989/|url-status=live}}</ref> This was controversial for many years.<ref name="thonline2011"/><ref name="Berlind">{{cite news|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/is-sun-right-to-insist-on-copyright-transfer/|title=Is Sun right to insist on copyright transfer?|work=Between The Lines|publisher=ZDNet|first=David|last=Berlind|date=26 April 2005|access-date=3 January 2013|archive-date=2 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502230522/http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/is-sun-right-to-insist-on-copyright-transfer/1311|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="lwngooo">{{cite news|url=https://lwn.net/Articles/303009/|title=OpenOffice.org releases 3.0, faces new challenges|first=Jake|last=Edge|work=LWN.net|date=15 October 2008|access-date=3 January 2013|archive-date=21 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421005310/http://lwn.net/Articles/303009/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=phipps-tippingpoint>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/webmink/entry/sca_r_office|title=OpenOffice.org Tipping Point?|first=Simon|last=Phipps|work=SunMink|date=3 October 2007|access-date=3 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308081654/https://blogs.oracle.com/webmink/entry/sca_r_office|archive-date=8 March 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="calcsolver">{{cite web|url=http://kohei.us/2007/10/02/history-of-calc-solver/|title=History of Calc Solver|work=Roundtrip to Shanghai via Tokyo|first=Kohei|last=Yoshida|date=2 October 2007|access-date=3 January 2013|archive-date=18 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118060456/http://kohei.us/2007/10/02/history-of-calc-solver/|url-status=live}}</ref> An alternative Public Documentation Licence (PDL)<ref name="PDL">{{cite web |url=http://www.openoffice.org/licenses/pdl.pdf |title=Public Documentation License |publisher=Sun Microsystems |access-date=13 September 2011 |archive-date=2 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902232448/http://www.openoffice.org/licenses/pdl.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> was also offered for documentation not intended for inclusion or integration into the project code base.<ref name="FAQ">{{cite web|url=http://www.openoffice.org/FAQs/faq-licensing.html#pdla|title=FAQs: Licensing|date=22 July 2009|publisher=Sun Microsystems|access-date=4 July 2013|archive-date=28 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528031615/http://www.openoffice.org/FAQs/faq-licensing.html#pdla|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
After ] in January 2010, ] continued developing OpenOffice.org and StarOffice, which it renamed Oracle Open Office,<ref name=oracleopenoffice/> though with a reduction in assigned developers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heise.de/open/artikel/Die-Woche-Bad-Company-Oracle-1130884.html|title=Die Woche: Bad Company Oracle?|trans-title=The Week: Bad Company Oracle?|first=Mirko|last=Dölle|work=Heise Open Source|publisher=Heinz Heise|language=de|date=4 November 2010|access-date=19 October 2013|quote=Nach der Übernahme von Sun hatte Oracle offenbar etliche Entwickler vom OpenOffice-Projekt abgezogen, was zu empfindlichen Verzögerungen bei der Weiterentwicklung geführt hat. |archive-date=24 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024094250/http://www.heise.de/open/artikel/Die-Woche-Bad-Company-Oracle-1130884.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Oracle's lack of activity on or visible commitment to OpenOffice.org had also been noted by industry observers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/203910/dont_count_on_oracle_to_keep_openoffice_org_alive.html|title=Don't Count on Oracle to Keep OpenOffice.org Alive|first=Katherine|last=Noyes|work=PC World Linux Line|publisher=IDG|date=23 August 2010|access-date=12 October 2014|archive-date=18 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018100603/http://www.pcworld.com/article/203910/dont_count_on_oracle_to_keep_openoffice_org_alive.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2010, the majority<ref name=reg20110314>{{cite news|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/14/opensuse_11_point_4_review/page2.html|title=openSUSE 11.4 rocks despite missing GNOME: Fork, yeah: LibreOffice replaces OpenOffice|quote=LibreOffice came about last year when the majority of OpenOffice developers, concerned about the future of the project under new owner Oracle, broke away.|last=Gilbertson|first=Scott|date=14 March 2011|access-date=30 December 2012|newspaper=The Register|publisher=Situation Publishing|archive-date=7 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607093427/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/14/opensuse_11_point_4_review/page2.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ARS02Nov10">{{Cite news|url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2010/11/fork-off-mass-exodus-from-ooo-as-contributors-join-libreoffice/|title=Fork off: mass exodus from OOo as contributors join LibreOffice|access-date=26 December 2012|last=Paul|first=Ryan|date=2 November 2010|work=]|archive-date=2 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202232505/http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2010/11/fork-off-mass-exodus-from-ooo-as-contributors-join-libreoffice/|url-status=live}}</ref> of outside OpenOffice.org developers left the project,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mail-archive.com/dev@native-lang.openoffice.org/msg04865.html |title=[native-lang] Every end is a new beginning |publisher=Mail-archive.com |date=31 October 2010 |access-date=5 January 2013 |archive-date=14 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114195437/http://www.mail-archive.com/dev@native-lang.openoffice.org/msg04865.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/OpenOffice-wird-zu-LibreOffice-Die-OpenOffice-Community-loest-sich-von-Oracle-1097356.html|title=OpenOffice wird zu LibreOffice: Die OpenOffice-Community löst sich von Oracle|language=de|trans-title=OpenOffice to LibreOffice: The OpenOffice community dissolves Oracle|work=Heise Online|publisher=Heinz Heise|date=28 September 2010|access-date=21 June 2013|archive-date=12 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130712194501/http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/OpenOffice-wird-zu-LibreOffice-Die-OpenOffice-Community-loest-sich-von-Oracle-1097356.html|url-status=live}}</ref> due to concerns over Sun and then Oracle's management of the project<ref name="ARS28Sep10">{{cite news|url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2010/09/document-foundation-forks-openofficeorg-to-liberate-it-from-oracle/|title=Document Foundation forks OpenOffice.org, liberates it from Oracle|access-date=26 December 2012|last=Paul|first=Ryan|date=28 September 2010|work=Ars Technica|archive-date=22 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822102322/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2010/09/document-foundation-forks-openofficeorg-to-liberate-it-from-oracle/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=LibreOffice und The Document Foundation: Die Freiheit, die ich meine ..|url=http://www.heise.de/ix/artikel/Die-Freiheit-die-ich-meine-1170972.html|trans-title=LibreOffice and The Document Foundation: The freedom that I mean ...|first1=Thorsten|last1=Behrens|first2=Florian|last2=Effenberger|date=February 2011|access-date=21 June 2013|work=iX Magazine|publisher=Heinz Heise|archive-date=24 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024202546/http://www.heise.de/ix/artikel/Die-Freiheit-die-ich-meine-1170972.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.h-online.com/open/features/LibreOffice-A-fresh-page-for-OpenOffice-1097358.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206203304/http://www.h-online.com/open/features/LibreOffice-A-fresh-page-for-OpenOffice-1097358.html|archive-date=6 December 2013|title=LibreOffice - A fresh page for OpenOffice|first=Richard|last=Hillesley|work=The H Online|publisher=Heinz Heise|date=28 September 2010|access-date=7 October 2010|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and Oracle's handling of its open source portfolio in general,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/could-oracle-fracture-open-source-community/|title=Could Oracle fracture open source community?|first=Jack|last=Wallen|work=ZDNet|date=7 September 2010|access-date=8 October 2013|archive-date=2 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502012759/http://www.zdnet.com/could-oracle-fracture-open-source-community-2062202707/|url-status=live}}</ref> to form ] (TDF). TDF released the ] ] in January 2011,<ref>{{cite web|author=Florian Effenberger|url=http://blog.documentfoundation.org/2011/01/25/the-document-foundation-launches-libreoffice-3-3/|title=The Document Foundation launches LibreOffice 3.3|work=The Document Foundation Blog|publisher=The Document Foundation|date=25 January 2011|access-date=16 November 2011|archive-date=3 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303000124/http://blog.documentfoundation.org/2011/01/25/the-document-foundation-launches-libreoffice-3-3/|url-status=live}}</ref> which most ]s soon moved to.<ref name="nww20120525">{{cite news|url=https://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/052512-openoffice-windows-259633.html|title=Most OpenOffice users run Windows|first=Jon|last=Gold|work=Network World|date=25 May 2012|access-date=27 December 2012|archive-date=18 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618030001/https://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/052512-openoffice-windows-259633.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="debian-lo">{{cite web|url=http://wiki.debian.org/LibreOffice?action=recall&rev=6|title=LibreOffice has replaced OpenOffice in Debian|work=Debian wiki|publisher=Debian|date=26 February 2012|access-date=20 June 2013|archive-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921151847/https://wiki.debian.org/LibreOffice?action=recall&rev=6|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ubuntu-lo">{{cite news |last=Vaughan-Nichols |first=Steven J. |title=Ubuntu opts for LibreOffice over Oracle's OpenOffice |work=ZDNet |date=23 January 2012 |url=http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/ubuntu-opts-for-libreoffice-over-oracles-openoffice/8122 |access-date=19 January 2012 |archive-date=6 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106191208/http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/ubuntu-opts-for-libreoffice-over-oracles-openoffice/8122 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="suse-lo">{{cite news|last=Gilbertson|first=Scott|title=openSUSE 11.4 rocks despite missing GNOME|work=The Register|publisher=Situation Publishing|date=14 March 2011|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/14/opensuse_11_point_4_review/|access-date=19 January 2012|archive-date=19 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119234953/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/14/opensuse_11_point_4_review/|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2011, Oracle stopped development of OpenOffice.org<ref name="oooclosurepr">{{cite web|url=https://www.oracle.com/lb/corporate/pressrelease/2-7334.html|title=Oracle Announces Its Intention to Move OpenOffice.org to a Community-based Project|author=Oracle Corporation|date=15 April 2011|work=press release|access-date=5 June 2013|archive-date=9 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209110154/https://www.oracle.com/lb/corporate/pressrelease/2-7334.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and fired the remaining Star Division development team.<ref name=lwn20110520/><ref name=nww20130904>{{cite web|title=Open-Xchange takes aim at no less than Microsoft Office, Google Docs|url=https://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/040913-open-xchange-268535.html|first=Jon|last=Gold|work=Network World|date=9 April 2013|access-date=23 June 2013|archive-date=2 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502063445/https://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/040913-open-xchange-268535.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Its reasons for doing so were not disclosed; some speculate that it was due to the loss of mindshare with much of the community moving to LibreOffice<ref name="ARS18Apr11">{{Cite news |url=https://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2011/04/oracle-gives-up-on-ooo-after-community-forks-the-project.ars |title=Oracle gives up on OpenOffice after community forks the project |access-date=19 April 2011 |last=Paul |first=Ryan |date=18 April 2011 |work=Ars Technica |archive-date=21 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110421024120/http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2011/04/oracle-gives-up-on-ooo-after-community-forks-the-project.ars |url-status=live }}</ref> while others suggest it was a commercial decision.<ref name=lwn20110520/> | |||
In June 2011, Oracle contributed the trademarks to the ].<ref name="MW01June">{{Cite news |url=http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/statements-on-openofficeorg-contribution-to-apache-nasdaq-orcl-1521400.htm |title=Statements on OpenOffice.org Contribution to Apache |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606030535/http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/statements-on-openofficeorg-contribution-to-apache-nasdaq-orcl-1521400.htm |archive-date=6 June 2011 |access-date=15 June 2011 |author=Oracle Corporation |publisher=MarketWire |date=June 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}; {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308081752/https://blogs.oracle.com/trond/entry/statements_on_openoffice_org_contribution |date=8 March 2013 }}</ref> It also contributed Oracle-owned code to Apache for relicensing under the ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.apache.incubator.ooo.devel/19052|title=RE: LibreOffice relicensing efforts|first=Dennis|last=Hamilton|work=Apache Incubator mailing list|publisher=Apache Software Foundation|date=24 May 2012|access-date=13 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904074256/http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.apache.incubator.ooo.devel/19052|archive-date=4 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> at the suggestion of ] (to whom Oracle had contractual obligations concerning the code),<ref name="thonline2011"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/what-the-heck-is-happening-with-openoffice-update/9025|title=What the heck is happening with OpenOffice? (UPDATE)|last=Vaughan-Nichols|first=Steven J.|work=ZDNet Linux and Open Source|publisher=ZDNet|date=31 May 2011|access-date=27 December 2012|archive-date=2 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002224747/http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/what-the-heck-is-happening-with-openoffice-update/9025|url-status=dead}}</ref> as IBM did not want the code put under a ] license.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/bcde08b8-816c-42a8-aa37-5f1ce02470a9/entry/symphony_is_alive_and_well_and_living_at_apache_explaining_ibm_s_document_strategy1?lang=en_us|title=Symphony is alive and well and living at Apache: Explaining IBM's document strategy|first=Douglas|last=Heintzman|publisher=IBM|work=IBM Software Blog|date=12 March 2012|access-date=16 June 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927083420/https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/bcde08b8-816c-42a8-aa37-5f1ce02470a9/entry/symphony_is_alive_and_well_and_living_at_apache_explaining_ibm_s_document_strategy1?lang=en_us|archive-date=27 September 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> This code drop formed the basis for the ] project.<ref name="ApacheOOo">{{cite web |url=http://incubator.apache.org/projects/openofficeorg.html |title=OpenOffice.org Incubation Status |access-date=18 June 2011 |publisher=Apache Software Foundation |date=June 2011 |archive-date=28 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328062952/http://incubator.apache.org/projects/openofficeorg.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
=== Governance === | |||
During Sun's sponsorship, the OpenOffice.org project was governed by the ''Community Council'', comprising OpenOffice.org community members. The Community Council suggested project goals and coordinated with producers of derivatives on long-term development planning issues.<ref name="charter">{{cite web|url=http://council.openoffice.org/councilcharter12.html|title=Community Council Charter: version 1.2|work=OpenOffice.org|publisher=Sun Microsystems|date=25 March 2009|access-date=9 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424032526/http://council.openoffice.org/councilcharter12.html|archive-date=24 April 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://council.openoffice.org/|title=OpenOffice.org Community Council|date=15 November 2010|publisher=Oracle Corporation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111213124745/http://council.openoffice.org/|archive-date=13 December 2011|access-date=16 October 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/guidelines.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100913013250/http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/guidelines.html|archive-date=13 September 2010|title=Guidelines for Participating in OpenOffice.org|publisher=Oracle Corporation|access-date=16 October 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | |||
Both Sun and Oracle are claimed to have made decisions without consulting the Council or in contravention to the council's recommendations,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailytech.com/Open+Source+Rebels+Defeat+Oracle+Free+OpenOffice/article21401.htm |title=Open Source Rebels Defeat Oracle, Free OpenOffice |first=Jason |last=Mick |work=DailyTech |quote=With the death of OpenOffice, LibreOffice lives on, inheriting its legacy. |date=18 April 2011 |access-date=1 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231054935/http://www.dailytech.com/Open+Source+Rebels+Defeat+Oracle+Free+OpenOffice/article21401.htm |archive-date=31 December 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=webwereld20100930>{{cite web|url=http://webwereld.nl/development/45256-openoffice-coup-al-jaren-in-de-maak|title=OpenOffice-coup al jaren in de maak|language=nl|trans-title=OpenOffice coup years in the making|first=Sander|last=van der Meijs|work=WebWereld|date=30 September 2010|access-date=6 July 2013|archive-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055240/http://webwereld.nl/development/45256-openoffice-coup-al-jaren-in-de-maak|url-status=live}}</ref> leading to the majority of outside developers leaving for LibreOffice.<ref name="ARS28Sep10"/> Oracle demanded in October 2010 that all Council members involved with the Document Foundation step down,<ref name=ars20101018>{{cite web |last=Paul |first=Ryan |title=Oracle wants LibreOffice members to leave OOo council |date=18 October 2010 |url=https://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2010/10/oracle-wants-libreoffice-members-to-leave-ooo-council.ars |work=Ars Technica |access-date=17 February 2011 |archive-date=25 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625041345/http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2010/10/oracle-wants-libreoffice-members-to-leave-ooo-council/ |url-status=live }}</ref> leaving the Community Council composed only of Oracle employees.<ref name=zdnet20101019>{{cite news |last=Blankenhorn |first=Dana |url=http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/oracle-purging-openoffice-org-community-council/7575 |title=Oracle purging OpenOffice.org community council |work=ZDNet |date=19 October 2010 |access-date=5 January 2013 |archive-date=17 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317180130/http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/oracle-purging-openoffice-org-community-council/7575 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
=== Naming === | |||
The project and software were informally referred to as ''OpenOffice'' since the Sun release, but since this term is a ] held by Open Office Automatisering in ] since 1999,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/networking/orange-launches-open-office/|title=Orange launches 'Open Office'|first=David|last=Meyer|work=ZDNet Networking|publisher=ZDNet|date=4 September 2007|access-date=22 June 2013|archive-date=18 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018133813/http://www.zdnet.com/orange-launches-open-office-3039289058/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://openoffice.nl/merkenregistratie|title=over het merk "Open Office"|language=nl|trans-title=about the brand "Open Office"|publisher=Openoffice.nl|access-date=27 June 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823152257/http://www.openoffice.nl/merkenregistratie|archive-date=23 August 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> ''OpenOffice.org'' was its formal name.<ref name="openoffice1">{{cite web | |||
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Due to a similar trademark issue (a ] company that owned that trademark in Brazil), the ] version of the suite was distributed under the name BrOffice.org from 2004, with BrOffice.Org being the name of the associated local nonprofit from 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broffice.org/sobre|title=Sobre o BrOffice.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120111119/http://broffice.org/sobre|archive-date=20 November 2010|date=7 July 2006|language=pt|access-date=16 October 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> (BrOffice.org moved to LibreOffice in December 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=LibreOffice Development Extends To Brazil|url=http://blog.documentfoundation.org/2010/12/06/libreoffice-development-extends-to-brazil/|publisher=The Document Foundation|date=6 December 2010|first=Florian|last=Effenberger|access-date=24 January 2011|archive-date=17 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317124020/http://blog.documentfoundation.org/2010/12/06/libreoffice-development-extends-to-brazil/|url-status=live}}</ref>) | |||
== Features == | |||
OpenOffice.org 1.0 was launched under the following ]:<ref name=ooo1announce>{{cite web |title=OpenOffice.org community announces OpenOffice.org 1.0: free office productivity software |url=http://www.openoffice.org/about_us/ooo_release.html |date=30 April 2002 |access-date=16 March 2007 |publisher=Sun Microsystems |archive-date=21 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421173321/http://www.openoffice.org/about_us/ooo_release.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
{{blockquote|text=The mission of OpenOffice.org is to create, as a community, the leading international office suite that will run on all major platforms and provide access to all functionality and data through open-component based APIs and an XML-based file format.}} | |||
=== Components === | === Components === | ||
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OpenOffice.org is a collection of applications that work together closely to provide the features expected from a modern office suite. Many of the components are designed to mirror those available in Microsoft Office. The components available include: | |||
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| '''Writer''' | |||
| A ] analogous to ] or ]. | |||
|- | |||
| ] | |||
| '''Calc''' | |||
| A ] analogous to ] or ]. | |||
|- | |||
| ] | |||
| '''Impress''' | |||
| A ] analogous to ] or ]. Impress could export presentations to ] (SWF) files, allowing them to be played on any computer with a Flash player installed. Presentation templates were available on the OpenOffice.org website.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://documentation.openoffice.org/Samples_Templates/User/template/presentations/index.html |title=Presentation templates at OpenOffice.org |publisher=documentation.openoffice.org |access-date=22 April 2009 |archive-date=28 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428003904/http://documentation.openoffice.org/Samples_Templates/User/template/presentations/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://documentation.openoffice.org/Samples_Templates/User/template_2_x/impress/index.html |title=Impress Templates — User/Template |publisher=documentation.openoffice.org |access-date=22 April 2009 |archive-date=10 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090510051859/http://documentation.openoffice.org/Samples_Templates/User/template_2_x/impress/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
| ] | |||
| '''Draw''' | |||
| A ] comparable in features to the drawing functions in Microsoft Office. | |||
|- | |||
| ] | |||
| '''Math''' | |||
| A tool for creating and editing mathematical formulas, analogous to ]. Formulas could be embedded inside other OpenOffice.org documents, such as those created by Writer. | |||
|- | |||
| ] | |||
| '''Base''' | |||
| A ] analogous to ]. Base could function as a front-end to a number of different database systems, including Access databases (JET), ] data sources, ] and ]. Base became part of the suite starting with version 2.0. ] was the included database engine. From version 2.3, Base offered report generation via ]. | |||
|} | |||
The suite contained no ], ] or ] analogous to ], despite one having been present in StarOffice 5.2. Such functionality was frequently requested.<ref name=lightning3.0/> The OpenOffice.org Groupware project, intended to replace Outlook and ], spun off in 2003 as OpenGroupware.org,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.cnet.com/Exchange-targeted-by-open-source-group/2100-1012_3-1024994.html|title=Exchange targeted by open-source group|first=Matt|last=Hines|work=CNET News|publisher=CNet|date=11 July 2003|access-date=17 June 2013|archive-date=1 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001122742/http://news.cnet.com/Exchange-targeted-by-open-source-group/2100-1012_3-1024994.html|url-status=live}}</ref> which is now ]. The project considered bundling ] and ] for OpenOffice.org 3.0.<ref name=lightning3.0>{{cite web|first=Louis|last=Suárez-Potts|url=http://www.openoffice.org/editorial/mozilla_lightning_and_OOo.html|title=Interview: Mozilla Lightning and OpenOffice.org|publisher=Openoffice.org|access-date=5 January 2013|archive-date=30 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121230022618/http://www.openoffice.org/editorial/mozilla_lightning_and_OOo.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
