Ten years of Open Office

OpenOffice.org is both a product and an