; ]: A ] similar in ] to ] and offering a comparable range of functions and tools. It also includes the ability to export ] (PDF) files with no additional software, and can also function as a ] editor for creating and editing ]s. One important difference between Writer and Microsoft Word is that in Writer, many functions and number formats from Calc (below) are available in Writer’s tables. | |||
; ]: A ] similar to ] with a roughly equivalent range of features. Calc provides a number of features not present in Excel, including a system which automatically defines series for graphing, based on the layout of the user’s data. Calc is also capable of writing spreadsheets directly as a PDF file. | |||
; ]: A ] similar to ]. It can export presentations to ] (SWF) files allowing them to be played on any computer with the Flash player installed. It also includes the ability to create PDF files, and the ability to read Microsoft PowerPoint's .ppt format. Impress suffers from a lack of ready-made presentation designs. However, templates are readily available on the Internet.<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref> | |||
=== Supported operating systems === | |||
; ]: A ] program similar to ]. Base allows the creation and manipulation of databases, and the building of forms and reports to provide easy access to data for end-users. As with Access, Base may be used as a front-end to a number of different database systems, including Access databases (JET), ] data sources and ]/]. Base became part of the suite starting with version 2.0. Native to the OpenOffice.org suite is an adaptation of ]. While ooBase can be a front-end for any of the databases listed, there is no need for any of them to be installed. | |||
The last version, 3.4 Beta 1, was available for ] versions of ] Service Pack 2 or later, ] (IA-32 and x64), ] and ] 10.4 or later, and the ] version of Solaris.<ref name="ooo34b1">{{cite web|url=http://download.openoffice.org/all_beta.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429112756/http://download.openoffice.org/all_beta.html|title=OpenOffice.org - Download Beta Release|publisher=Oracle Corporation|archive-date=29 April 2011|access-date=16 October 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="sysreqs">{{cite web|url=http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs.html|title=System Requirements for OpenOffice.org|publisher=Oracle Corporation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514140306/http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs.html|archive-date=14 May 2011|access-date=15 October 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | |||
; ]: A ] comparable in features to early versions of ]. It features versatile "connectors" between shapes, which are available in a range of line styles and facilitate building drawings such as flowcharts. It has similar features to ] software such as ] and ]. | |||
; ]: A tool for creating and editing mathematical formulae, similar to ]. Formulae can be embedded inside other OpenOffice.org documents, such as those created by Writer. It supports multiple ] and can export to PDF. | |||
; ]: A small program for Windows and GNU/Linux that runs when the computer starts for the first time. It loads the core files and libraries for OpenOffice.org during computer startup and allows the suite applications to start more quickly when selected later. The amount of time it takes to open OpenOffice.org applications was a common complaint in version 1.0 of the suite, and Quickstarter was a ]. Substantial improvements were made in this area for version 2.2. | |||
; The ] recorder: Is used to record user actions and replay them later to help with automating tasks, using ]. | |||
The latest versions of OpenOffice.org on other operating systems were:<ref>{{cite web|title=Porting: The OpenOffice.org Porting Project: home|url=http://porting.openoffice.org/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109000427/http://www.openoffice.org/porting/|archive-date=9 January 2012|publisher=]|access-date=16 October 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_aoo40.html |title=System Requirements for Apache OpenOffice 4.0 |access-date=29 October 2021 |archive-date=29 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029220103/http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_aoo40.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_aoo41.html |title=System Requirements for Apache OpenOffice 4.1.x |access-date=29 October 2021 |archive-date=16 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216060244/https://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_aoo41.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
It is not possible to download these components individually on Windows, though they can be installed separately. Most ]s break the components into individual packages which may be downloaded and installed separately. | |||
* ] (]): v1.0.3<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.openoffice.org/porting/irix/ |title=IRIX OpenOffice.org Porting Site |publisher=Openoffice.org |date=17 May 2003 |access-date=5 January 2013 |archive-date=28 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128065340/http://www.openoffice.org/porting/irix/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
* ]: v2.x | |||
* ]: v3.3.x | |||
* ]: v1.1.2 | |||
* ]: v2.1 | |||
* ]-]: v4.0 | |||
* ]: v1.1.5 | |||
* ]: v1.1.x | |||
* ] and ]: v2.4.3<ref name="sysreqs20">{{cite web|url=http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_20.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110529092059/http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_20.html|archive-date=29 May 2011|title=System Requirements for OpenOffice.org 2|publisher=Oracle Corporation|access-date=15 October 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | |||
* ] Service Pack 2 or later: v3.3.x | |||
* ]: 1.0.x | |||
* ], ]: v2.x | |||
* ]: v3.4 Beta 1 | |||
=== |
=== Fonts === | ||
OpenOffice.org included ], ],<ref name="modules-fonts">{{cite web|url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=External%2FModules&oldid=91799#Fonts|title=External/Modules|work=OpenOffice.org Wiki|publisher=Sun Microsystems|date=4 September 2008|access-date=20 June 2013|archive-date=4 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904074256/https://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=External%2FModules&oldid=91799#Fonts|url-status=live}}</ref> the ] (from 2.4) and the ] fonts (from 3.2).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=89682 |title=OpenOffice.org — Issue 89682 — Include the Gentium open fonts |publisher=OpenOffice.org |access-date=3 February 2010 |archive-date=17 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117075829/https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=89682 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=77705 |title=OpenOffice.org — Issue 77705 – Liberation font and OOo |publisher=OpenOffice.org |access-date=5 February 2010 |archive-date=11 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511113949/http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=77705 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=104723 |title=OpenOffice.org — Issue 104723 – Update Liberation fonts to v1.05.1.20090721 |publisher=OpenOffice.org |access-date=5 February 2010 |archive-date=11 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511113839/http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=104723 |url-status=live }}</ref> Versions up to 2.3 included the ] fonts.<ref name="modules-fonts" /><ref name="ooo240" /> OpenOffice.org also used the default fonts of the running operating system. | |||
{{main|StarOffice Basic}} | |||
''Fontwork'' is a feature that allows users to create stylized text with special effects differing from ordinary text with the added features of gradient colour fills, shaping, letter height, and character spacing. It is similar to ] used by Microsoft Word. When OpenOffice.org saved documents in Microsoft Office file format, all Fontwork was converted into WordArt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=Documentation%2FOOoAuthors_User_Manual%2FImpress_Guide%2FUsing_Fontwork&oldid=78557|date=23 May 2008|title=Using Fontwork|work=OpenOffice.org Wiki|publisher=Sun Microsystems|access-date=22 September 2013|archive-date=4 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904074256/https://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=Documentation%2FOOoAuthors_User_Manual%2FImpress_Guide%2FUsing_Fontwork&oldid=78557|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/Documentation/OOoAuthors_User_Manual/Getting_Started/Using_Fontwork|title=Using Fontwork|date=9 November 2007|access-date=22 September 2013|work=OpenOffice.org Wiki|publisher=Sun Microsystems|archive-date=16 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316194556/http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/Documentation/OOoAuthors_User_Manual/Getting_Started/Using_Fontwork|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
OpenOffice.org Basic is a programming language similar to Microsoft ] (VBA) based on ]. In addition to the macros, the upcoming Novell edition of OpenOffice.org 2.0 supports running Microsoft VBA macros, a feature expected to be incorporated into the mainstream version soon.<ref></ref> | |||
=== Extensions === | |||
OpenOffice.org Basic is available in the Writer and Calc applications. It is written in functions called subroutines or macros, with each macro performing a different task, such as counting the words in a paragraph. OpenOffice.org Basic is especially useful in doing repetitive tasks that have not been integrated in the program.<ref>{{cite web | last = Bain | first = Mark Alexander | title = NewsForge <nowiki>|</nowiki> An introduction to OpenOffice.org Basic | url = http://software.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/09/20/1840248&tid=152&tid=93 | accessdate = 2007-03-03}}</ref> | |||
From version 2.0.4, OpenOffice.org supported third-party extensions.<ref>{{cite mailing list |last=Bergmann |first=Stephan |title=.oxt, .uno.pkg, .zip |mailing-list=dev@extensions.openoffice.org |date=7 July 2006 |url=http://markmail.org/thread/mqs2zu2razceqnr3 |access-date=22 September 2013 |archive-date=26 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926192901/http://markmail.org/thread/mqs2zu2razceqnr3 |url-status=live }}</ref> As of April 2011, the OpenOffice Extension Repository listed more than 650 extensions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424015927/http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project|title=OpenOffice.org Extensions|publisher=Oracle Corporation|archive-date=24 April 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Another list was maintained by the ].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Open Office und FSF streiten um Extensions|language=de|trans-title=OpenOffice and FSF argue about extensions|magazine=]|url=http://www.linux-magazin.de/NEWS/Open-Office-und-FSF-streiten-um-Extensions|access-date=16 May 2012|date=10 May 2010|first=Ulrich|last=Bantle|archive-date=20 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720234707/http://www.linux-magazin.de/NEWS/Open-Office-und-FSF-streiten-um-Extensions|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://libreplanet.org/Group:OpenOfficeExtensions/List|title=Group:OpenOfficeExtensions/List|publisher=LibrePlanet|access-date=23 June 2013|archive-date=19 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619105248/http://libreplanet.org/Group:OpenOfficeExtensions/List|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
=== OpenOffice Basic === | |||
As the OpenOffice.org database, called "Base", uses documents created under the Writer application for reports and forms, one could say that Base can also be programmed with OpenOffice.org Basic. | |||
{{Main|OpenOffice Basic}} | |||
OpenOffice.org included OpenOffice Basic, a ] similar to Microsoft ] (VBA). OpenOffice Basic was available in Writer, Calc and Base.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bain |first=Mark Alexander |work=NewsForge |title=An introduction to OpenOffice.org Basic |url=http://software.newsforge.com/software/05/09/20/1840248.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060323022629/http://software.newsforge.com/software/05/09/20/1840248.shtml |archive-date=23 March 2006 |access-date=3 March 2007 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> OpenOffice.org also had some Microsoft VBA macro support. | |||
=== Connectivity === | |||
OpenOffice.org could interact with databases (local or remote) using ODBC (]), JDBC (]) or SDBC (StarOffice Database Connectivity).<ref>{{Cite conference | |||
|first1 = Editha D. | |||
|last1 = Dimalen | |||
|first2 = Davis Muhajereen D. | |||
|last2 = Dimalen | |||
|title = An OpenOffice Spelling and Grammar Checker Add-in Using an Open Source External Engine as Resource Manager and Parser | |||
|url = http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/research/centers/adric/nlp/downloads/4NNLPRS/pdf/paper16.pdf | |||
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110501094549/http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/research/centers/adric/nlp/downloads/4NNLPRS/pdf/paper16.pdf | |||
|archive-date = 1 May 2011 | |||
|conference = 4th National Natural Language Processing Research Symposium: Philippine Languages and Computation | |||
|year = 2007 | |||
|page = 70 | |||
|place = Manila | |||
|conference-url = http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/research/centers/adric/nlp/events.asp | |||
|access-date = 16 October 2013 | |||
|quote = SDBC (StarOffice Database Connectivity) and ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) was used to bridge the postgreSQL engine with the OpenOffice document. | |||
|url-status = dead | |||
|df = dmy-all | |||
}} | |||
</ref> | |||
== File formats == | == File formats == | ||
From Version 2.0 onward, OpenOffice.org used ISO/IEC 26300:2006<ref>{{cite web | |||
OpenOffice.org pioneered the ISO/IEC standard ] file formats (ODF), which it uses natively, by default. It also supports reading (and in some cases writing) a large number of legacy proprietary file formats (e.g.: ], ], ], ], ]), most notably including ] formats<ref>{{cite web | |||
|url=http://www. |
|url=http://www.iso.org/iso/home/news_index/news_archive/news.htm?refid=Ref1004 | ||
|title=Summary of Voting on DIS ISO/IEC 26300 - Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) v1.0 | |||
|date=2006-06-13 | |||
|accessdate=2006-08-24 | |||
|author=ISO/IEC SC34 Secretariat | |||
|work=ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34 Document Repository}}</ref> | |||
after which the OpenDocument specification was "approved for release as an ISO and IEC International Standard" under the name ISO/IEC 26300:2006.<ref>{{cite web | |||
|url=http://www.iso.org/iso/en/commcentre/pressreleases/2006/Ref1004.html | |||
|title=ISO and IEC approve OpenDocument OASIS standard for data interoperability of office applications | |title=ISO and IEC approve OpenDocument OASIS standard for data interoperability of office applications | ||
|date=2006 |
|date=8 May 2006 | ||
|access-date=23 April 2013 | |||
|accessdate=2006-08-24 | |||
|work=ISO Press Releases | |work=ISO Press Releases | ||
|publisher=] |
|publisher=] | ||
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102041911/http://www.iso.org/iso/home/news_index/news_archive/news.htm?refid=Ref1004 | |||
|archive-date=2 November 2013 | |||
|url-status=dead | |||
}}</ref> ] as its native format. Versions 2.0–2.3.0 default to the ODF 1.0 file format; versions 2.3.1–2.4.3 default to ODF 1.1; versions 3.0 onward default to ODF 1.2. | |||
OpenOffice.org 1 used ] as its native format. This was contributed to ] and OpenDocument was developed from it.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.openoffice.org/xml/general.html |title=OpenOffice.org XML File Format |access-date=22 September 2013 |publisher=Sun Microsystems |archive-date=20 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920212503/http://www.openoffice.org/xml/general.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
=== Microsoft Office interoperability === | |||
In response to Microsoft's recent movement towards using the ] format in ], ] has released an ] converter for OOo under a liberal ] (along with ] and ] licensed libraries), that will be submitted for inclusion into the OpenOffice.org project.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://download.novell.com/SummaryFree.jsp?buildid=ESrjfdE4U58~ | title = Download OpenOffice.org–OpenXML translator | publisher = Novell | accessdate = 2007-03-02 }}</ref> This allows OOo to read and write Microsoft OpenXML-formatted word processing documents (.docx) in OpenOffice.org. Currently it works only with the latest Novell edition of OpenOffice.org. | |||
OpenOffice.org also claimed support for the following formats:<ref name="fileformats">{{cite web|url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=Documentation%2FOOo3_User_Guides%2FGetting_Started%2FFile_formats&oldid=175577|title=File formats OOo can open|date=17 July 2010|access-date=20 June 2013|work=OpenOffice.org Wiki|publisher=Oracle Corporation|archive-date=29 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629134404/http://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=Documentation%2FOOo3_User_Guides%2FGetting_Started%2FFile_formats&oldid=175577|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="started2x">{{cite web|url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=Documentation%2FOOoAuthors_User_Manual%2FGetting_Started%2FFile_formats&oldid=74444|title=Getting Started Guide for OpenOffice.org 2.x — File formats|date=23 April 2008|access-date=20 June 2013|work=OpenOffice.org Wiki|publisher=Sun Microsystems|archive-date=4 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904074256/https://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=Documentation%2FOOoAuthors_User_Manual%2FGetting_Started%2FFile_formats&oldid=74444|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
] has developed an ODF plugin for Microsoft Office which enables users of Microsoft Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint to read and write ODF documents. The plugin currently works with Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office XP and Microsoft Office 2000. Support for Microsoft Office 2007 is only available in combination with Microsoft Office 2007 SP1.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.sun.com/software/star/odf_plugin | title = Sun ODF Plugin 1.0 for Microsoft Office | publisher = Sun Microsystems | accessdate = 2007-09-04 }}</ref> | |||
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Several software companies (including Microsoft and Novell) are working on an add-in for Microsoft Office that allows reading and writing ODF files. Currently it works only for Microsoft Word 2007 / XP / 2003.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://odf-converter.sourceforge.net/index.html | title = OpenXML/ODF Translator Add-ins for Office | accessdate = 2007-09-04 }}</ref> | |||
Microsoft provides a compatibility pack to read and write Office Open XML files with Office 2000, XP and 2003.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=941B3470-3AE9-4AEE-8F43-C6BB74CD1466 | title=Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats (Version 3) | publisher=Microsoft |date=2007-06-18 | accessdate=2007-09-04 }}</ref> The compatibility pack can also be used as a stand-alone converter with Microsoft Office 97. This might be helpful to convert older Microsoft Office files via Office Open XML to ODF if a direct conversion doesn't work as expected. | |||
== History == | |||
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|Last release for 1.x product line<br />It can edit OpenOffice.org 2 files | |||
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|Microsoft Pocket Word | |||
|PSW | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|Requires Java | |||
|- | |||
|Microsoft Pocket Excel | |||
|PXL | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|Requires Java | |||
|- | |||
|Microsoft RTF | |||
|RTF | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|"you are likely to experience loss of formatting and images"<ref name="started2x"/> | |||
|- | |||
|Plain text | |||
|TXT | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|various encodings supported | |||
|- | |||
|] | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|Export from 1.1;<ref name="ooo11" /> ]-1a (ISO 19005-1) export from 2.4;<ref name="ooo240" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=API%2FTutorials%2FPDF_export&oldid=169158|title=API/Tutorials/PDF export|date=24 May 2010|work=OpenOffice.org Wiki|publisher=Oracle Corporation|access-date=22 May 2011|archive-date=4 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904074256/https://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=API%2FTutorials%2FPDF_export&oldid=169158|url-status=live}}</ref> some readable in Impress | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Comma-separated values | |||
|2.0.4 | |||
|CSV, TXT | |||
|], ] | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
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|- | |- | ||
|Microsoft Excel 2003 XML | |||
|2.1.0 | |||
|XML | |||
|], ] | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
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|- | |- | ||
|] | |||
|2.2.0 | |||
|WK1, WKS, 123 | |||
|], ] | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|Included a security update;<BR>Reintroduced font kerning<ref>{{cite news |last=Espiner |first=Tom |title=New OpenOffice version includes security upgrades |publisher=] |date=2007-04-04 | url = http://news.com.com/New+OpenOffice+version+includes+security+upgrade/2100-7344_3-6173145.html | accessdate = 2007-08-10}}</ref> | |||
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|] | |||
|2.2.1 | |||
|DIF | |||
|], ] | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|StarOffice StarCalc 3/4/5 | |||
|2.3.0 | |||
|SDC, VOR | |||
|], ] | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|Updated charting component | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
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|] | |||
|2.3.1 | |||
|DBF | |||
|], ] | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|Stability and security update | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
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|- | |||
|SYLK | |||
|SLK | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
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|- | |||
|] | |||
|HTML, HTM | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
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|- | |||
|] 6.0 | |||
|WB2 | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
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|- | |||
|] 97–2003 | |||
|PPT, PPS, POT | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
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|- | |||
|StarOffice StarDraw/StarImpress | |||
|SDA, SDD, SDP, VOR | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|] | |||
|CGM | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
| | |||
|Binary-encoded only; not those using clear-text or character based encoding | |||
|- | |||
|StarOffice StarMath | |||
|SXM | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
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|- | |||
|] | |||
|MML | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
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|- | |||
| ] | |||
| BMP | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
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|- | |||
| ] | |||
| JPG, JPEG | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
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|- | |||
| ] | |||
| PCX | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
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|- | |||
| ] | |||
| PSD | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
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|- | |||
| SGV | |||
| SGV | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
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|- | |||
| ] | |||
| WMF | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
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|- | |||
| ] | |||
| DXF | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
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|- | |||
| MET | |||
| MET | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| ] | |||
| PGM, PBM, PPM | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| ] Raster | |||
| RAS | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| SVM | |||
| SVM | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
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|- | |||
| ] | |||
| XBM | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
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|- | |||
| ] | |||
| EMF | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
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|- | |||
| ] plotting file | |||
| PLT | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
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|- | |||
| SDA | |||
| SDA | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
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|- | |||
| ] (Targa) | |||
| TGA | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
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|- | |||
| ] | |||
| XPM | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
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|- | |||
| ] | |||
| EPS | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
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|- | |||
| PCD | |||
| PCD | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
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|- | |||
| ] | |||
| PNG | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
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|- | |||
| SDD | |||
| SDD | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
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|- | |||
| ] | |||
| TIF, TIFF | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
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| ] | |||
| GIF | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
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| PCT | |||
| PCT | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
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| SGF | |||
| SGF | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
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|- | |||
|] | |||
|SWF | |||
| | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|Export from Impress | |||
|- | |||
|] | |||
|SVG | |||
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|{{yes}} | |||
|Export from Draw | |||
|- | |||
|] (T602) | |||
|602, TXT | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
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|- | |||
|] | |||
|UOF, UOT, UOS, UOP | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
|since 3.0 | |||
|- | |||
|Microsoft Office 2007 ] | |||
|DOCX, XLSX, PPTX | |||
|{{yes}} | |||
| | |||
|read since 3.0;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/features/3.0/ |title=3.0 New Features |publisher=Openoffice.org |access-date=5 January 2013 |archive-date=25 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125024230/http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/features/3.0/ |url-status=live }}</ref> writing only in derivatives descended via ] | |||
|} | |} | ||
== Development == | |||
Originally developed as the ] application suite StarOffice by the German company ], the code was purchased in 1999 by Sun Microsystems. In August 1999 version 5.2 of StarOffice was made available free of charge. | |||
OpenOffice.org converted all external formats to and from an internal XML representation. | |||
The OpenOffice.org ] was based on a component technology known as ] (UNO). It consisted of a wide range of interfaces defined in a ]-like ]. | |||
On ], ], Sun Microsystems announced that it was making the source code of StarOffice available for download under both the LGPL and the ] (SISSL) with the intention of building an open source development community around the software. The new project was known as OpenOffice.org, and its website went live on ], ]. | |||
=== Native desktop integration === | |||
Work on version 2.0 began in early 2003 with the following goals: better interoperability with Microsoft Office; better performance, with improved speed and lower memory usage; greater ] capabilities; better integration, particularly with ]; an easier-to-find and use database front-end for creating reports, forms and queries; a new built-in ] database; and improved ]. A ] was released on ], ]. | |||
OpenOffice.org 1.0 was criticized for not having the ] of applications developed natively for the platforms on which it runs. Starting with version 2.0, OpenOffice.org used native ], icons, and font-rendering libraries on ], ] and Windows.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://projects.gnome.org/ooo/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415144829/http://projects.gnome.org/ooo/|archive-date=15 April 2009|title=Gnome/OpenOffice.org(G/OO.o)|publisher=Gnome.org|access-date=22 April 2009|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kde.openoffice.org/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713115136/http://kde.openoffice.org/|archive-date=13 July 2010|title=OpenOffice.org KDE Integration Project|publisher=OpenOffice.org|access-date=16 October 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.kde.org/node/3983 |title=Elite Kubuntu Developers Successful OpenOffice KDE 4 Integration |publisher=blogs.kde.org |access-date=23 September 2013 |archive-date=7 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807073936/http://blogs.kde.org/node/3983 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
The issue had been particularly pronounced on Mac OS X. Early versions of OpenOffice.org required the installation of ] or ] (though the ] port supplied a native interface). Versions since 3.0 ran natively using Apple's ].<ref>{{cite web|title=OpenOffice.org Mac OS X Delivery Schedule|url=http://www.openoffice.org/porting/mac/timeline.html|publisher=Sun Microsystems|access-date=23 September 2013|archive-date=30 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630173444/http://www.openoffice.org/porting/mac/timeline.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
On ], ] Sun announced that it was retiring the SISSL.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/webmink?entry=addressing_proliferation_deeds_not_just | title = Sun announces the SISSL retirement|accessdate = 2005-09-03 }}</ref> As a consequence, the OpenOffice.org Community Council announced that it would no longer ] the office suite, and future versions would use only the LGPL.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.openoffice.org/FAQs/license-change.html | title = OpenOffice.org community council announcement of license change|accessdate = 2005-09-03 }}</ref> | |||
=== Use of Java === | |||
On ], ], OpenOffice.org 2.0 was formally released to the public.<ref> (OpenOffice.org 2.0 Announcement), by OpenOffice.org, ], ]</ref> Eight weeks after the release of Version 2.0, an update, OpenOffice.org 2.0.1, was released. It fixed minor bugs and introduced new features. | |||
Although originally written in C++, OpenOffice.org became increasingly reliant on the Java Runtime Environment, even including a bundled ].<ref name=bundled-java>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105133104/http://www.openoffice.org/download/common/java.html|archive-date=5 January 2012|url=http://www.openoffice.org/download/common/java.html|title=Java & OpenOffice.org|publisher=Apache Software Foundation|access-date=30 December 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> OpenOffice.org was criticized by the Free Software Foundation for its increasing dependency on Java, which was not ].<ref name="Byfield">{{cite news |last=Byfield |first=Bruce |author-link=Bruce Byfield |title=Free Software Foundation and OpenOffice.org team up to escape Java trap |publisher=] |work=] |date=16 May 2005 |url=http://www.linux.com/feature/44959 |access-date=9 September 2007 |archive-date=27 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127130021/http://www.linux.com/feature/44959 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
The issue came to the fore in May 2005, when ] appeared to call for a fork of the application in a posting on the Free Software Foundation website.<ref name="Byfield"/> OpenOffice.org adopted a development guideline that future versions of OpenOffice.org would run on free implementations of Java and fixed the issues which previously prevented OpenOffice.org 2.0 from using free-software Java implementations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mail-archive.com/jdk@tools.openoffice.org/msg00005.html|title=Reoccuring discussions arounds OOos Java usage ''(sic)''|first=Kay|last=Ramme|work=tools-jdk mailing list|publisher=OpenOffice.org|date=11 May 2005|access-date=22 September 2013|archive-date=28 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928061527/http://www.mail-archive.com/jdk@tools.openoffice.org/msg00005.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
As of the 2.0.3 release, OpenOffice.org changed its release cycle from 18-months to releasing updates, feature enhancements and bug fixes every three months.<ref>, URL accessed on ], ].</ref> | |||
On 13 November 2006, Sun committed to releasing Java under the ]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sun.com/2006-1113/feature/story.jsp |title=Sun Opens Java |access-date=25 November 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061116045838/http://www.sun.com/2006-1113/feature/story.jsp |publisher=Sun Microsystems |archive-date=16 November 2006 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> and had released a free software Java, ], by May 2007. | |||
=== StarOffice === | |||
Sun subsidizes the development of OpenOffice.org in order to use it as a base for its commercial ] StarOffice application software. Releases of StarOffice since version 6.0 have been based on the OpenOffice.org source code, with some additional proprietary components, including: | |||
* Additional bundled fonts (especially ] fonts). | |||
* ] database. | |||
* Additional document ]. | |||
* ]. | |||
* Sorting functionality for Asian versions. | |||
* Additional file filters. | |||
* Migration assessment tool (Enterprise Edition). | |||
* Macro migration tool (Enterprise Edition). | |||
* Configuration management tool (Enterprise Edition). | |||
=== Security === | |||
OpenOffice.org, therefore, inherited many features from the original StarOffice upon which it was based including the ] file format which it retained until version 2, when it was replaced by ]. | |||
In 2006, Lt. Col. Eric Filiol of the Laboratoire de Virologie et de Cryptologie de l'ESAT demonstrated security weaknesses, in particular within macros.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060718-7288.html|title=OpenOffice.org less secure than Microsoft Office?|work=Ars Technica|first=Eric|last=Bangeman|date=18 July 2006|access-date=1 August 2006|archive-date=21 July 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060721120651/http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060718-7288.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://openoffice.2283327.n4.nabble.com/quot-Le-ministere-de-la-Defense-met-OpenOffice-a-l-index-quot-td2918635.html|title='Le ministère de la Défense met OpenOffice à l'index'|first=Louis|last=Suárez-Potts|date=21 July 2006|access-date=23 September 2013|archive-date=1 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701190215/http://openoffice.2283327.n4.nabble.com/quot-Le-ministere-de-la-Defense-met-OpenOffice-a-l-index-quot-td2918635.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/le-ministere-de-la-defense-met-openoffice-a-l-index-39362096.htm|title=Le ministère de la Défense met OpenOffice à l'index|language=fr|first=Thomas|last=Rousseau|work=ZDnet.fr|date=11 July 2006|access-date=14 October 2015|archive-date=16 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016114524/http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/le-ministere-de-la-defense-met-openoffice-a-l-index-39362096.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2006, ] demonstrated a ] virus, "Stardust", for OpenOffice.org.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/2100-7349_3-6078475.html|first=Joris|last=Evans|title=Stardust virus lands on OpenOffice|publisher=CNet|date=31 May 2006|access-date=23 September 2013|archive-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060944/http://news.cnet.com/2100-7349_3-6078475.html|url-status=live}}</ref> This showed OpenOffice.org viruses are possible, but there is no known virus "in the wild". | |||
As of October 2011, ] reported no known unpatched security flaws for the software.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://secunia.com/advisories/product/20130/ |title= Vulnerability Report: OpenOffice.org 3.x |publisher= ] |access-date= 20 October 2011 |archive-date= 18 December 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111218221239/http://secunia.com/advisories/product/20130/ |url-status= live }}</ref> A vulnerability in the inherited OpenOffice.org codebase was found and fixed in LibreOffice in October 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lwn.net/Articles/461673/|title=An odd vulnerability report for LibreOffice|first=Jake|last=Edge|work=LWN.net|date=5 October 2011|access-date=15 October 2013|archive-date=28 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928135641/http://lwn.net/Articles/461673/|url-status=live}}</ref> and Apache OpenOffice in May 2012.<ref name="aoo340"/> | |||
== Development == | |||
=== Overview === | |||
The OpenOffice.org ] is based on a component technology known as ] (UNO). It consists of a wide range of interfaces defined in a ]-like ]. | |||
=== Version history === | |||
The ] used is based on ] and several export and import filters. All external formats read by OpenOffice.org are converted back and forth from an internal XML representation. By using ] when saving ] to disk, files are generally smaller than the equivalent binary Microsoft Office documents. The native file format for storing documents in version 1.0 was used as the basis of the ] OpenDocument file format standard, which has become the default file format in version 2.0. | |||
{| class="wikitable floatright" style="width: 30em; margin-left:1em;" | |||
|+ OpenOffice.org release history | |||
|- | |||
! Version | |||
! style=white-space:nowrap | Release date | |||
! Description | |||
|- | |||
|Build 638c | |||
|2001-10<ref name="briefhistory"/> | |||
|The first public milestone release. | |||
|- | |||
|1.0 | |||
|2002-05-01<ref name="release1.0"/> | |||
|First official release. | |||
|- | |||
|1.0.3.1 | |||
|2003-04<ref name="briefhistory"/> | |||
|Last version officially supporting Windows 95. | |||
|- | |||
|1.1 | |||
|2003-09-02<ref name=productrelease/> | |||
|Export to PDF, export to Flash, macro recording, extension mechanism.<ref name="ooo11"/> | |||
|- | |||
|1.1.1 | |||
|2004-03-29<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.osnews.com/story/6515|title=OpenOffice.org 1.1.1 Released|first=Eugenia|last=Loli|work=OSNews|date=29 March 2004|access-date=16 October 2013|archive-date=17 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017032755/http://www.osnews.com/story/6515|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
|Bundled with ].<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040610181058/http://theopencd.sunsite.dk/programs-v1.4/|archive-date=10 June 2004|publisher=]|title=TheOpenCD Home|access-date=2 February 2013|url-status=dead|url=http://theopencd.sunsite.dk/programs-v1.4/|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|1.1.4 | |||
|2004-12-22<ref name=productrelease>{{cite web|url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=Product_Release&oldid=195944|title=Product Release|work=OpenOffice.org Wiki|publisher=Sun Microsystems|date=11 April 2011|access-date=23 September 2013|archive-date=4 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904074256/https://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=Product_Release&oldid=195944|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
|Last version released under SISSL. | |||
|- | |||
|1.1.5 | |||
|2005-09-09<ref name=productrelease/> | |||
|Last release for 1.x product line. Can edit OpenDocument files.<br/>Last version to officially support Windows NT 4.0. | |||
|- | |||
|2.0 | |||
|2005-10-20<ref name="ooo20pr"/> | |||
|Milestone, with major enhancements and default saving in the OpenDocument format. | |||
|- | |||
|2.1.0 | |||
|2006-12-12<ref name=productrelease/> | |||
|Minor enhancements, bug fixes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/2.1.0.html|title=OpenOffice.org2.1 - Release Notes|publisher=Sun Microsystems|access-date=26 September 2013|archive-date=28 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928130854/http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/2.1.0.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|2.2.0 | |||
|2007-03-29<ref name=productrelease/> | |||
|Minor enhancements, bug fixes,<ref name="ooo220">{{cite web|url=http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/2.2.0.html|title=OpenOffice.org 2.2 (build OOF680_m14) - Release Notes|publisher=Sun Microsystems|access-date=26 September 2013|archive-date=28 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928131007/http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/2.2.0.html|url-status=live}}</ref> security fixes.<ref>{{cite news |last=Espiner |first=Tom |title=New OpenOffice version includes security upgrades |publisher=CNet |date=4 April 2007 | url = http://news.cnet.com/New+OpenOffice+version+includes+security+upgrade/2100-7344_3-6173145.html| access-date =16 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022081324/http://news.cnet.com/New-OpenOffice-version-includes-security-upgrade/2100-7344_3-6173145.html|archive-date=22 October 2012}}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|2.3.0 | |||
|2007-09-17<ref name=productrelease/> | |||
|Updated charting component, minor enhancements,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://development.openoffice.org/releases/2.3.0.html |title=OpenOffice.org 2.3.0 (build OOG680_m5) – Release Notes |publisher=Sun Microsystems |access-date=22 May 2011 |archive-date=27 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727151234/http://development.openoffice.org/releases/2.3.0.html |url-status=live }}</ref> improved extension manager.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/20/openoffice_org_unveils_new_version_trumpeting_extensions/ |work=The Register |publisher=Situation Publishing |access-date=26 April 2012 |title=OpenOffice builds extensions for v2.3 |date=20 September 2007 |first=Cade |last=Metz |archive-date=4 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004044010/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/20/openoffice_org_unveils_new_version_trumpeting_extensions/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|2.4.0 | |||
|2008-03-27<ref name=productrelease/> | |||
|Bug fixes and new features,<ref name="ooo240">{{cite web |url=http://development.openoffice.org/releases/2.4.0.html |title=New Features in OpenOffice.org 2.4 |publisher=Sun Microsystems |access-date=22 May 2011 |archive-date=30 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121230132246/http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/2.4.0.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=Feature_Freeze_Testing_2.4&oldid=108873|title=Feature Freeze Testing 2.4|work=OpenOffice.org Wiki|publisher=Sun Microsystems|date=23 January 2009|access-date=22 May 2011|archive-date=25 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825214319/http://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=Feature_Freeze_Testing_2.4&oldid=108873|url-status=live}}</ref> enhancements from RedOffice.<ref name=redflag240>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/openoffice_org_2_4_features|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024114047/http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/openoffice_org_2_4_features|archive-date=24 October 2007|title=OpenOffice.org 2.4 features implemented in cooperation with the RedFlag 2000 framework team|work=GullFOSS|publisher=Sun Microsystems|date=22 October 2007|first=Carsten|last=Driesner|access-date=16 October 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|2.4.3 | |||
|2009-09-04<ref name=productrelease/> | |||
|Last version for Windows 98 and Windows ME<ref name="sysreqs20"/> | |||
|- | |||
|3.0.0 | |||
|2008-10-13<ref name=productrelease/> | |||
|Milestone: ODF 1.2, OOXML import, improved VBA, native OS X interface, Start Center.<ref name=ooo30/> | |||
|- | |||
|3.1.0 | |||
|2009-05-07<ref name=productrelease/> | |||
|Overlining and transparent dragging. | |||
|- | |||
|3.2 | |||
|2010-02-11<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=OOoRelease32&oldid=157099|title=OpenOffice 3.2 developer page|date=11 February 2010|access-date=11 February 2010|work=OpenOffice.org Wiki|publisher=Oracle Corporation|archive-date=30 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121230071237/http://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=OOoRelease32&oldid=157099|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
|New features,<ref name="OOo32plannedFeatures">{{cite web |title=Features planned for OOo 3.2 (November 2009) |work=OpenOffice.org wiki |publisher=Sun Microsystems |date=1 August 2009 |url=http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/search/?title=Features&oldid=153651#Features_planned_for_OOo_3.2_.28January_2010.29 |access-date=23 August 2009 |archive-date=17 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117020356/http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/search/?title=Features&oldid=153651#Features_planned_for_OOo_3.2_.28January_2010.29 |url-status=live }}</ref> and performance enhancements.<ref>{{cite web |title=Performance |work=OpenOffice.org wiki |publisher=Sun Microsystems |url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=Performance&oldid=135877 |date=24 July 2009 |access-date=23 August 2009 |archive-date=4 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904074256/https://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=Performance&oldid=135877 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|3.2.1 | |||
|2010-06-04<ref name=productrelease/> | |||
|Updated Oracle Start Center and OpenDocument format icons, bug fixes. First Oracle stable release.<ref name="releasenotes321">{{cite web|url=http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/3.2.1.html#note|title=3.2.1 (build OOO320m18) - Release Notes: Important Notes: OOo Brand Refresh|publisher=Oracle Corporation|access-date=19 October 2013|archive-date=20 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020133105/http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/3.2.1.html#note|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|3.3 | |||
|2011-01-26<ref name=productrelease/> | |||
|New spreadsheet functions and parameters. Last Oracle stable release, and the last stable release to support Windows 2000 and Mac OS X on PowerPC. | |||
|- | |||
|3.4 Beta 1 | |||
|2011-04-12<ref name="ooo34b1"/> | |||
|Last Oracle code release, and the last release to support Windows 2000 and Mac OS X on PowerPC. | |||
|} | |||
==== OpenOffice.org 1 ==== | |||
Development versions of the suite are released every few weeks on the developer zone of the OpenOffice.org website. The releases are meant for those who wish to test new features or are simply curious about forthcoming changes; they are not suitable for production use. | |||
] | |||
The preview, Milestone 638c, was released October 2001.<ref name="briefhistory"/> OpenOffice.org 1.0 was released under both the LGPL and the SISSL<ref name="thonline2011" /> for Windows, Linux and Solaris<ref>{{cite web |title=Release Notes for the OpenOffice.org 1.0.0 Release |publisher=Sun Microsystems |url=http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/1.0.0/release_notes_1.0.0.html |date=May 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020504114841/http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/1.0.0/release_notes_1.0.0.html |archive-date=4 May 2002 |access-date=16 October 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> on 1 May 2002.<ref name="release1.0"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.openoffice.org/news.html|title=News: The Press on OpenOffice.org and Open Source|publisher=Sun Microsystems|date=5 June 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020607182735/http://www.openoffice.org/news.html|archive-date=7 June 2002|access-date=16 October 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The version for Mac OS X (with ] interface) was released on 23 June 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/index.html |title=Mac OS X OpenOffice.org Port |date=29 June 2003 |access-date=8 August 2010 |publisher=Sun Microsystems |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030801095825/http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/index.html |archive-date=1 August 2003 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=OpenOffice.org 1.0 for Mac OS X (X11) |date=7 July 2003 |url=http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/ooo-osx_downloads.html |publisher=Sun Microsystems |access-date=8 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030801095614/http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/ooo-osx_downloads.html |archive-date=1 August 2003 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> | |||
OpenOffice.org 1.1 introduced One-click Export to PDF, Export presentations to Flash (.SWF) and ] recording. It also allowed third-party addons.<ref name="ooo11">{{cite web |url=http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/features/1.1/index.html |title=1.1 Features |publisher=Sun Microsystems |access-date=26 July 2010 |archive-date=30 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121230012359/http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/features/1.1/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
=== Native desktop integration === | |||
OpenOffice.org 1.0 was criticized for not having the ] of applications developed natively for the platforms on which it runs. Starting with version 2.0, OpenOffice.org uses native ], icons, and font-rendering libraries across a variety of platforms, to better match native applications and provide a smoother experience for the user. There are projects underway to further improve this integration on both ]<ref></ref> and ].<ref></ref> | |||
OpenOffice.org was used in 2005 by '']'' to illustrate what it saw as the limitations of open-source software.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2005/dec/08/opensource.software |title=If this suite's a success, why is it so buggy? |last=Brown |first=Andrew |newspaper=The Guardian |date=8 December 2005 |access-date=2 October 2012 |archive-date=21 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921105259/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2005/dec/08/opensource.software |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
This issue has been particularly pronounced on Mac OS X, whose standard user interface looks noticeably different from either Windows or ]-based desktop environments and requires the use of programming toolkits unfamiliar to most OpenOffice.org developers. There are two implementations of OpenOffice.org available for OS X: | |||
==== OpenOffice.org 2 ==== | |||
;OpenOffice.org Mac OS X (X11): This official implementation requires the installation of ] or ], and is a close port of the well-tested Unix version. It is functionally equivalent to the Unix version, and its user interface resembles the ] of that version; for example, the application uses its own ] instead of the OS X menu at the top of the screen. It also requires system fonts to be converted to X11 format for OpenOffice.org to use them (which can be done during application installation). | |||
Work on version 2.0 began in early 2003 with the following goals (the "Q Product Concept"): better interoperability with Microsoft Office; improved speed and lower memory usage; greater ] capabilities; better integration, particularly with GNOME; a more usable database; digital signatures; and improved ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.openoffice.org/tools/releases/q-concept.html|title=StarOffice / OpenOffice.org "Q" Product Concept|first=Lutz|last=Hoeger|publisher=Sun Microsystems|date=August 2003|access-date=23 September 2013|archive-date=27 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927200324/http://www.openoffice.org/tools/releases/q-concept.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It would also be the first version to default to OpenDocument. Sun released the first ] on 4 March 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.openoffice.org/about_us/2.0beta_press_release.html|title=Openoffice.org Announces Version 2.0 Public Beta|date=4 March 2005|publisher=Sun Microsystems|access-date=19 October 2013|archive-date=20 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020133258/http://www.openoffice.org/about_us/2.0beta_press_release.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
On 2 September 2005, Sun announced that it was retiring SISSL to reduce ],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/webmink/entry/addressing_proliferation_deeds_not_just|first=Simon|last=Phipps|work=Simon Phipps, SunMink|publisher=Sun Microsystems|title=Addressing Proliferation: Deeds not just Words|access-date=26 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308081837/https://blogs.oracle.com/webmink/entry/addressing_proliferation_deeds_not_just|archive-date=8 March 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> though some press analysts felt it was so that IBM could not reuse OpenOffice.org code without contributing back.<ref name="thonline2011"/> Versions after 2.0 beta 2 would use only the LGPL.<ref name="ooolicensechange"/> | |||
;OpenOffice.org Aqua: After a first step (completed) using ], OpenOffice.org Aqua switched for ] technology, and an ] version (based on ]) is also being developed under the aegis of OpenOffice.org, with an Alpha version currently available.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hollmichel |first=Martin (mh) |title=Download OpenOffice.org for Mac OS X Aqua |publisher=porting.openoffice.org |date=2007-08-29 |url = http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/download/aqua.html |accessdate=2007-09-09}}</ref> Sun Microsystems is collaborating with OOo to further development of the Aqua version of OpenOffice.org for Mac. | |||
On 20 October 2005, OpenOffice.org 2.0 was released.<ref name="ooo20pr">{{cite press release | |||
=== Future === | |||
| url=http://www.openoffice.org/press/2.0/press_release.html | |||
Among the planned features<ref></ref> for OOo 3.0, set to be released by September 2008 <ref></ref>, are: | |||
| title=OpenOffice.org 2.0 Is Here (OpenOffice.org 2.0 Announcement) | |||
* Personal Information Manager (]), probably based on ]/] | |||
| publisher=Sun Microsystems | |||
* PDF import into Draw (to maintain correct layout of the original PDF) | |||
| date=20 October 2005 | |||
* Web 2.0 support for weblogs and wikis | |||
| access-date=16 October 2013 | |||
* ] ] document import filter | |||
| archive-date=13 April 2018 | |||
* Support for ] ] platform | |||
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413002841/http://www.openoffice.org/press/2.0/press_release.html | |||
* Redesigned, more modern GUI. | |||
| url-status=live | |||
}}</ref> 2.0.1 was released eight weeks later, fixing minor bugs and introducing new features. As of the 2.0.3 release, OpenOffice.org changed its release cycle from 18 months to releasing updates every three months.<ref>{{cite web | |||
|url = http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2153630/openoffice-zooms-lagging | |||
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060408003518/http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2153630/openoffice-zooms-lagging | |||
|archive-date = 8 April 2006 | |||
|first = Tom | |||
|last = Sanders | |||
|publisher = vnunet.com | |||
|title = OpenOffice aims to boost lagging performance | |||
|access-date = 20 April 2006 | |||
|url-status = dead | |||
|df = dmy-all | |||
}}</ref> | |||
The OpenOffice.org 2 series attracted considerable press attention.<ref>{{cite news |last=Vaughan-Nichols |first=Steven |title=Why OpenOffice.org 2.0 Is Your Best Choice |work=Linux & Open Source |publisher=] |date=20 October 2005 |url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/Why-OpenOfficeorg-20-Is-Your-Best-Choice |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102121639/http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/Why-OpenOfficeorg-20-Is-Your-Best-Choice |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 January 2013 |access-date=16 November 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Jason |title=OpenOffice.org 2.0 Has Edge over Its StarOffice 8 Cousin |work=Linux & Open Source |publisher=eWeek |date=21 October 2005 |url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/OpenOfficeorg-20-Has-Edge-over-Its-StarOffice-8-Cousin |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913082852/http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/OpenOfficeorg-20-Has-Edge-over-Its-StarOffice-8-Cousin |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 September 2012 |access-date=8 November 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Bona |first=Michael |title=OFFICE ARRIVAL. Here at last: OpenOffice 2.0 |work=Reviews |publisher=Linux Magazine |date=February 2006 |url=http://w3.linux-magazine.com/issue/63/OpenOffice.org_2.0_Review.pdf |pages=44–46, 48 |access-date=27 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011090041/http://w3.linux-magazine.com/issue/63/OpenOffice.org_2.0_Review.pdf |archive-date=11 October 2007 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1851001,00.asp|title=OpenOffice.org|publisher=Pcmag.com|date=1 December 2004|access-date=22 April 2009|archive-date=16 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416022555/http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1851001,00.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=London |first=Simon |title=Open source moves into Microsoft's Office block |publisher=] (Registration required) |date=21 April 2005 |url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1c5e53b8-b205-11d9-8c61-00000e2511c8.html?nclick_check=1 |access-date=16 November 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vnunet.com/personal-computer-world/software/2140229/openoffice-org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051214234333/http://www.vnunet.com/personal-computer-world/software/2140229/openoffice-org|archive-date=14 December 2005|title=Openoffice.org 2|publisher=Personal Computer World|date=22 July 2005|first=Cliff|last=Joseph|access-date=22 April 2009|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/OpenOffice-Sports-AllAround-Improvements/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102124300/http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/OpenOffice-Sports-AllAround-Improvements/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 January 2013 |title=OpenOffice Sports All-Around Improvements |publisher=eWeek |first=Tiffany |last=Maleshefski |date=13 June 2007 |access-date=22 April 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/OpenOfficeorg-23-Impresses/ |title=OpenOffice.org 2.3 Impresses |publisher=eWeek |access-date=22 April 2009 |first=Tiffany |last=Maleshefski |date=28 November 2007 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> A '']'' review awarded it 6 stars out of 6 and stated: "Our pick of the low-cost office suites has had a much-needed overhaul, and now battles Microsoft in terms of features, not just price."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/80012/openoffice-2.html|first=Nik|last=Rawlinson|date=18 November 2005|title=OpenOffice 2 review|publisher=PC Pro|access-date=22 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130081735/http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/80012/openoffice-2.html|archive-date=30 January 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> '']'' listed OpenOffice.org as one of the "5 stars of open-source products",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcw.com/Articles/2005/09/26/5-stars-of-opensource-products.aspx |title=5 stars of open-source products: If you're not using these tools, you may be missing out |last=Joch |first=Alan |work=Federal Computer Week |publisher=1105 Public Sector Media Group |date=26 September 2005 |access-date=23 September 2013 |archive-date=17 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017080350/http://fcw.com/Articles/2005/09/26/5-stars-of-opensource-products.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> noting in particular the importance of OpenDocument. '']'' reported that for large government departments, migration to OpenOffice.org 2.0 cost one tenth of the price of upgrading to ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Migrating to OpenOffice.org 90 per cent cheaper than to Microsoft Office 12 |work=Daily Update |publisher=] Singapore |date=4 October 2005 |url=http://www.computerworld.com.my/PrinterFriendly.aspx?articleid=2742&issueid=94&pubid=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071110134943/http://computerworld.com.my/ShowPage.aspx?pagetype=2&articleid=2742&pubid=3&issueid=66 |archive-date=10 November 2007 |access-date=16 October 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} Computerworld Volume 11, Issue 23.</ref> | |||
=== Other projects === | |||
==== ] ==== | |||
This independent ] integrates with OS X’s ] user interface using ], ] and (increasingly) ] toolkits. NeoOffice adheres fairly closely to OS X UI standards (for example, using native pull-down menus), and has direct access to OS X’s installed fonts and printers. Its releases lag behind the official OpenOffice.org X11 releases, due to its small development team and the concurrent development of the technology used to port the user interface.<ref></ref> | |||
==== OpenOffice.org 3 ==== | |||
Other projects run alongside the main OpenOffice.org project and are easier to contribute to. These include documentation, ] and the API. | |||
] | |||
On 13 October 2008, version 3.0 was released, featuring the ability to import (though not export) ] documents, support for ODF 1.2, improved ] ], and a native interface port for OS X. It also introduced the new Start Center<ref name=ooo30>{{cite web|url=http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/features/3.0|title=OpenOffice.org 3.0 Features|publisher=Sun Microsystems|access-date=23 September 2013|archive-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921232224/http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/features/3.0/|url-status=live}}</ref> and upgraded to LGPL version 3 as its license.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Suarez-Potts|first1=Louis|title=OpenOffice.org moving to LGPLv3|url=https://lwn.net/Articles/272202/|access-date=16 August 2016|work=Linux Weekly News|date=7 March 2008|archive-date=15 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915215140/https://lwn.net/Articles/272202/|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
Version 3.2 included support for PostScript-based ] fonts. It warned users when ODF 1.2 Extended features had been used. An improvement to the document integrity check determined if an ODF document conformed to the ODF specification and offered a repair if necessary. Calc and Writer both reduced "cold start" time by 46% compared to version 3.0.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/features/3.2/|title=OpenOffice.org 3.2 New Features|publisher=Oracle Corporation|access-date=26 July 2010|archive-date=22 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100222023142/http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/features/3.2/|url-status=live}}</ref> 3.2.1 was the first Oracle release.<ref name="releasenotes321"/> | |||
==== ] ==== | |||
A set of extension programs to allow the sharing of OpenOffice.org documents, calendars, address books, ]s, ] and blackboards, and provide access to other ] applications. | |||
Version 3.3, the last Oracle version, was released in January 2011.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.golem.de/1101/81004.html |language=de |publisher=Golem.de |access-date=7 May 2012 |title=Openoffice.org 3.3 als kostenloser Download |trans-title=Openoffice.org 3.3 as a free download |date=26 January 2011 |first=Ingo |last=Pakalski |archive-date=26 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126132334/http://www.golem.de/1101/81004.html |url-status=live }}</ref> New features include an updated print form, a FindBar and interface improvements for Impress.<ref name="wiki.services.openoffice.org">{{cite web |title=Features planned for OOo 3.3 Third quarter 2010 |work=OpenOffice.org Wiki |publisher=Oracle Corporation |date=21 June 2010 |url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=Features&oldid=172840#Features_planned_for_OOo_3.3_.28Third_quarter_2010.29 |access-date=26 July 2010 |archive-date=4 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904074256/https://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=Features&oldid=172840#Features_planned_for_OOo_3.3_.28Third_quarter_2010.29 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Roadmap 2009 |publisher=Sun Microsystems |date=23 October 2009 |url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=Renaissance:The_Roadmap&oldid=144031 |access-date=3 November 2009 |archive-date=24 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124210931/https://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=Renaissance:The_Roadmap&oldid=144031 |url-status=live }}</ref> The commercial version, Oracle Open Office 3.3 (StarOffice renamed), based on the beta, was released on 15 December 2010, as was the single release of Oracle Cloud Office (a proprietary product from an unrelated codebase).<ref name=oracleopenoffice>{{cite press release |title=Oracle Announces Oracle Cloud Office and Oracle Open Office 3.3: Industry's First Complete, Open Standards-Based Office Productivity Suites for Desktop, Web and Mobile Users |publisher=Oracle Corporation |date=15 December 2010 |url=http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/195766 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217212955/http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/195766 |archive-date=17 December 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/22/cloud_office_javafx_ready/ |title=Oracle preps Google and Microsoft Office challenger |first=Gavin |last=Clarke |work=The Register |publisher=Situation Publishing |date=22 September 2010 |access-date=9 October 2013 |archive-date=16 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016131152/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/22/cloud_office_javafx_ready/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
There is also an effort to create and share assorted document templates and other useful additions at OOExtras.<ref>, URL accessed on ] ].</ref> | |||
==== OpenOffice.org 3.4 Beta 1 ==== | |||
A set of ] extensions is available through the ] in order to allow OpenOffice.org document processing by external programs.<ref></ref> These libraries do not use the OpenOffice.org API. They directly read or write the OpenOffice.org files using Perl standard file ], XML access and ] encoding modules. | |||
A beta version of OpenOffice.org 3.4 was released on 12 April 2011, including new SVG import, improved ODF 1.2 support, and spreadsheet functionality.<ref name="ooo34b1"/><ref name="ooo34b1changes"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.openoffice.org/news/index.html#OOo340beta |title=News |publisher=Oracle Corporation |year=2011 |access-date=14 January 2012 |archive-date=29 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429190252/http://www.openoffice.org/news/index.html#OOo340beta |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
Before the final version of OpenOffice.org 3.4 could be released, Oracle cancelled its sponsorship of development<ref name="oooclosurepr"/> and fired the remaining Star Division development team.<ref name="lwn20110520"/><ref name="nww20130904"/> | |||
==== Portable ==== | |||
A distribution of OpenOffice.org called OpenOffice.org Portable is designed to run the suite from a ].<ref>, URL accessed on ] ].</ref> | |||
== Market share == | |||
==== OxygenOffice Professional ==== | |||
Problems arise in estimating the ] of OpenOffice.org because it could be freely distributed via download sites (including mirror sites), peer-to-peer networks, CDs, Linux distributions and so forth. The project tried to capture key adoption data in a market-share analysis,<ref name=marketshareanalysis>{{cite web |url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=Market_Share_Analysis&oldid=170058 |title=OpenOffice.org Market Share Analysis |publisher=Oracle Corporation |date=1 June 2010 |access-date=20 June 2013 |archive-date=4 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904074256/https://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=Market_Share_Analysis&oldid=170058 |url-status=live }}</ref> listing known distribution totals, known deployments and conversions and analyst statements and surveys. | |||
An enhancement of OpenOffice.org, providing:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.download.com/8301-2007_4-9822335-12.html?tag=head |title=The Daily Download: Oxygen breathes more live into OpenOffice |accessdate=2007-11-24 |author=Rosenblatt, Seth |date=24 November 2007 |work=download.com |publisher=}}</ref> | |||
According to ], as of July 2010, 14.63% of ] users had OpenOffice.org installed on their machines.<ref>{{cite web|title=Steam Hardware & Software Survey|url=http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/?platform=combined|publisher=]|access-date=3 December 2012|date=November 2012|archive-date=13 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613214530/http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/?platform=combined|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
* Possibility to run Visual Basic for Application (VBA) macros in Calc (for testing) | |||
* Improved Calc HTML export | |||
* Enhanced Access support for Base | |||
* Security fixes | |||
* Enhanced performance | |||
* Enhanced color-palette | |||
* Enhanced help menu, additional User’s Manual, and extended tips for beginners | |||
Optionally it provides, free for personal and professional use: | |||
* More than 3,200 graphics, both clip art and photos. | |||
* Several templates and sample documents | |||
* Over 90 free fonts. | |||
* Additional tools like OOoWikipedia | |||
A market-share analysis conducted by a ] service in 2010, based on over 200,000 Internet users, showed a wide range of adoption in different countries:<ref>{{cite news |author=Thomas H |title=International OpenOffice market shares |publisher=Webmasterpro.de |date=5 February 2010 |url=http://www.webmasterpro.de/portal/news/2010/02/05/international-openoffice-market-shares.html |access-date=27 May 2012 |archive-date=11 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211120822/http://www.webmasterpro.de/portal/news/2010/02/05/international-openoffice-market-shares.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 0.2% in China, 9% in the US and the UK and over 20% in Poland, the Czech Republic, and Germany. | |||
====Extensions==== | |||
Since version 2.0.4, OpenOffice.org has supported extensions in a similar manner to ].<ref>{{cite mailing list |last=Bergmann |first=Stephan |title=.oxt, .uno.pkg, .zip |mailinglist=dev@extensions.openoffice.org |date=2006-07-07 |url=http://extensions.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?listName=dev&msgNo=142 |accessdate=2007-08-10}}</ref> | |||
Although Microsoft Office retained 95% of the general market — as measured by revenue — as of August 2007,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1795|title=Rivals Set Their Sights on Microsoft Office: Can They Topple the Giant?|work=Knowledge@Wharton|publisher=]|date=22 August 2007|access-date=23 September 2013|archive-date=30 August 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070830001652/http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1795|url-status=live}}</ref> OpenOffice.org and StarOffice had secured 15–20% of the business market as of 2004<ref>{{cite web |last=Loftus |first=Jack |title=Desktop apps ripe turf for open source |format=First two paragraphs available, the rest requires login |work=SearchEnterpriseLinux.com |publisher=TechTarget |date=4 October 2004 |url=http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1011227,00.html |access-date=27 May 2012 |archive-date=14 December 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051214195107/http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1011227,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Wrolstad |first=Jay |title=OpenOffice.org 2.0 Release Delayed |publisher=Top Tech News |date=13 October 2005 |url=http://www.toptechnews.com/news/OpenOffice-org-2-0-Release-Delayed/story.xhtml?story_id=03100339SMZN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090104215102/http://www.toptechnews.com/news/OpenOffice-org-2-0-Release-Delayed/story.xhtml?story_id=03100339SMZN |archive-date=4 January 2009 |access-date=27 May 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> and a 2010 University of Colorado at Boulder study reported that OpenOffice.org had reached a point where it had an "irreversible" installed user base and that it would continue to grow.<ref>{{cite book|ssrn=1656616|first1=Tony|last1=Casson|first2=Patrick|last2=Ryan|chapter=Open Standards, Open Source Adoption in the Public Sector, and Their Relationship to Microsoft's Market Dominance|title=STANDARDS EDGE: UNIFIER OR DIVIDER?|editor-first=Sherrie|editor-last=Bolin|page=87|publisher=Sheridan Books|year=2006}}</ref> | |||
==== The OpenOffice.org Bibliographic Project ==== | |||
This aims to incorporate a powerful ] into the suite. The new major addition is slated for inclusion with the standard OpenOffice.org release on late-2007 to mid-2008, or possibly later depending upon the availability of programmers.<ref>http://bibliographic.openoffice.org</ref> | |||
The project claimed more than 98 million downloads as of September 2007<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.openoffice.org/spreadsheet/OOo-2007-09-01.ods|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205141746/http://stats.openoffice.org/spreadsheet/OOo-2007-09-01.ods|archive-date=5 December 2008|title=OOo-2007-09-01.ods|publisher=Sun Microsystems|access-date=16 October 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and 300 million total to the release of version 3.2 in February 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/02/prweb3584404.htm|title=OpenOffice.org 3.2 is First Out of the Blocks in the 2010 Office Software Race (press release)|publisher=Oracle Corporation|date=11 February 2010|access-date=7 October 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426155704/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/02/prweb3584404.htm|archive-date=26 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The project claimed over one hundred million downloads for the OpenOffice.org 3 series within a year of release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/ooo/centomilioni/prweb3108474.htm|title=OpenOffice.org clocks up one hundred million downloads|access-date=28 November 2009|publisher=Sun Microsystems|date=29 October 2009|archive-date=1 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091201233525/http://www.prweb.com/releases/ooo/centomilioni/prweb3108474.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
=== Security === | |||
OpenOffice.org includes a security team,<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.openoffice.org/security/ |title=OpenOffice.org Security Team |accessdate=2007-09-23 }}</ref> and as of September 2007 the security organization ] reports no known unpatched security flaws for the software.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://secunia.com/product/6157 | title = Secunia entry for OpenOffice.org 2.x | accessdate = 2006-09-26 }}</ref> ] has shown a ] virus for OpenOffice.org.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://news.com.com/2100-7349_3-6078475.html | title = Stardust virus lands on OpenOffice|publisher = CNet|date = ] ] }}</ref> This shows OOo viruses are possible, but there is no known virus "in the wild". | |||
=== Notable users === | |||
In a private meeting of the French Ministry of Defense, macro-related security issues were raised.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060718-7288.html | title = OpenOffice.org less secure than Microsoft Office? | accessdate = 2006-08-01 }}</ref> OpenOffice.org developers have responded and noted that the supposed vulnerability had not been announced through "well defined | |||
{{see also|OpenDocument adoption}} | |||
procedures" for disclosure and that the ministry had revealed nothing specific. However, the developers have been in talks with the researcher concerning the supposed vulnerability.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=dev&msgNo=17386 | title = OO.o’s official response to Le ministère de la Défense met OpenOffice à l'index | accessdate = 2006-08-01 }}</ref> | |||
Large-scale users of OpenOffice.org included ],<ref name="mindef">{{cite news|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/singapore-government-deploys-openoffice-org-on-5000-pcs/|title=Singapore government deploys OpenOffice.org on 5,000 PCs|first=Ingrid|last=Marson|work=ZDNet|date=2 November 2004|access-date=23 September 2013|archive-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055505/http://www.zdnet.com/singapore-government-deploys-openoffice-org-on-5000-pcs-3039171012/|url-status=live}}</ref> and ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Banco do Brasil, a successful case on the OpenOffice.org migration |url=http://opendocument.xml.org/node/153 |author=kraucermazuco |date=8 February 2007 |publisher=Opendocument.xml.org |access-date=26 July 2010 |archive-date=6 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706155532/http://opendocument.xml.org/node/153 |url-status=live }}</ref> {{As of | 2006}} OpenOffice.org was the official office suite for the ].<ref name=marketshareanalysis/> | |||
== Ownership == | |||
The project and software are informally referred to as ''OpenOffice'', but project organizers report that this term is a ] held by another party, requiring them to adopt ''OpenOffice.org'' as its formal name.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.openoffice.org/FAQs/faq-other.html#4 | title = Why should we say "OpenOffice.org" instead of simply "OpenOffice" | work = OpenOffice.org Frequently Asked Questions | accessdate = 2006-06-05 }}</ref> (Due to a similar trademark issue, the ] version of the suite is distributed under the name ''BrOffice.org''.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.broffice.org/sobre | title = Sobre o BrOffice.org | accessdate = 2007-09-17}}</ref>) | |||
In ], several government organizations such as ], ], ], the ], ],<ref>{{cite web|title=What's Behind the Move to OpenOffice.org, Can OpenOffice Replace MS-Office?|publisher=TheUnical Technologies|url=http://blog.theunical.com/general/whats-behind-the-move-to-openoffice-org-can-openoffice-replace-ms-office/|work=TheUnical Technologies Blog|date=15 January 2010|access-date=9 March 2011|archive-date=18 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100118025408/http://blog.theunical.com/general/whats-behind-the-move-to-openoffice-org-can-openoffice-replace-ms-office/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the ],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allahabadhighcourt.in/faq.htm |title=FAQ: Why are Linux, Firefox, Thunderbird and OpenOffice.org softwares selected for use by the High Court? |publisher=High Court of Judicature at Allahabad |date=20 November 2004 |access-date=22 April 2009 |archive-date=22 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422085018/http://www.allahabadhighcourt.in/faq.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> which use Linux, completely relied on OpenOffice.org for their administration. | |||
Development is managed by staff members of StarOffice. Some delay and difficulty in implementing external contributions to the core codebase (even those from the project's corporate sponsors) has been noted.<ref> (OOo wiki, revision as of 05:51, ] ])</ref> | |||
In ], conversions from Microsoft Office to OpenOffice.org included many municipal offices: ] in 2004,<ref>{{cite web | |||
Currently, there are several derived and/or proprietary works based on OOo, with some of them being: | |||
|url=http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/0401/19/news041.html | |||
* Sun Microsystem's ], with various complementary add-ons. | |||
|title=IT特区の洲本市、OpenOfficeを全庁内PCに導入 | |||
* IBM's ], with a new interface written in ] (based on OO.o 1.x). | |||
|language=ja | |||
* OpenOffice.org Novell edition, integrated with ] and with a ] filter. | |||
|publisher=ITmedia | |||
* Beijing ] Chinese 2000's ], fully localized in Chinese language. | |||
|date=19 January 2004 | |||
* Planamesa's ] for ] with Aqua support via Java. | |||
|access-date=23 September 2013 | |||
|archive-date=23 September 2013 | |||
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923102642/http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/0401/19/news041.html | |||
|url-status=live | |||
}}</ref> ] in 2006,<ref>{{cite web | |||
|url=http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/OPINION/20060428/236610/ | |||
|title=「全事務職員がLinuxデスクトップを使用している町役場」は実在する | |||
|trans-title="All Town Hall administrative staff using the Linux desktop" is real | |||
|language=ja | |||
|work=ITpro | |||
|publisher=] | |||
|date=10 May 2006 | |||
|access-date=23 September 2013 | |||
|archive-date=1 October 2013 | |||
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001225344/http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/OPINION/20060428/236610/ | |||
|url-status=live | |||
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | |||
|url=http://japan.internet.com/public/news/20060602/5.html | |||
|title=オープンソースも「使えば慣れる」、みんなが Linux、OpenOffice.org を使う町役場 | |||
|language=ja | |||
|publisher=japan.internet.com | |||
|date=2 June 2006 | |||
|access-date=23 September 2013 | |||
|archive-date=14 December 2009 | |||
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091214235028/http://japan.internet.com/public/news/20060602/5.html | |||
|url-status=live | |||
}}</ref> ] in 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20080529/304780/|title=会津若松市がOpenOffice.orgを全庁導入へ「順次MS {{sic|hide=y|reason=error in source|Off|ce}} から切り替え,5年間で約1500万円削減」|date=29 May 2008|publisher=Nikkei Business Publications|language=ja|trans-title=Aizuwakamatsu City switches all agencies to OpenOffice.org: "switching from MS Office sequentially, saving about 15 million yen in five years"|work=ITpro|access-date=23 September 2013|archive-date=1 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001225346/http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20080529/304780/|url-status=live}}</ref> (and to LibreOffice as of 2012<ref>{{cite web | |||
|url=http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20120220/382107/ | |||
|title=会津若松市がOpenOffice.orgからLibreOfficeに移行 | |||
|trans-title=Aizuwakamatsu transitions to LibreOffice from OpenOffice.org | |||
|language=ja | |||
|work=ITpro | |||
|publisher=Nikkei Business Publications | |||
|date=20 February 2012 | |||
|access-date=23 September 2013 | |||
|archive-date=1 October 2013 | |||
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001225338/http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20120220/382107/ | |||
|url-status=live | |||
}}</ref>), ] in 2009,<ref>{{cite web | |||
|url=http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20090331/327513/ | |||
|title=四国中央市がOpenOffice.orgを全庁PC1100台に導入,5年で3300万円コスト削減 | |||
|trans-title=Shikokuchūō puts OpenOffice.org onto 1100 PCs, 33 million yen cost savings in five years | |||
|language=ja | |||
|work=ITpro | |||
|publisher=Nikkei Business Publications | |||
|date=31 March 2009 | |||
|access-date=23 September 2013 | |||
|archive-date=1 October 2013 | |||
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001225341/http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20090331/327513/ | |||
|url-status=live | |||
}}</ref> ] in 2009<ref>{{cite web | |||
|url=http://www2.city.minoh.osaka.jp/JYOUHOU/HOUDOU/20091014linux_supporter.html | |||
|title=~脱MS!無償「 Linux 」シンクライアントにより中古パソコン500台を再生利用へ~ | |||
|trans-title=De-MS! 500 used computers to be reclaimed free of charge by the "Linux" thin client | |||
|language=ja | |||
|publisher=City of Minoh | |||
|date=14 October 2009 | |||
|access-date=23 September 2013 | |||
|archive-date=4 March 2010 | |||
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304212459/http://www2.city.minoh.osaka.jp/JYOUHOU/HOUDOU/20091014linux_supporter.html | |||
|url-status=live | |||
}}</ref> ],<ref>{{cite web | |||
|url=http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20100222/344886/ | |||
|title=豊川市がOpenOffice.orgを全面導入、コスト削減狙う | |||
|trans-title=Toyokawa is fully introduced to OpenOffice.org, aiming at cost reduction | |||
|language=ja | |||
|work=ITpro | |||
|publisher=Nikkei Business Publications | |||
|date=21 February 2010 | |||
|access-date=23 September 2013 | |||
|archive-date=1 October 2013 | |||
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001225349/http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20100222/344886/ | |||
|url-status=live | |||
}}</ref> ]<ref>{{cite web | |||
|url=http://cloud.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/release/20100802_385080.html | |||
|title=北海道深川市、OpenOffice.org全庁導入を決定 | |||
|trans-title=Hokkaido Fukagawa City decides to introduce OpenOffice.org to all PCs | |||
|language=ja | |||
|work=press release | |||
|publisher=City of ] | |||
|date=2 August 2010 | |||
|access-date=23 September 2013 | |||
|archive-date=28 September 2013 | |||
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928003158/http://cloud.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/release/20100802_385080.html | |||
|url-status=live | |||
}}</ref> and ]<ref>{{cite web | |||
|url=http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20100815/351172/ | |||
|title=大阪府交野市がOpenOffice.orgとODF採用、中古PCのLinuxによる再生も | |||
|trans-title=Katano, Osaka City adopts ODF and OpenOffice.org, also trialling Linux pre-owned PCs | |||
|language=ja | |||
|work=ITpro | |||
|publisher=Nikkei Business Publications | |||
|date=16 August 2010 | |||
|access-date=23 September 2010 | |||
|archive-date=23 September 2010 | |||
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923011824/http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20100815/351172/ | |||
|url-status=live | |||
}}</ref> in 2010 and ] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web | |||
|url=http://japan.cnet.com/release/30021374/ | |||
|title=龍ケ崎市、全庁標準オフィス・ソフトとしてOpenOffice.orgを利用 | |||
|trans-title=Ryugasaki uses OpenOffice.org as standard office software for all PCs | |||
|language=ja | |||
|publisher=CNet Japan | |||
|date=11 June 2012 | |||
|access-date=23 September 2013 | |||
|archive-date=1 October 2013 | |||
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001123543/http://japan.cnet.com/release/30021374/ | |||
|url-status=live | |||
}}</ref> Corporate conversions included Assist in 2007<ref>{{cite web | |||
|url=http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20070315/265301/ | |||
|title=アシストが社内通常業務をMicrosoft OfficeからOpenOffice.orgへ全面移行 | |||
|trans-title=Assist's full conversion to OpenOffice.org from Microsoft Office for the normal course of business | |||
|language=ja | |||
|work=ITpro | |||
|publisher=Nikkei Business Publications | |||
|date=15 March 2007 | |||
|access-date=24 September 2013 | |||
|archive-date=1 October 2013 | |||
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001231333/http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20070315/265301/ | |||
|url-status=live | |||
}}</ref> (and to LibreOffice on ] in 2011<ref>{{cite web | |||
|url=http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20110720/362604/ | |||
|title=アシストが社内のPC約800台をWindowsからUbuntu Linuxに移行へ | |||
|trans-title=Assist to migrate about 800 in-house PCs to Ubuntu Linux from Windows | |||
|language=ja | |||
|work=ITpro | |||
|publisher=Nikkei Business Publications | |||
|date=20 July 2011 | |||
|access-date=24 September 2013 | |||
|archive-date=1 October 2013 | |||
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001231359/http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20110720/362604/ | |||
|url-status=live | |||
}}</ref>), ] in 2008<ref>{{cite web | |||
|url=http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20080523/303912/ | |||
|title=「コスト削減が狙いではない」、住友電工OpenOffice導入の真相 | |||
|trans-title="Cost reduction is not the aim": the facts on Sumitomo Electric's OpenOffice introduction | |||
|language=ja | |||
|work=ITpro | |||
|publisher=Nikkei Business Publications | |||
|date=23 May 2008 | |||
|access-date=24 September 2013 | |||
|archive-date=1 October 2013 | |||
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001231434/http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20080523/303912/ | |||
|url-status=live | |||
}}</ref> (and to LibreOffice in 2012<ref>{{cite web | |||
|url=http://www.sei.co.jp/news/press/12/prs030_s.html | |||
|title=オープンソース・ソフトウェアの社内推奨オフィスソフトをOpenOffice.orgからLibreOfficeに移行 | |||
|trans-title=The transition from OpenOffice.org to LibreOffice — company-recommended open source office software | |||
|language=ja | |||
|work=press release | |||
|publisher=] | |||
|date=28 March 2012 | |||
|access-date=24 September 2013 | |||
|archive-date=27 September 2013 | |||
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927135231/http://www.sei.co.jp/news/press/12/prs030_s.html | |||
|url-status=live | |||
}}</ref>), Toho Co., Ltd. in 2009<ref name=assistcojpsupport>{{cite web | |||
|url=http://gihyo.jp/ad/pr/2009/NRR200943213 | |||
|title=トーホー,OpenOffice.orgの導入を決定,アシストの支援サービスを採用 | |||
|trans-title=Toho decides to adopt OpenOffice.org, uses the support services of Assist | |||
|language=ja | |||
|publisher=Gihyo.jp | |||
|date=27 January 2009 | |||
|access-date=24 September 2013 | |||
|archive-date=10 May 2013 | |||
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510093437/http://gihyo.jp/ad/pr/2009/NRR200943213 | |||
|url-status=dead | |||
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | |||
|url=http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20090127/323592/ | |||
|title=トーホーがオープンオフィス採用、PC約1500台に一斉導入 | |||
|trans-title=Toho adopts OpenOffice, simultaneously introduced to about 1500 PCs | |||
|language=ja | |||
|work=ITpro | |||
|publisher=Nikkei Business Publications | |||
|date=27 January 2009 | |||
|access-date=24 September 2013 | |||
|archive-date=1 October 2013 | |||
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001231438/http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20090127/323592/ | |||
|url-status=live | |||
}}</ref> and Shinsei Financial Co., Ltd. in 2010.<ref name=shinsei>{{cite web | |||
|url=http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20120326/388017/ | |||
|title=新生フィナンシャルがOpenOffice.orgを全社標準に、対象は1000台以上 | |||
|trans-title=Company-wide standard OpenOffice.org on more than 1000 PCs at Shinsei Financial | |||
|language=ja | |||
|work=ITpro | |||
|publisher=Nikkei Business Publications | |||
|date=26 March 2012 | |||
|access-date=24 September 2013 | |||
|archive-date=1 October 2013 | |||
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001231330/http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20120326/388017/ | |||
|url-status=live | |||
}}</ref> Assist also provided support services for OpenOffice.org.<ref name=assistcojpsupport/><ref name=shinsei/> | |||
=== Retail === | |||
In May 23, 2007, the OpenOffice.org community and Redflag Chinese 2000 Software Co, Ltd. announced a joint development effort focused on integrating the new features that have been added in the RedOffice localization of OpenOffice.org, as well as quality assurance and work on the core applications. Additionally, Redflag Chinese 2000 made public its commitment to the global OO.o community stating it would "strengthen its support of the development of the world's leading free and open source productivity suite", adding around 50 engineers (that have been working on RedOffice since 2006) to the project.<ref></ref> | |||
In July 2007, ], a division of ] and the 9th-largest PC supplier in the U.S., began shipping systems preloaded with OpenOffice.org 2.2 into ], ] and ] outlets in North America.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.electronista.com/articles/07/07/18/everex.gc3502/ |title=Everex intros $298 green PC with OpenOffice |publisher=Electronista |date=18 July 2007 |access-date=5 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820072711/http://www.electronista.com/articles/07/07/18/everex.gc3502/#comments |archive-date=20 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
== Forks and derivative software == | |||
In September 10, 2007, the OO.o community announced that ] had joined to support the development of OpenOffice.org.<ref name="IBM"></ref> "IBM will be making initial code contributions that it has been developing as part of its Lotus Notes product, including accessibility enhancements, and will be making ongoing contributions to the feature richness and code quality of OpenOffice.org. Besides working with the community on the free productivity suite's software, IBM will also leverage OpenOffice.org technology in its products" as has been seen with Lotus Symphony. Sean Poulley, the vice president of business and strategy in IBM's ] division said that IBM plans to take a leadership role in the OpenOffice.org community together with other companies such as Sun Microsystems. IBM will work within the leadership structure that exists.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9037499&pageNumber=2 | title= Can IBM save OpenOffice.org from itself? | work=Computerworld | date= ] ] | accessdate= 2007-10-07}}</ref> | |||
A number of open source and proprietary products derive at least some code from OpenOffice.org, including AndrOpen Office,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pianetatech.it/p2p-download/download/openoffice-sbarca-su-android.html|title=OpenOffice sbarca su Android|language=it|trans-title=OpenOffice lands on Android|author=Mirko|work=P2P Download|publisher=PianetaTech|date=20 September 2013|access-date=5 October 2013|archive-date=11 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311174947/http://www.pianetatech.it/p2p-download/download/openoffice-sbarca-su-android.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> ], ChinaOffice, Co-Create Office, EuroOffice 2005,<ref name="EuroOffice">{{cite web|title=A multilingual OpenOffice with some commercial extensions|access-date=13 March 2016|publisher=MultiRáció Ltd.|url=http://www.multiracio.com/index.php?lang=en&style=eurooffice&page=eo|archive-date=16 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316192032/http://www.multiracio.com/index.php?lang=en&style=eurooffice&page=eo|url-status=live}}</ref> ], KaiOffice, ], ], ] (the first office suite in ]),<ref name="BBC">{{cite web|access-date=23 September 2013|publisher=BBC|title=L'Afrique dit "Jambo" aux logiciels libres|trans-title=Africa says "Jambo" to free software|language=fr|date=15 December 2004|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/french/highlights/story/2004/12/041215_openofficejambo.shtml|archive-date=23 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223225059/http://www.bbc.co.uk/french/highlights/story/2004/12/041215_openofficejambo.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.openoffice.org/editorial/interview_alberto_escudero.html|access-date=1 January 2012|title=Interview: Alberto Escudero, klnX: The Open Swahili Localization Project|date=25 October 2004|first1=Louis|last1=Suárez-Potts|first2=Alberto|last2=Escudero|publisher=OpenOffice.org|archive-date=13 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110913012927/http://www.openoffice.org/editorial/interview_alberto_escudero.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ZDNET">{{cite news|title=OpenOffice.org goes Swahili|first=Ingrid|last=Marson|work=ZDNet|date=6 December 2004|access-date=30 December 2011|url=http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/application-development/2004/12/06/openofficeorg-goes-swahili-39179058/|archive-date=23 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223182336/http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/application-development/2004/12/06/openofficeorg-goes-swahili-39179058/|url-status=live}}</ref> ], MagyarOffice, MultiMedia Office, MYOffice 2007, ], NextOffice, OfficeOne, OfficeTLE, OOo4Kids,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ooo4kids.org/|title=Welcome to OOo4Kids project|publisher=EducOOo|access-date=1 October 2013|archive-date=29 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329113654/http://www.ooo4kids.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> OpenOfficePL, OpenOffice.org Portable,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://portableapps.com/apps/office/openoffice_portable|title=OpenOffice.org Portable|publisher=PortableApps.com|date=25 February 2010|access-date=1 October 2013|archive-date=4 March 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070304224646/http://portableapps.com/apps/office/openoffice_portable|url-status=live}}</ref> OpenOfficeT7, OpenOffice.ux.pl, OxOffice,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ithelp.ithome.com.tw/question/10054256|title=Openoffice.org與OxOffice|trans-title=Openoffice.org and OxOffice|work=iT邦|date=15 October 2010|access-date=14 October 2015|archive-date=16 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016114525/http://ithelp.ithome.com.tw/question/10054256|url-status=dead}}</ref> OxygenOffice Professional,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.download.com/8301-2007_4-9822335-12.html|title=Oxygen breathes more life into OpenOffice|access-date=20 November 2007|last=Rosenblatt|first=Seth|date=24 November 2007|work=]|publisher=]|archive-date=27 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071127161039/http://www.download.com/8301-2007_4-9822335-12.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pro-linux.de/news/1/12990/go-oo-erster-fork-von-openofficeorg.html|title=Go-oo: Erster Fork von OpenOffice.org|language=de|trans-title=Go-oo: First fork of OpenOffice.org|first=Hans-Joachim|last=Baader|work=Pro-Linux.de|date=30 July 2008|access-date=21 June 2013|quote=Nach Angaben der Entwickler beruht die bereits bekannte erweiterte Distribution Oxygen Office Professional auf Go-oo und nicht, wie man beim Lesen auf der Webseite von Oxygen Office vermuten würde, direkt auf OpenOffice.org. |archive-date=29 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929153427/http://www.pro-linux.de/news/1/12990/go-oo-erster-fork-von-openofficeorg.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Pladao Office,<ref>{{cite conference | |||
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| title = Pladao Office | |||
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| date = 21 March 2003 | |||
| conference = OpenOffice.org Conference 2003 | |||
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| publisher = Sun Microsystems | |||
| location = Hamburg | |||
| access-date = 16 October 2013 | |||
| archive-date = 4 October 2013 | |||
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}}</ref> PlusOffice Mac,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.macworld.com/article/1137502/plusoffice.html|title=PlusOffice to build on OpenOffice.org|first=Peter|last=Cohen|date=12 December 2008|access-date=1 October 2013|publisher=MacWorld|archive-date=5 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005003737/http://www.macworld.com/article/1137502/plusoffice.html|url-status=live}}</ref> RedOffice,<ref name=phipps-tippingpoint/><ref name=redflag240/><ref>{{Cite press release|publisher=Sun Microsystems|url=http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/pr/2007-05/sunflash.20070523.2.xml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216183643/http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/pr/2007-05/sunflash.20070523.2.xml|title=Sun and Redflag Chinese 2000 to Collaborate on OpenOffice.org Projects|date=23 May 2007|archive-date=16 February 2008|access-date=16 October 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> RomanianOffice, ]/Oracle Open Office, SunShine Office, ThizOffice, UP Office, White Label Office,<ref>{{Cite press release|url=http://world.einnews.com/pr_news/61139143/open-source-software-defends-itself-against-looming-shut-down|publisher=Team OpenOffice e.V.|title=Open-Source Software Defends Itself Against Looming Shut-Down|location=], Germany|date=11 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108212808/http://world.einnews.com/pr_news/61139143/open-source-software-defends-itself-against-looming-shut-down|archive-date=8 November 2011|access-date=16 October 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/241758/facing_closure_openofficeorg_makes_a_plea_for_survival.html|access-date=16 May 2012|title=Facing Closure, OpenOffice.org Makes a Plea for Survival|date=13 October 2011|first=Katherine|last=Noyes|magazine=PCWorld}}{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the_apache_software_foundation_statement|publisher=Apache Software Foundation|access-date=13 May 2012|date=14 October 2011|title=The Apache Software Foundation Statement on Apache OpenOffice.org|archive-date=12 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512193159/http://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the_apache_software_foundation_statement|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=13 May 2012|work=The H Open|publisher=Heinz Heise|url=http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/ASF-says-OpenOffice-org-is-in-good-health-1362079.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208113518/http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/ASF-says-OpenOffice-org-is-in-good-health-1362079.html|archive-date=8 December 2013|title=ASF says OpenOffice.org is in good health|date=17 October 2011|first=Chris|last=von Eitzen|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> WPS Office Storm (the 2004 edition of ]) and 602Office.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=DerivedWorks&oldid=171353 |work=OpenOffice.org Wiki |title=DerivedWorks |publisher=Oracle Corporation |date=8 June 2010 |access-date=26 July 2010 |archive-date=4 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904074256/https://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=DerivedWorks&oldid=171353 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
The OpenOffice.org website also listed a large variety of complementary products, including ] systems.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=OpenOffice.org_Solutions&oldid=196039 |title=Openoffice.org Solutions |work=OpenOffice.org Wiki |publisher=Oracle Corporation |date=17 April 2011 |access-date=20 June 2013 |archive-date=4 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904074256/https://wiki.openoffice.org/search/?title=OpenOffice.org_Solutions&oldid=196039 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
As of October 02, 2007, ] announced<ref></ref> (and generated an answer by Sun's ]<ref></ref> and Mathias Bauer<ref></ref>) a derived OpenOffice.org work, under the wing of his employer ], with the purpose of including new features and fixes that do not get easily integrated in the OOo-build up-stream core. The work is called Go-OO (http://go-oo.org/) a name under which alternative OO.o software has been available for five years. The new features are shared with Novell's edition of OOo and include: | |||
* ] macros support. | |||
* Faster start up time. | |||
* "A linear optimization solver to optimize a cell value based on arbitrary constraints built into Calc". | |||
* Multimedia content supports into documents, using the ] multimedia framework. | |||
* Support for ] formats, ] graphics (WPG format) and T602 files imports. | |||
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== Reactions == | |||
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Federal Computer Week issue listed OpenOffice.org as one of the "5 stars of open-source products."<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.fcw.com/article90919-09-26-05-Print | title = 5 stars of open-source products: If you're not using these tools, you may be missing out | last = Joch | first = Alan | publisher = Federal Computer Week | date = ], ] }}</ref> In contrast, OpenOffice.org was used in ] by '']'' newspaper to illustrate what it claims are the limitations of open-source software, although the article does finish by stating that the software may be better than MS Word for books.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,16376,1660763,00.html |title = If this suite’s a success, why is it so buggy? |last=Brown |first=Andrew |publisher=The Guardian |date=], ]}}</ref> | |||
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=== Market share === | |||
Although Microsoft Office retains 95% of the general market as measured by revenue,<ref> Knowledge@Wharton, August 22, 2007. URL accessed on October 31, 2007.</ref> OpenOffice.org and StarOffice have secured 14% of the large enterprise market as of 2004<ref> Jack Loftus, ], ], SearchEnterpriseLinux.com. URL accessed on ], ].</ref> and 19% of the small to midsize business market in 2005.<ref> Jay Wrolstad, ], ], Top Tech News. URL accessed on ], ]</ref> The OpenOffice.org web site reports more than 98 million downloads.<ref>, state: 20007-09-01</ref> | |||
=== Active === | |||
Other large scale users of OpenOffice.org include ],<ref name="mindef">, Aaron Tan, Computer Times (]), ] ]</ref> and ] City Council in the UK. In ], OpenOffice.org has attracted the attention of both local and national government administrations who wish to rationalize their software procurement, as well as have stable, standard file formats for archival purposes. It is now the official office suite for the ].<ref>, URL accessed on ] ].</ref> Several government organizations in India, such as ] (a renowned technical institute), the ], the ],<ref></ref> which use GNU/Linux, completely rely on OpenOffice.org for their administration. | |||
==== Apache OpenOffice ==== | |||
On ], ], Sun and ] announced a strategic partnership. As part of this agreement, Sun will add a Google search bar to OpenOffice.org, Sun and Google will engage in joint marketing activities as well as joint research and development, and Google will help distribute OpenOffice.org.<ref> by Stephen Shankland, Staff Writer, CNET News.com, ], ].</ref> | |||
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In June 2011, Oracle contributed the OpenOffice.org code and trademarks to the Apache Software Foundation. The developer pool for the Apache project was proposed to be seeded by IBM employees, Linux distribution companies and public sector agencies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/201106.mbox/raw/%3C4DE65D8F.8060002@oracle.com%3E/2|title=Proposal|first=Luke|last=Kowalski|work=attachment|access-date=23 September 2013|archive-date=2 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702010257/http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/201106.mbox/raw/%3C4DE65D8F.8060002@oracle.com%3E/2|url-status=dead}}; attachment to {{cite web|url=https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/201106.mbox/%3C4DE65D8F.8060002@oracle.com%3E|title=OpenOffice.org Apache Incubator Proposal|first=Luke|last=Kowalski|work=incubator-general mailing list|publisher=Apache Software Foundation|date=1 June 2011|access-date=23 September 2013|archive-date=1 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901115423/https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/201106.mbox/%3C4DE65D8F.8060002@oracle.com%3E|url-status=live}}</ref> IBM employees did the majority of the development,<ref name=infoworld20130826>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.infoworld.com/print/225555|title=In defense of Apache|magazine=InfoWorld|first=Andrew|last=Oliver|date=26 August 2013|access-date=28 August 2013|archive-date=27 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827150444/http://www.infoworld.com/print/225555|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="hillesley20120404">{{cite news|url=http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/news/apache-openoffice-who-knows-where-the-time-goes|title=Apache OpenOffice: who knows where the time goes?|last=Hillesley|first=Richard|date=4 April 2012|publisher=LinuxUser|access-date=11 June 2013|archive-date=4 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404082126/http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/news/apache-openoffice-who-knows-where-the-time-goes|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="sjvn20121028">{{cite news|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/does-openoffice-have-a-future/|title=Does OpenOffice have a future?|last=Vaughan-Nichols|first=Steven J.|work=ZDNet Linux and Open Source|publisher=ZDNet|date=28 October 2012|access-date=27 December 2012|archive-date=4 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204142233/http://www.zdnet.com/does-openoffice-have-a-future-7000006480/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="brillblog"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/simon-says/2012/05/open-source-suites-highly-active/index.htm|title=Open Source Suites Highly Active|first=Simon|last=Phipps|work=Simon Says|publisher=Computerworld UK|date=9 May 2012|access-date=2 July 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054858/http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/simon-says/2012/05/open-source-suites-highly-active/index.htm|archive-date=21 September 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> including hiring ex-Star Division developers.<ref name="sjvn20121028"/> The Apache project removed or replaced as much code as possible from OpenOffice.org 3.4 beta 1, including fonts, under licenses unacceptable to Apache<ref name=asflegal>{{cite web |url=https://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html |title=ASF Legal Previously Asked Questions |publisher=Apache Software Foundation |access-date=5 January 2013 |archive-date=6 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206232339/http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and released 3.4.0 in May 2012.<ref name="aoo340">{{cite web|url=http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/3.4.0.html|title=AOO 3.4.0 Release Notes|work=Apache OpenOffice|publisher=Apache Software Foundation|access-date=30 September 2013|archive-date=24 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924085701/http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/3.4.0.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
Besides StarOffice, there are still a number of OpenOffice.org derived commercial products. Most of them are developed under ] license (which is valid up to OpenOffice.org 2.0 Beta 2). In general they are targeted at local or niche market, with proprietary add-ons such as speech recognition module, automatic database connection, or better ] support.<ref></ref> | |||
The codebase for IBM's Lotus Symphony was donated to the Apache Software Foundation in 2012 and merged for Apache OpenOffice 4.0,<ref name="symphony_allegro_moderato"/> and Symphony was deprecated in favour of Apache OpenOffice.<ref name="brillblog">{{cite web |first=Ed |last=Brill |url=http://edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/more-on-the-lotus-symphony-and-desktop-productivity-roadmap |title=More on the Lotus Symphony and desktop productivity roadmap |publisher=Ed Brill |date=5 February 2012 |access-date=18 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606140010/http://edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/more-on-the-lotus-symphony-and-desktop-productivity-roadmap |archive-date=6 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
In July 2007 Everex, a division of First International Computer and the 9th largest PC supplier in the U.S., began shipping systems preloaded with OpenOffice.org 2.2 into Wal-Mart and Sam's Club throughout North America. | |||
While the project considers itself the unbroken continuation of OpenOffice.org,<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825090723/http://www.openoffice.org/about/|url=http://www.openoffice.org/about/|archive-date=25 August 2013|access-date=3 October 2013|title=About Apache OpenOffice|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> others regard it as a fork,<ref name="thonline2011"/><ref name=infoworld20130826/><ref name="hillesley20120404"/><ref name=cloudave>{{cite web|url=http://www.cloudave.com/13293/oracle-donates-openoffice-org-to-apache-a-quick-analysis/|title=Oracle Donates OpenOffice.org To Apache: A Quick Analysis|first=Krishnan|last=Subramanian|date=1 June 2011|access-date=1 October 2013|work=CloudAve|publisher=Cloud Avenue LLC|archive-date=10 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810205917/https://www.cloudave.com/13293/oracle-donates-openoffice-org-to-apache-a-quick-analysis/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/11/apache_openoffice_ship_when_ready/|title=Apache devs: 'We'll ship no OpenOffice before its time'|first=Neil|last=McAllister|work=The Register|publisher=Situation Publishing|date=11 June 2013|access-date=2 October 2013|archive-date=24 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024125840/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/11/apache_openoffice_ship_when_ready/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://opensource.com/life/13/1/software-wars|title=Software Wars: A film about FOSS, collaboration, and software freedom|first=Jason|last=Hibbets|work=opensource.com|publisher=Red Hat|date=15 January 2013|access-date=2 October 2013|archive-date=10 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810205937/https://opensource.com/life/13/1/software-wars|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2048446/apache-openoffice-4-0-review-new-features-easier-to-use-still-free.html|title=Apache OpenOffice 4.0 review: New features, easier to use, still free|first=Ian|last=Harac|work=Download This|publisher=PCWorld|date=23 September 2013|access-date=13 October 2013|archive-date=15 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815151734/http://www.pcworld.com/article/2048446/apache-openoffice-4-0-review-new-features-easier-to-use-still-free.html|url-status=live}}</ref> or at the least a separate project.<ref name="gamalielsson2013">{{Cite journal | last1 = Gamalielsson | first1 = J. | last2 = Lundell | first2 = B. R. | title = Sustainability of Open Source software communities beyond a fork: How and why has the LibreOffice project evolved? | doi = 10.1016/j.jss.2013.11.1077 | journal = Journal of Systems and Software | volume = 89 | pages = 128–145 | year = 2013 | doi-access = free }}</ref> | |||
In September 2007 IBM announced that it would supply and support OpenOffice.org branded as ], and integrated into Lotus Notes.<ref name="IBM"/> IBM also announced 35 developers would be assigned to work on OpenOffice.org, and that it would join the OpenOffice.org foundation. Commentators noted parallels between IBM's 2000 support of GNU/Linux and this announcement.<ref>{{ cite web | title = I.B.M. to Offer Office Software Free in Challenge to Microsoft’s Line I.B.M. to Offer Office Software Free in Challenge to Microsoft’s Line | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/18/technology/18blue.html | first = Steve | last = Lohr | work = Technology | publisher = ] | date = ] ] | accessdate = 2007-10-07 }}</ref> | |||
In October 2014, ], writing for ], said the project had "all but stalled due to IBM's withdrawal from the project."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linuxpromagazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/LibreOffice-OpenOffice-and-rumors-of-unification|first=Bruce|last=Byfield|date=30 September 2014|title=LibreOffice, OpenOffice, and rumors of unification|work=Linux Pro Magazine|publisher=Linux New Media|access-date=7 October 2014|archive-date=8 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008203914/http://www.linuxpromagazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/LibreOffice-OpenOffice-and-rumors-of-unification|url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of|2015}}, the project has no release manager,<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328195545/https://www.mail-archive.com/dev@openoffice.apache.org/msg20922.html |date=28 March 2022 }}, October 2014; {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204195222/http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.apache.incubator.ooo.devel/49631 |date=4 February 2017 }}, March 2015</ref> and itself reports a lack of volunteer involvement and code contributions.<ref name="ASF Board minutes January 2015">{{cite web|url=http://apache.org/foundation/records/minutes/2015/board_minutes_2015_01_21.txt|title=The Apache Software Foundation Board of Directors Meeting Minutes January 21, 2015|publisher=Apache Software Foundation|date=21 January 2015|access-date=3 May 2015|archive-date=20 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620113743/http://apache.org/foundation/records/minutes/2015/board_minutes_2015_01_21.txt|url-status=live}}</ref> After ongoing problems with unfixed ] ] from 2015 onward,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lwn.net/Articles/695562/|title=Apache OpenOffice and CVE-2016-1513|date=27 July 2016|first=Jake|last=Edge|work=]|access-date=4 August 2016|archive-date=1 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901144206/http://lwn.net/Articles/695562/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="asfboard201701">{{cite web|url=http://apache.org/foundation/records/minutes/2017/board_minutes_2017_01_18.txt|title=Board of Directors Meeting Minutes|date=18 January 2017|publisher=Apache Foundation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418162204/https://www.apache.org/foundation/records/minutes/2017/board_minutes_2017_01_18.txt|archive-date=18 April 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=18 April 2017|quote=There will be at least one security fix in the under-development release 4.1.4.}}</ref><ref name="regfeb2019">{{cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/02/04/apache_openoffice_no_patch/|title=LibreOffice patches malicious code-execution bug, Apache OpenOffice – wait for it, wait for it – doesn't|last=Claburn|first=Thomas|date=4 February 2019|work=The Register|access-date=28 February 2019|archive-date=28 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228192327/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/02/04/apache_openoffice_no_patch/|url-status=live}}</ref> in September 2016 the project started discussions on possibly retiring AOO.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://lwn.net/Articles/699047/|title=Contemplating the possible retirement of Apache OpenOffice|work=]|date=2 September 2016|access-date=3 January 2017|archive-date=3 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160903175541/https://lwn.net/Articles/699047/|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
=== Java controversy === | |||
In the past OpenOffice.org was criticized for an increasing dependency on the ] which was not ]. That Sun Microsystems is both the creator of Java and the chief supporter of OpenOffice.org drew accusations of ulterior motives for this technology choice. | |||
==== Collabora Online ==== | |||
Version 1 depended on the ] (JRE) being present on the user’s computer for some auxiliary functions, but version 2 increased the suite’s use of Java requiring a JRE. In response, ] increased their efforts to improve ]. Red Hat’s ] 4 (released on ], ]) included a beta version of OpenOffice.org version 2, running on ] and ]. | |||
{{main|Collabora Online}} | |||
Collabora Online is a version of LibreOffice with a web interface and real-time collaborative editing. It is developed by ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Collabora Online in Nextcloud|url=https://nextcloud.com/collaboraonline/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204234805/https://nextcloud.com/collaboraonline/|archive-date=4 February 2017|access-date=2021-01-20|website=NextCloud|quote=Collabora Online is a powerful LibreOffice-based online office suite with collaborative editing, which supports all major document, spreadsheet and presentation file formats and works in all modern browsers}}</ref> | |||
==== LibreOffice ==== | |||
The issue of OpenOffice.org’s use of Java came to the fore in May 2005, when ] appeared to call for a ] of the application in a posting on the ] website.<ref>{{cite news |last=Byfield |first=Bruce |authorlink=Bruce Byfield |title=Free Software Foundation and OpenOffice.org team up to escape Java trap |publisher=] |date=2005-05-16 |url=http://software.newsforge.com/software/05/05/16/1358227.shtml |accessdate=2007-09-09}}</ref> This led to discussions within the OpenOffice.org community and between Sun staff and developers involved in ], a free replacement for Sun’s Java implementation. Later that year, the OpenOffice.org developers also placed into their development guidelines various requirements to ensure that future versions of OpenOffice.org could be run on free implementations of Java and fixed the issues which previously prevented OpenOffice.org 2.0 from using free software Java implementations.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://tools.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=jdk&msgNo=133 | title = Reoccurring discussions arounds OOos Java usage |date=2005-05-11|accessdate = 2006-09-06 }}</ref> | |||
{{main|LibreOffice}} | |||
Sun had stated in the original OpenOffice.org announcement in 2000 that the project would be run by a neutral foundation,<ref name="ooo-announcement"/> and put forward a more detailed proposal in 2001.<ref name="ooofoundation">{{cite web|url=http://www.openoffice.org/white_papers/OOo_project/openofficefoundation.html|title=The OpenOffice.org Foundation|publisher=Sun Microsystems|date=4 November 2001|access-date=9 October 2013|archive-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921102841/http://www.openoffice.org/white_papers/OOo_project/openofficefoundation.html|url-status=live}}</ref> There were many calls to put this into effect over the ensuing years.<ref name="lwngooo"/><ref name="ooo2008stats"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10129764-16.html|title=Why is OpenOffice "profoundly sick"?|first=Matt|last=Asay|work=The Open Road|publisher=CNet|date=30 December 2008|access-date=17 June 2013|archive-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054113/http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10129764-16.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Dave|last=Neary|url=http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2008/04/29/openofficeorg-a-candidate-for-a-501c6/|title=OpenOffice.org – a candidate for a 501(c)6?|work=Safe as Milk|publisher=Blogs.gnome.org|date=29 April 2008|access-date=5 January 2013|archive-date=1 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501123533/http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2008/04/29/openofficeorg-a-candidate-for-a-501c6/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 28 September 2010, in frustration at years of perceived neglect of the codebase and community by Sun and then Oracle,<ref name=webwereld20100930/> members of the OpenOffice.org community announced a non-profit called The Document Foundation and a fork of OpenOffice.org named LibreOffice. Go-oo improvements were merged, and that project was retired in favour of LibreOffice.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lwn.net/Articles/407339/ |title=Michael Meeks talks about LibreOffice and the Document Foundation |date=28 September 2010 |first=Jake |last=Edge |publisher=Linux Weekly News |access-date=21 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928121520/https://lwn.net/Articles/407339/ |archive-date=28 September 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The goal was to produce a vendor-independent office suite with ODF support and without any copyright assignment requirements.<ref name="tdfcontact" /> | |||
Oracle was invited to become a member of the Document Foundation and was asked to donate the OpenOffice.org brand.<ref name="tdfcontact">{{cite web|url=http://www.documentfoundation.org/contact/tdf_release.html|title=OpenOffice.org Community announces The Document Foundation|access-date=31 December 2012|date=28 September 2010|publisher=The Document Foundation|archive-date=30 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100930085933/http://www.documentfoundation.org/contact/tdf_release.html|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=OpenOffice.org developers move to break ties with Oracle|publisher=Computerworld|url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9188338/OpenOffice.org_developers_move_to_break_ties_with_Oracle|first=Jeremy|last=Kirk|date=28 September 2010|access-date=28 September 2010|archive-date=17 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117075827/https://www.computerworld.com/article/2516107/update--openoffice-org-developers-move-to-break-ties-with-oracle.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Oracle instead demanded that all members of the OpenOffice.org Community Council involved with the Document Foundation step down,<ref name=ars20101018/> leaving the Council composed only of Oracle employees.<ref name=zdnet20101019/> | |||
On ], ], Sun committed to releasing Java under the ] in the near future.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sun.com/2006-1113/feature/story.jsp|title=Sun Opens Java|accessdate = 2006-11-25}}</ref> This process would end OpenOffice.org's dependence on ] software. | |||
Most Linux distributions promptly replaced OpenOffice.org with LibreOffice;<ref name="nww20120525"/><ref name="debian-lo"/><ref name="ubuntu-lo"/><ref name="suse-lo"/> ] 6 also features LibreOffice rather than OpenOffice.org or Apache OpenOffice.<ref name="techrepublic-oracle-lo">{{cite web|url=http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/european-technology/open-source-development-the-history-of-openoffice-shows-why-licensing-matters/1079|title=Open-source development: The history of OpenOffice shows why licensing matters|first=Richard|last=Hillesley|work=TechRepublic|date=2 October 2012|access-date=22 June 2013|archive-date=16 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516014231/http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/european-technology/open-source-development-the-history-of-openoffice-shows-why-licensing-matters/1079|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="derstandard-oracle-lo">{{cite web|url=http://derstandard.at/1342947279200/Ironie-Oracle-liefert-nun-LibreOffice-aus|title=Ironie: Oracle liefert nun LibreOffice aus|language=de|trans-title=Irony: Oracle now provides LibreOffice|work=derStandard.at|date=22 July 2012|access-date=22 June 2013|archive-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055001/http://derstandard.at/1342947279200/Ironie-Oracle-liefert-nun-LibreOffice-aus|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="oracle-lo">{{cite web|url=https://oss.oracle.com/ol6/docs/RELEASE-NOTES-U3-en.html|title=Oracle Linux 6.3 Release Notes|publisher=Oracle Corporation|date=June 2012|access-date=19 June 2013|archive-date=18 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118031550/https://oss.oracle.com/ol6/docs/RELEASE-NOTES-U3-en.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The project rapidly accumulated developers, development effort<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.documentfoundation.org/2011/09/28/the-document-foundation-celebrates-its-first-anniversary/ |title=The Document Foundation celebrates its first anniversary |first=Italo |last=Vignoli |work=The Document Foundation Blog |publisher=] |date=28 September 2011 |access-date=5 January 2013 |archive-date=1 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001154739/http://blog.documentfoundation.org/2011/09/28/the-document-foundation-celebrates-its-first-anniversary/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.novell.com/prblogs/?p=3095 |title=Viva la LibreOffice! |access-date=28 September 2010 |first=Kerry |last=Adorno |date=28 September 2010 |work=Novell News |publisher=] |quote=Novell, Google, Red Hat, Canonical, and others are pleased to work with The Document Foundation to help make LibreOffice the best office productivity suite on the market. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415090729/http://www.novell.com/prblogs/?p=3095 |archive-date=15 April 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heise.de/open/meldung/Canonical-unterstuetzt-LibreOffice-1194699.html|title=Canonical unterstützt LibreOffice|language=de|trans-title=Canonical supports LibreOffice|work=Heise Open Source|publisher=Heinz Heise|date=22 February 2011|access-date=21 June 2013|quote=Das Unternehmen hinter Ubuntu bezahlt mit Björn Michaelsen einen Entwickler, der vollzeit an der freien Bürosuite arbeiten soll. |archive-date=15 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615152949/http://www.heise.de/open/meldung/Canonical-unterstuetzt-LibreOffice-1194699.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and added features,<ref name="ostatic20120426">{{cite news|url=http://ostatic.com/blog/apache-openoffice-lagging-behind-libreoffice-in-features|title=Apache OpenOffice Lagging Behind LibreOffice in Features|work=Ostatic|first=Susan|last=Linton|date=26 April 2012|access-date=5 January 2013|archive-date=27 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527104344/http://ostatic.com/blog/apache-openoffice-lagging-behind-libreoffice-in-features|url-status=live}}</ref> the majority of outside OpenOffice.org developers having moved to LibreOffice.<ref name=reg20110314/><ref name="ARS02Nov10"/><ref name="ARS28Sep10"/> In March 2015, an ] development comparison of LibreOffice with Apache OpenOffice concluded that "LibreOffice has won the battle for developer participation".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://lwn.net/Articles/637735/ |title=Development activity in LibreOffice and OpenOffice |access-date=20 June 2015 |author=Jonathan Corbet |date=15 March 2015 |work=LWN.net |archive-date=30 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930063841/https://lwn.net/Articles/637735/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
Between November 2006 and May 2007, Sun Microsystems made available most of their Java technologies under the GNU General Public License, in compliance with the specifications of the Java Community Process, thus making almost all of Sun's Java also free software. | |||
=== Discontinued === | |||
The following areas of OpenOffice.org 2.0 depend<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/Java|title=Java and OpenOffice.org|accessdate = 2007-06-13}}</ref> on the JRE being present: | |||
* The ] on Unix-like systems | |||
* All document wizards in Writer | |||
* Accessibility tools | |||
* Report Autopilot | |||
* ] driver support | |||
* ] database engine, which is used in OpenOffice.org Base | |||
* ] filters | |||
* ], the ] scripting language and the Java UNO bridge | |||
* Export filters to the Aportis.doc (.pdb) format for the ] or ] (.psw) format for the ] | |||
* Export filter to ] | |||
* Export filter to ]'s ] | |||
==== NeoOffice ==== | |||
A common point of confusion is that ] to generate emails requires the Java API JavaMail in ]; however, as of version 2.0.1, OpenOffice.org uses a ]-component instead.<ref></ref> | |||
{{main|NeoOffice}} | |||
], an independent commercial port for ] that tracked the main line of development, offered a native OS X ] user interface before OpenOffice.org did.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://neowiki.neooffice.org/index.php/NeoOffice |title=Information about NeoOffice |publisher=] |date=13 June 2007 |access-date=22 April 2009 |archive-date=6 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090506161723/http://neowiki.neooffice.org/index.php/NeoOffice |url-status=live }}</ref> Later versions are derived from Go-oo, rather than directly from OpenOffice.org.<ref name="go-oo-download"/> All versions from NeoOffice 3.1.1 to NeoOffice 2015 were based on OpenOffice.org 3.1.1, though latter versions included stability fixes from LibreOffice and Apache OpenOffice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=64520#64520|title=Mac App Store complaints|date=7 November 2013|author=Pluby|publisher=trinity.neooffice.org|access-date=25 December 2013|archive-date=27 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227032323/http://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=64520#64520|url-status=live}}</ref> NeoOffice 2017 and later versions are fully based on LibreOffice.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=65212#65212|title=NeoOffice 2017 Beta Professional Edition released|date=2 May 2017|author=Pluby|publisher=trinity.neooffice.org|access-date=10 May 2017|archive-date=8 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808033049/https://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=65212#65212|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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==== Go-oo ==== | ||
{{main|Go-oo}} | |||
OpenOffice.org provides replacement for MS Office's ], ], ], ], ] and ]. But to level the equivalent functionality from the rest of MS Office, OOo can be complemented with other open source programs such as: | |||
* ] or ]/] for a PIM like ]. | |||
* ] (which seeks integration with OOo, but might be limited due to licensing issues) for ]. | |||
* ] for ] | |||
The ooo-build ] set was started at ] in 2002, because Sun was slow to accept outside work on OpenOffice.org, even from corporate partners, and to make the build process easier on Linux. It tracked the main line of development and was not intended to constitute a fork.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ooo.ximian.com/ooo-build.html |title=About ooo-build |publisher=] |date=18 October 2003 |access-date=5 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060410080023/http://ooo.ximian.com/ooo-build.html |archive-date=10 April 2006 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Most Linux distributions used,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tuxdeluxe.org/node/184|title=Meek not geek - Interview with Michael Meeks of OpenOffice.org|work=Tux Deluxe|first=Daniel|last=James|date=7 May 2007|access-date=1 October 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929232956/http://www.tuxdeluxe.org/node/184|archive-date=29 September 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and worked together on,<ref>{{cite conference |last=Meeks |first=Michael |editor-last=Lockhart |editor-first=John W. |date=21–24 July 2004 |title=The World of OpenOffice |conference=Linux Symposium 2004 |conference-url=http://www.linuxsymposium.org/archives/OLS/Reprints-2004/ |book-title=Proceedings of the Linux Symposium |location=Ottawa, Ontario |volume=2 |pages=361–366 |url=http://www.linuxsymposium.org/archives/OLS/Reprints-2004/Reprint-Meeks-OLS2004.pdf |access-date=1 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502012130/http://www.linuxsymposium.org/archives/OLS/Reprints-2004/Reprint-Meeks-OLS2004.pdf |archive-date=2 May 2014}}</ref> ooo-build. | |||
=== Speed and memory issues === | |||
OpenOffice.org has been criticized for slow boot up times and extensive CPU and RAM usage in comparison to other competitive software such as Microsoft Office. In comparison, tests between OpenOffice.org 2.2 and Microsoft Office 2007 have found that OpenOffice.org takes approximately 2 times the processing time and memory to load an application itself along with a blank file; and took approximately 4.7 times the processing time and 3.9 times the memory to open an extremely large spreadsheet file.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ou|first=George|url=http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=480|title=MS Office 2007 versus OpenOffice 2.2|date=2007-04-27|accessdate=2008-01-14}}</ref> Critics have pointed to excessive code bloat and OpenOffice.org's loading of the ] as possible reasons for the slow speeds and excessive memory usage. | |||
Sun's contributions to OpenOffice.org had been declining for a number of years<ref name="ooo2008stats">{{cite web |url=http://people.gnome.org/~michael/blog/ooo-commit-stats-2008.html |first=Michael |last=Meeks |work=Stuff Michael Meeks is doing |title=Measuring the true success of OpenOffice.org |publisher=People.gnome.org |date=10 October 2008 |access-date=5 January 2013 |archive-date=2 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202050329/http://people.gnome.org/~michael/blog/ooo-commit-stats-2008.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and some developers were unwilling to assign copyright in their work to Sun,<ref name=calcsolver/> particularly given the deal between Sun and IBM to license the code outside the LGPL.<ref name=lwn20110520/> On 2 October 2007, ] announced that ooo-build would be available as a software package called Go-oo, not merely a patch set.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gnome.org/~michael/blog/2007-10-02.html |title=2007-10-02: Tuesday |work=Stuff Michael Meeks is doing |publisher=People.gnome.org |date=2 October 2007 |access-date=22 April 2009 |archive-date=6 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090506095725/http://www.gnome.org/~michael/blog/2007-10-02.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> (The go-oo.org ] had been in use by ooo-build as early as 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lwn.net/Articles/121441/|title=ooo-build 1.3.8 Announced|first=Michael|last=Meeks|work=LWN.net|date=28 January 2005|access-date=1 October 2013|archive-date=4 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004231252/http://lwn.net/Articles/121441/|url-status=live}}</ref>) Sun reacted negatively, with ] of Sun terming it "a hostile and competitive fork".<ref name="lwngooo"/> Many ] advocates worried that Go-oo was a Novell effort to incorporate ] technologies, such as Office Open XML, that might be vulnerable to ] claims.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3794611_1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090323073107/http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3794611_1|archive-date=23 March 2009|date=7 January 2009|first=Bruce|last=Byfield|title=OpenOffice.org vs. Go-OO: Cutting through the Gordian Knot|work=Datamation|access-date=15 August 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> However, the office suite branded "OpenOffice.org" in most Linux distributions, having previously been ooo-build, soon in fact became Go-oo.<ref name="go-oo-download">{{cite web |url=http://www.go-oo.org/download/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100803034339/http://www.go-oo.org/download/ |archive-date=3 August 2010 |title=Download Go-OO!: Other derivatives |publisher=Go-oo.org |access-date=16 October 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/151829/comments/5|title=Bug #151829 in openoffice.org (Ubuntu): "Include go-oo in Ubuntu"|work=Launchpad.net|publisher=]|access-date=28 January 2009|archive-date=1 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501012532/https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/151829/comments/5|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="linux.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.linux.com/feature/154364 |title=Go-OO: The best office suite you never knew you used |first=Federico |last=Kereki |publisher=Linux.com |date=4 December 2008 |access-date=26 July 2010 |archive-date=10 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210192845/http://www.linux.com/feature/154364 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
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Go-oo also encouraged outside contributions, with rules similar to those later adopted for LibreOffice.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.h-online.com/open/features/Calling-a-cat-a-dog-746843.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131208000702/http://www.h-online.com/open/features/Calling-a-cat-a-dog-746843.html|archive-date = 8 December 2013|title = Healthcheck: OpenOffice: Calling a cat a dog|page = 4|first = Richard|last = Hillesley|work = The H Open|date = 29 January 2009|access-date = 26 June 2013|url-status = dead|df = dmy-all}}</ref> When LibreOffice forked, Go-oo was deprecated in favour of that project. | |||
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OpenOffice Novell edition was a supported version of Go-oo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oooninja.com/2008/01/openxml-translator-odf-converter-11.html|access-date=21 November 2012|title=odf-converter 1.1 released|first=Andrew|last=Ziem|date=31 January 2008|publisher=OpenOffice.org Ninja|archive-date=27 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127233415/http://www.oooninja.com/2008/01/openxml-translator-odf-converter-11.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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==== IBM Lotus Symphony ==== | |||
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The Workplace Managed Client in ] 2.6 (23 January 2006<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/19142.wss|title=IBM Announces New Version of Workplace Products With Enhanced Support for Open Standards and Improved SOA Functionality|publisher=IBM|date=23 January 2006|access-date=22 September 2013|archive-date=27 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927083017/http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/19142.wss|url-status=dead }}</ref>) incorporated code from OpenOffice.org 1.1.4,<ref name="thonline2011"/> the last version under the SISSL. This code was broken out into a separate application as Lotus Symphony (30 May 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www-03.ibm.com/software/lotus/symphony/buzz.nsf/web_DisPlayPlugin?open&unid=ED2B95285B0545B3862574A40074E7C6|title=Announcing ----- IBM Lotus Symphony Version 1.0 is NOW AVAILABLE|work=Lotus Symphony Buzz|author=((Buzzmaster1))|publisher=IBM|date=30 May 2008|access-date=22 September 2013|archive-date=27 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927083100/http://www-03.ibm.com/software/lotus/symphony/buzz.nsf/web_DisPlayPlugin?open&unid=ED2B95285B0545B3862574A40074E7C6|url-status=dead}}</ref>), with a new interface based on ]. Symphony 3.0 (21 October 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/lotus-symphony-3.0-now-available|title=Lotus Symphony 3.0 now available|first=Ed|last=Brill|date=21 October 2010|access-date=22 September 2013|archive-date=28 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028215203/http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/lotus-symphony-3.0-now-available|url-status=dead }}</ref>) was ] on OpenOffice.org 3.0, with the code licensed privately from Sun. IBM's changes were donated to the Apache Software Foundation in 2012, Symphony was deprecated in favour of Apache OpenOffice<ref name="brillblog" /> and its code was merged into Apache OpenOffice 4.0.<ref name="symphony_allegro_moderato">{{cite web|first=Rob|last=Weir|url=https://blogs.apache.org/OOo/entry/merging_lotus_symphony_allegro_moderato|title=Merging Lotus Symphony: Allegro moderato|publisher=Apache Software Foundation|date=21 January 2013|access-date=23 July 2013|archive-date=25 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125064416/https://blogs.apache.org/OOo/entry/merging_lotus_symphony_allegro_moderato|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
==== StarOffice ==== | |||
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Sun used OpenOffice.org as a base for its commercial proprietary StarOffice application software, which was OpenOffice.org with some added proprietary components. ] in January 2010 and quickly renamed StarOffice to Oracle Open Office.<ref name=oracleoojan2010>{{cite web|url=http://www.newformat.se/documents/oracle/oracle-open-office-features-overview-060550.pdf|title=Oracle Open Office: Features Overview: An Oracle White Paper|date=January 2010|publisher=Oracle Corporation|access-date=20 September 2013|archive-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053420/http://www.newformat.se/documents/oracle/oracle-open-office-features-overview-060550.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Oracle discontinued development in April 2011.<ref name="oooclosurepr"/> | |||
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Discontinued office suite software "OOo" redirects here. For other uses, see OOO (disambiguation). This article is about the discontinued office suite. For active descendants, see § Forks and derivative software.
OpenOffice.org 3 logo | |
The Start Center from OpenOffice.org v3.2.1 | |
Original author(s) | StarOffice by Star Division (1985–1999) |
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Developer(s) | Sun Microsystems (1999–2009) Oracle Corporation (2010–2011) |
Initial release | 1 May 2002; 22 years ago (2002-05-01) |
Final release | 3.3.0 / 17 January 2011 |
Written in | C++ and Java |
Operating system | Linux, OS X, Microsoft Windows, Solaris |
Platform | IA-32, x86-64, PowerPC, SPARC |
Predecessor | StarOffice |
Successor | LibreOffice Apache OpenOffice |
Size | 143.4 MB (3.3.0 en-US Windows .exe without JRE) |
Standard(s) | OpenDocument (ISO/IEC 26300) |
Available in | 121 languages |
Type | Office suite |
License | Dual-licensed under the SISSL and GNU LGPL (OpenOffice.org 2 Beta 2 and earlier) GNU LGPL version 3 (OpenOffice.org 2 and later) |
Website | openoffice.org |
OpenOffice.org (OOo), commonly known as OpenOffice, is a discontinued open-source office suite. Active successor projects include LibreOffice (the most actively developed) and Collabora Online, with Apache OpenOffice being considered mostly dormant since at least 2015.
OpenOffice was an open-sourced version of the earlier StarOffice, which Sun Microsystems acquired in 1999 for internal use. Sun open-sourced the OpenOffice suite in July 2000 as a competitor to Microsoft Office, releasing version 1.0 on 1 May 2002.
OpenOffice included a word processor (Writer), a spreadsheet (Calc), a presentation application (Impress), a drawing application (Draw), a formula editor (Math), and a database management application (Base). Its default file format was the OpenDocument Format (ODF), an ISO/IEC standard, which originated with OpenOffice.org. It could also read a wide variety of other file formats, with particular attention to those from Microsoft Office. OpenOffice.org was primarily developed for Linux, Microsoft Windows and Solaris, and later for OS X, with ports to other operating systems. It was distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3 (LGPL); early versions were also available under the Sun Industry Standards Source License (SISSL).
In 2011, Oracle Corporation, the then-owner of Sun, announced that it would no longer offer a commercial version of the suite and donated the project to the Apache Foundation. Apache renamed the software Apache OpenOffice.
History
See also: History of StarOfficeOpenOffice.org originated as StarOffice, a proprietary office suite developed by German company Star Division from 1985 on. In August 1999, Star Division was acquired by Sun Microsystems for US$59.5 million, as it was supposedly cheaper than licensing Microsoft Office for 42,000 staff.
On 19 July 2000 at OSCON, Sun Microsystems announced it would make the source code of StarOffice available for download with the intention of building an open-source development community around the software and of providing a free and open alternative to Microsoft Office. The new project was known as OpenOffice.org, and the code was released as open source on 13 October 2000. The first public preview release was Milestone Build 638c, released in October 2001 (which quickly achieved 1 million downloads); the final release of OpenOffice.org 1.0 was on 1 May 2002.
OpenOffice.org became the standard office suite on many Linux distros and spawned many derivative versions. It quickly became noteworthy competition to Microsoft Office, achieving 14% penetration in the large enterprise market by 2004.
The OpenOffice.org XML file format – XML in a ZIP archive, easily machine-processable – was intended by Sun to become a standard interchange format for office documents, to replace the different binary formats for each application that had been usual until then. Sun submitted the format to the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) in 2002 and it was adapted to form the OpenDocument standard in 2005, which was ratified as ISO 26300 in 2006. It was made OpenOffice.org's native format from version 2 on. Many governments and other organisations adopted OpenDocument, particularly given there was a free implementation of it readily available.
Development of OpenOffice.org was sponsored primarily by Sun Microsystems, which used the code as the basis for subsequent versions of StarOffice. Developers who wished to contribute code were required to sign a Contributor Agreement granting joint ownership of any contributions to Sun (and then Oracle), in support of the StarOffice business model. This was controversial for many years. An alternative Public Documentation Licence (PDL) was also offered for documentation not intended for inclusion or integration into the project code base.
After acquiring Sun in January 2010, Oracle Corporation continued developing OpenOffice.org and StarOffice, which it renamed Oracle Open Office, though with a reduction in assigned developers. Oracle's lack of activity on or visible commitment to OpenOffice.org had also been noted by industry observers. In September 2010, the majority of outside OpenOffice.org developers left the project, due to concerns over Sun and then Oracle's management of the project and Oracle's handling of its open source portfolio in general, to form The Document Foundation (TDF). TDF released the fork LibreOffice in January 2011, which most Linux distributions soon moved to. In April 2011, Oracle stopped development of OpenOffice.org and fired the remaining Star Division development team. Its reasons for doing so were not disclosed; some speculate that it was due to the loss of mindshare with much of the community moving to LibreOffice while others suggest it was a commercial decision.
In June 2011, Oracle contributed the trademarks to the Apache Software Foundation. It also contributed Oracle-owned code to Apache for relicensing under the Apache License, at the suggestion of IBM (to whom Oracle had contractual obligations concerning the code), as IBM did not want the code put under a copyleft license. This code drop formed the basis for the Apache OpenOffice project.
Governance
During Sun's sponsorship, the OpenOffice.org project was governed by the Community Council, comprising OpenOffice.org community members. The Community Council suggested project goals and coordinated with producers of derivatives on long-term development planning issues.
Both Sun and Oracle are claimed to have made decisions without consulting the Council or in contravention to the council's recommendations, leading to the majority of outside developers leaving for LibreOffice. Oracle demanded in October 2010 that all Council members involved with the Document Foundation step down, leaving the Community Council composed only of Oracle employees.
Naming
The project and software were informally referred to as OpenOffice since the Sun release, but since this term is a trademark held by Open Office Automatisering in Benelux since 1999, OpenOffice.org was its formal name.
Due to a similar trademark issue (a Rio de Janeiro company that owned that trademark in Brazil), the Brazilian Portuguese version of the suite was distributed under the name BrOffice.org from 2004, with BrOffice.Org being the name of the associated local nonprofit from 2006. (BrOffice.org moved to LibreOffice in December 2010.)
Features
OpenOffice.org 1.0 was launched under the following mission statement:
The mission of OpenOffice.org is to create, as a community, the leading international office suite that will run on all major platforms and provide access to all functionality and data through open-component based APIs and an XML-based file format.
Components
Icon | Title | Description |
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Writer | A word processor analogous to Microsoft Word or WordPerfect. | |
Calc | A spreadsheet analogous to Microsoft Excel or Lotus 1-2-3. | |
Impress | A presentation program analogous to Microsoft PowerPoint or Apple Keynote. Impress could export presentations to Adobe Flash (SWF) files, allowing them to be played on any computer with a Flash player installed. Presentation templates were available on the OpenOffice.org website. | |
Draw | A vector graphics editor comparable in features to the drawing functions in Microsoft Office. | |
Math | A tool for creating and editing mathematical formulas, analogous to Microsoft Equation Editor. Formulas could be embedded inside other OpenOffice.org documents, such as those created by Writer. | |
Base | A database management program analogous to Microsoft Access. Base could function as a front-end to a number of different database systems, including Access databases (JET), ODBC data sources, MySQL and PostgreSQL. Base became part of the suite starting with version 2.0. HSQL was the included database engine. From version 2.3, Base offered report generation via Pentaho. |
The suite contained no personal information manager, email client or calendar application analogous to Microsoft Outlook, despite one having been present in StarOffice 5.2. Such functionality was frequently requested. The OpenOffice.org Groupware project, intended to replace Outlook and Microsoft Exchange Server, spun off in 2003 as OpenGroupware.org, which is now SOGo. The project considered bundling Mozilla Thunderbird and Mozilla Lightning for OpenOffice.org 3.0.
Supported operating systems
The last version, 3.4 Beta 1, was available for IA-32 versions of Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 or later, Linux (IA-32 and x64), Solaris and OS X 10.4 or later, and the SPARC version of Solaris.
The latest versions of OpenOffice.org on other operating systems were:
- IRIX (MIPS IV): v1.0.3
- Linux 2.2: v2.x
- Linux 2.4: v3.3.x
- Mac OS X v10.2: v1.1.2
- Mac OS X v10.3: v2.1
- Mac OS X v10.4-Mac OS X v10.6: v4.0
- Windows 95: v1.1.5
- Windows NT 4.0 SP6: v1.1.x
- Windows 98 and Windows ME: v2.4.3
- Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 or later: v3.3.x
- Solaris 7: 1.0.x
- Solaris 8, Solaris 9: v2.x
- Solaris 10: v3.4 Beta 1
Fonts
OpenOffice.org included OpenSymbol, DejaVu, the Liberation fonts (from 2.4) and the Gentium fonts (from 3.2). Versions up to 2.3 included the Bitstream Vera fonts. OpenOffice.org also used the default fonts of the running operating system.
Fontwork is a feature that allows users to create stylized text with special effects differing from ordinary text with the added features of gradient colour fills, shaping, letter height, and character spacing. It is similar to WordArt used by Microsoft Word. When OpenOffice.org saved documents in Microsoft Office file format, all Fontwork was converted into WordArt.
Extensions
From version 2.0.4, OpenOffice.org supported third-party extensions. As of April 2011, the OpenOffice Extension Repository listed more than 650 extensions. Another list was maintained by the Free Software Foundation.
OpenOffice Basic
Main article: OpenOffice BasicOpenOffice.org included OpenOffice Basic, a programming language similar to Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). OpenOffice Basic was available in Writer, Calc and Base. OpenOffice.org also had some Microsoft VBA macro support.
Connectivity
OpenOffice.org could interact with databases (local or remote) using ODBC (Open Database Connectivity), JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) or SDBC (StarOffice Database Connectivity).
File formats
From Version 2.0 onward, OpenOffice.org used ISO/IEC 26300:2006 OpenDocument as its native format. Versions 2.0–2.3.0 default to the ODF 1.0 file format; versions 2.3.1–2.4.3 default to ODF 1.1; versions 3.0 onward default to ODF 1.2.
OpenOffice.org 1 used OpenOffice.org XML as its native format. This was contributed to OASIS and OpenDocument was developed from it.
OpenOffice.org also claimed support for the following formats:
Format | Extension | Reading | Writing | Notes |
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OpenOffice.org XML | SXW, STW, SXC, STC, SXI, STI, SXD, STD, SXM | Yes | Yes | native up to 1.x |
Microsoft Word for Windows 2 | DOC, DOT | Yes | Yes | |
Microsoft Word 6.0/95 | DOC, DOT | Yes | Yes | |
Microsoft Word 97–2003 | DOC, DOT | Yes | Yes | |
Microsoft Word 2003 XML (WordprocessingML) | XML | Yes | Yes | |
Microsoft Excel 4/5/95 | XLS, XLW, XLT | Yes | Yes | |
Microsoft Excel 97–2003 | XLS, XLW, XLT | Yes | Yes | |
DocBook | XML | Yes | Yes | since 1.1 |
WordPerfect | WPD | Yes | ||
WordPerfect Suite 2000/Office 1.0 | WPS | Yes | ||
StarOffice StarWriter 3/4/5 | SDW, SGL, VOR | Yes | Yes | |
Ichitaro 8/9/10/11 | JTD, JTT | Yes | ||
ApportisDoc (Palm) | PDB | Yes | Yes | Requires Java |
Hangul WP 97 | HWP | Yes | ||
Microsoft Pocket Word | PSW | Yes | Yes | Requires Java |
Microsoft Pocket Excel | PXL | Yes | Yes | Requires Java |
Microsoft RTF | RTF | Yes | Yes | "you are likely to experience loss of formatting and images" |
Plain text | TXT | Yes | Yes | various encodings supported |
Portable Document Format | Yes | Yes | Export from 1.1; PDF/A-1a (ISO 19005-1) export from 2.4; some readable in Impress | |
Comma-separated values | CSV, TXT | Yes | Yes | |
Microsoft Excel 2003 XML | XML | Yes | Yes | |
Lotus 1-2-3 | WK1, WKS, 123 | Yes | ||
Data Interchange Format | DIF | Yes | Yes | |
StarOffice StarCalc 3/4/5 | SDC, VOR | Yes | Yes | |
dBase | DBF | Yes | Yes | |
SYLK | SLK | Yes | Yes | |
HTML | HTML, HTM | Yes | Yes | |
Quattro Pro 6.0 | WB2 | Yes | ||
Microsoft PowerPoint 97–2003 | PPT, PPS, POT | Yes | Yes | |
StarOffice StarDraw/StarImpress | SDA, SDD, SDP, VOR | Yes | Yes | |
Computer Graphics Metafile | CGM | Yes | Binary-encoded only; not those using clear-text or character based encoding | |
StarOffice StarMath | SXM | Yes | Yes | |
MathML | MML | Yes | ||
BMP file format | BMP | Yes | Yes | |
JPEG | JPG, JPEG | Yes | Yes | |
PCX | PCX | Yes | ||
Photoshop | PSD | Yes | ||
SGV | SGV | Yes | ||
Windows Metafile | WMF | Yes | Yes | |
AutoCAD DXF | DXF | Yes | ||
MET | MET | Yes | Yes | |
Netpbm format | PGM, PBM, PPM | Yes | Yes | |
SunOS Raster | RAS | Yes | Yes | |
SVM | SVM | Yes | Yes | |
X BitMap | XBM | Yes | ||
Enhanced Metafile | EMF | Yes | Yes | |
HPGL plotting file | PLT | Yes | ||
SDA | SDA | Yes | ||
Truevision TGA (Targa) | TGA | Yes | ||
X PixMap | XPM | Yes | Yes | |
Encapsulated PostScript | EPS | Yes | Yes | |
PCD | PCD | Yes | ||
Portable Network Graphics | PNG | Yes | Yes | |
SDD | SDD | Yes | ||
Tag Image File Format | TIF, TIFF | Yes | Yes | |
Graphics Interchange Format | GIF | Yes | Yes | |
PCT | PCT | Yes | Yes | |
SGF | SGF | Yes | ||
Adobe Flash | SWF | Yes | Export from Impress | |
Scalable Vector Graphics | SVG | Yes | Export from Draw | |
Software602 (T602) | 602, TXT | Yes | ||
Uniform Office Format | UOF, UOT, UOS, UOP | Yes | Yes | since 3.0 |
Microsoft Office 2007 Office Open XML | DOCX, XLSX, PPTX | Yes | read since 3.0; writing only in derivatives descended via go-oo |
Development
OpenOffice.org converted all external formats to and from an internal XML representation.
The OpenOffice.org API was based on a component technology known as Universal Network Objects (UNO). It consisted of a wide range of interfaces defined in a CORBA-like interface description language.
Native desktop integration
OpenOffice.org 1.0 was criticized for not having the look and feel of applications developed natively for the platforms on which it runs. Starting with version 2.0, OpenOffice.org used native widget toolkit, icons, and font-rendering libraries on GNOME, KDE and Windows.
The issue had been particularly pronounced on Mac OS X. Early versions of OpenOffice.org required the installation of X11.app or XDarwin (though the NeoOffice port supplied a native interface). Versions since 3.0 ran natively using Apple's Aqua GUI.
Use of Java
Although originally written in C++, OpenOffice.org became increasingly reliant on the Java Runtime Environment, even including a bundled JVM. OpenOffice.org was criticized by the Free Software Foundation for its increasing dependency on Java, which was not free software.
The issue came to the fore in May 2005, when Richard Stallman appeared to call for a fork of the application in a posting on the Free Software Foundation website. OpenOffice.org adopted a development guideline that future versions of OpenOffice.org would run on free implementations of Java and fixed the issues which previously prevented OpenOffice.org 2.0 from using free-software Java implementations.
On 13 November 2006, Sun committed to releasing Java under the GNU General Public License and had released a free software Java, OpenJDK, by May 2007.
Security
In 2006, Lt. Col. Eric Filiol of the Laboratoire de Virologie et de Cryptologie de l'ESAT demonstrated security weaknesses, in particular within macros. In 2006, Kaspersky Lab demonstrated a proof of concept virus, "Stardust", for OpenOffice.org. This showed OpenOffice.org viruses are possible, but there is no known virus "in the wild".
As of October 2011, Secunia reported no known unpatched security flaws for the software. A vulnerability in the inherited OpenOffice.org codebase was found and fixed in LibreOffice in October 2011 and Apache OpenOffice in May 2012.
Version history
Version | Release date | Description |
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Build 638c | 2001-10 | The first public milestone release. |
1.0 | 2002-05-01 | First official release. |
1.0.3.1 | 2003-04 | Last version officially supporting Windows 95. |
1.1 | 2003-09-02 | Export to PDF, export to Flash, macro recording, extension mechanism. |
1.1.1 | 2004-03-29 | Bundled with TheOpenCD. |
1.1.4 | 2004-12-22 | Last version released under SISSL. |
1.1.5 | 2005-09-09 | Last release for 1.x product line. Can edit OpenDocument files. Last version to officially support Windows NT 4.0. |
2.0 | 2005-10-20 | Milestone, with major enhancements and default saving in the OpenDocument format. |
2.1.0 | 2006-12-12 | Minor enhancements, bug fixes. |
2.2.0 | 2007-03-29 | Minor enhancements, bug fixes, security fixes. |
2.3.0 | 2007-09-17 | Updated charting component, minor enhancements, improved extension manager. |
2.4.0 | 2008-03-27 | Bug fixes and new features, enhancements from RedOffice. |
2.4.3 | 2009-09-04 | Last version for Windows 98 and Windows ME |
3.0.0 | 2008-10-13 | Milestone: ODF 1.2, OOXML import, improved VBA, native OS X interface, Start Center. |
3.1.0 | 2009-05-07 | Overlining and transparent dragging. |
3.2 | 2010-02-11 | New features, and performance enhancements. |
3.2.1 | 2010-06-04 | Updated Oracle Start Center and OpenDocument format icons, bug fixes. First Oracle stable release. |
3.3 | 2011-01-26 | New spreadsheet functions and parameters. Last Oracle stable release, and the last stable release to support Windows 2000 and Mac OS X on PowerPC. |
3.4 Beta 1 | 2011-04-12 | Last Oracle code release, and the last release to support Windows 2000 and Mac OS X on PowerPC. |
OpenOffice.org 1
The preview, Milestone 638c, was released October 2001. OpenOffice.org 1.0 was released under both the LGPL and the SISSL for Windows, Linux and Solaris on 1 May 2002. The version for Mac OS X (with X11 interface) was released on 23 June 2003.
OpenOffice.org 1.1 introduced One-click Export to PDF, Export presentations to Flash (.SWF) and macro recording. It also allowed third-party addons.
OpenOffice.org was used in 2005 by The Guardian to illustrate what it saw as the limitations of open-source software.
OpenOffice.org 2
Work on version 2.0 began in early 2003 with the following goals (the "Q Product Concept"): better interoperability with Microsoft Office; improved speed and lower memory usage; greater scripting capabilities; better integration, particularly with GNOME; a more usable database; digital signatures; and improved usability. It would also be the first version to default to OpenDocument. Sun released the first beta version on 4 March 2005.
On 2 September 2005, Sun announced that it was retiring SISSL to reduce license proliferation, though some press analysts felt it was so that IBM could not reuse OpenOffice.org code without contributing back. Versions after 2.0 beta 2 would use only the LGPL.
On 20 October 2005, OpenOffice.org 2.0 was released. 2.0.1 was released eight weeks later, fixing minor bugs and introducing new features. As of the 2.0.3 release, OpenOffice.org changed its release cycle from 18 months to releasing updates every three months.
The OpenOffice.org 2 series attracted considerable press attention. A PC Pro review awarded it 6 stars out of 6 and stated: "Our pick of the low-cost office suites has had a much-needed overhaul, and now battles Microsoft in terms of features, not just price." Federal Computer Week listed OpenOffice.org as one of the "5 stars of open-source products", noting in particular the importance of OpenDocument. Computerworld reported that for large government departments, migration to OpenOffice.org 2.0 cost one tenth of the price of upgrading to Microsoft Office 2007.
OpenOffice.org 3
On 13 October 2008, version 3.0 was released, featuring the ability to import (though not export) Office Open XML documents, support for ODF 1.2, improved VBA macros, and a native interface port for OS X. It also introduced the new Start Center and upgraded to LGPL version 3 as its license.
Version 3.2 included support for PostScript-based OpenType fonts. It warned users when ODF 1.2 Extended features had been used. An improvement to the document integrity check determined if an ODF document conformed to the ODF specification and offered a repair if necessary. Calc and Writer both reduced "cold start" time by 46% compared to version 3.0. 3.2.1 was the first Oracle release.
Version 3.3, the last Oracle version, was released in January 2011. New features include an updated print form, a FindBar and interface improvements for Impress. The commercial version, Oracle Open Office 3.3 (StarOffice renamed), based on the beta, was released on 15 December 2010, as was the single release of Oracle Cloud Office (a proprietary product from an unrelated codebase).
OpenOffice.org 3.4 Beta 1
A beta version of OpenOffice.org 3.4 was released on 12 April 2011, including new SVG import, improved ODF 1.2 support, and spreadsheet functionality.
Before the final version of OpenOffice.org 3.4 could be released, Oracle cancelled its sponsorship of development and fired the remaining Star Division development team.
Market share
Problems arise in estimating the market share of OpenOffice.org because it could be freely distributed via download sites (including mirror sites), peer-to-peer networks, CDs, Linux distributions and so forth. The project tried to capture key adoption data in a market-share analysis, listing known distribution totals, known deployments and conversions and analyst statements and surveys.
According to Valve, as of July 2010, 14.63% of Steam users had OpenOffice.org installed on their machines.
A market-share analysis conducted by a web analytics service in 2010, based on over 200,000 Internet users, showed a wide range of adoption in different countries: 0.2% in China, 9% in the US and the UK and over 20% in Poland, the Czech Republic, and Germany.
Although Microsoft Office retained 95% of the general market — as measured by revenue — as of August 2007, OpenOffice.org and StarOffice had secured 15–20% of the business market as of 2004 and a 2010 University of Colorado at Boulder study reported that OpenOffice.org had reached a point where it had an "irreversible" installed user base and that it would continue to grow.
The project claimed more than 98 million downloads as of September 2007 and 300 million total to the release of version 3.2 in February 2010. The project claimed over one hundred million downloads for the OpenOffice.org 3 series within a year of release.
Notable users
See also: OpenDocument adoptionLarge-scale users of OpenOffice.org included Singapore's Ministry of Defence, and Banco do Brasil. As of 2006 OpenOffice.org was the official office suite for the French Gendarmerie.
In India, several government organizations such as ESIC, IIT Bombay, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, the Supreme Court of India, ICICI Bank, and the Allahabad High Court, which use Linux, completely relied on OpenOffice.org for their administration.
In Japan, conversions from Microsoft Office to OpenOffice.org included many municipal offices: Sumoto, Hyōgo in 2004, Ninomiya, Tochigi in 2006, Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima in 2008 (and to LibreOffice as of 2012), Shikokuchūō, Ehime in 2009, Minoh, Osaka in 2009 Toyokawa, Aichi, Fukagawa, Hokkaido and Katano, Osaka in 2010 and Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki in 2011. Corporate conversions included Assist in 2007 (and to LibreOffice on Ubuntu in 2011), Sumitomo Electric Industries in 2008 (and to LibreOffice in 2012), Toho Co., Ltd. in 2009 and Shinsei Financial Co., Ltd. in 2010. Assist also provided support services for OpenOffice.org.
Retail
In July 2007, Everex, a division of First International Computer and the 9th-largest PC supplier in the U.S., began shipping systems preloaded with OpenOffice.org 2.2 into Wal-Mart, K-mart and Sam's Club outlets in North America.
Forks and derivative software
A number of open source and proprietary products derive at least some code from OpenOffice.org, including AndrOpen Office, Apache OpenOffice, ChinaOffice, Co-Create Office, EuroOffice 2005, Go-oo, KaiOffice, IBM Lotus Symphony, IBM Workplace, Jambo OpenOffice (the first office suite in Swahili), LibreOffice, MagyarOffice, MultiMedia Office, MYOffice 2007, NeoOffice, NextOffice, OfficeOne, OfficeTLE, OOo4Kids, OpenOfficePL, OpenOffice.org Portable, OpenOfficeT7, OpenOffice.ux.pl, OxOffice, OxygenOffice Professional, Pladao Office, PlusOffice Mac, RedOffice, RomanianOffice, StarOffice/Oracle Open Office, SunShine Office, ThizOffice, UP Office, White Label Office, WPS Office Storm (the 2004 edition of Kingsoft Office) and 602Office.
The OpenOffice.org website also listed a large variety of complementary products, including groupware systems.
A timeline of major derivatives of StarOffice and OpenOffice.org StarOffice OpenOffice.org Go-oo IBM Workplace/IBM Lotus Symphony NeoOffice LibreOffice Apache OpenOfficeMajor derivatives include:
Active
Apache OpenOffice
Main article: Apache OpenOfficeIn June 2011, Oracle contributed the OpenOffice.org code and trademarks to the Apache Software Foundation. The developer pool for the Apache project was proposed to be seeded by IBM employees, Linux distribution companies and public sector agencies. IBM employees did the majority of the development, including hiring ex-Star Division developers. The Apache project removed or replaced as much code as possible from OpenOffice.org 3.4 beta 1, including fonts, under licenses unacceptable to Apache and released 3.4.0 in May 2012.
The codebase for IBM's Lotus Symphony was donated to the Apache Software Foundation in 2012 and merged for Apache OpenOffice 4.0, and Symphony was deprecated in favour of Apache OpenOffice.
While the project considers itself the unbroken continuation of OpenOffice.org, others regard it as a fork, or at the least a separate project.
In October 2014, Bruce Byfield, writing for Linux Magazine, said the project had "all but stalled due to IBM's withdrawal from the project." As of 2015, the project has no release manager, and itself reports a lack of volunteer involvement and code contributions. After ongoing problems with unfixed security vulnerabilities from 2015 onward, in September 2016 the project started discussions on possibly retiring AOO.
Collabora Online
Main article: Collabora OnlineCollabora Online is a version of LibreOffice with a web interface and real-time collaborative editing. It is developed by Collabora Productivity.
LibreOffice
Main article: LibreOfficeSun had stated in the original OpenOffice.org announcement in 2000 that the project would be run by a neutral foundation, and put forward a more detailed proposal in 2001. There were many calls to put this into effect over the ensuing years. On 28 September 2010, in frustration at years of perceived neglect of the codebase and community by Sun and then Oracle, members of the OpenOffice.org community announced a non-profit called The Document Foundation and a fork of OpenOffice.org named LibreOffice. Go-oo improvements were merged, and that project was retired in favour of LibreOffice. The goal was to produce a vendor-independent office suite with ODF support and without any copyright assignment requirements.
Oracle was invited to become a member of the Document Foundation and was asked to donate the OpenOffice.org brand. Oracle instead demanded that all members of the OpenOffice.org Community Council involved with the Document Foundation step down, leaving the Council composed only of Oracle employees.
Most Linux distributions promptly replaced OpenOffice.org with LibreOffice; Oracle Linux 6 also features LibreOffice rather than OpenOffice.org or Apache OpenOffice. The project rapidly accumulated developers, development effort and added features, the majority of outside OpenOffice.org developers having moved to LibreOffice. In March 2015, an LWN.net development comparison of LibreOffice with Apache OpenOffice concluded that "LibreOffice has won the battle for developer participation".
Discontinued
NeoOffice
Main article: NeoOfficeNeoOffice, an independent commercial port for Macintosh that tracked the main line of development, offered a native OS X Aqua user interface before OpenOffice.org did. Later versions are derived from Go-oo, rather than directly from OpenOffice.org. All versions from NeoOffice 3.1.1 to NeoOffice 2015 were based on OpenOffice.org 3.1.1, though latter versions included stability fixes from LibreOffice and Apache OpenOffice. NeoOffice 2017 and later versions are fully based on LibreOffice.
Go-oo
Main article: Go-ooThe ooo-build patch set was started at Ximian in 2002, because Sun was slow to accept outside work on OpenOffice.org, even from corporate partners, and to make the build process easier on Linux. It tracked the main line of development and was not intended to constitute a fork. Most Linux distributions used, and worked together on, ooo-build.
Sun's contributions to OpenOffice.org had been declining for a number of years and some developers were unwilling to assign copyright in their work to Sun, particularly given the deal between Sun and IBM to license the code outside the LGPL. On 2 October 2007, Novell announced that ooo-build would be available as a software package called Go-oo, not merely a patch set. (The go-oo.org domain name had been in use by ooo-build as early as 2005.) Sun reacted negatively, with Simon Phipps of Sun terming it "a hostile and competitive fork". Many free software advocates worried that Go-oo was a Novell effort to incorporate Microsoft technologies, such as Office Open XML, that might be vulnerable to patent claims. However, the office suite branded "OpenOffice.org" in most Linux distributions, having previously been ooo-build, soon in fact became Go-oo.
Go-oo also encouraged outside contributions, with rules similar to those later adopted for LibreOffice. When LibreOffice forked, Go-oo was deprecated in favour of that project.
OpenOffice Novell edition was a supported version of Go-oo.
IBM Lotus Symphony
Main article: IBM Lotus SymphonyThe Workplace Managed Client in IBM Workplace 2.6 (23 January 2006) incorporated code from OpenOffice.org 1.1.4, the last version under the SISSL. This code was broken out into a separate application as Lotus Symphony (30 May 2008), with a new interface based on Eclipse. Symphony 3.0 (21 October 2010) was rebased on OpenOffice.org 3.0, with the code licensed privately from Sun. IBM's changes were donated to the Apache Software Foundation in 2012, Symphony was deprecated in favour of Apache OpenOffice and its code was merged into Apache OpenOffice 4.0.
StarOffice
Main article: StarOfficeSun used OpenOffice.org as a base for its commercial proprietary StarOffice application software, which was OpenOffice.org with some added proprietary components. Oracle bought Sun in January 2010 and quickly renamed StarOffice to Oracle Open Office. Oracle discontinued development in April 2011.
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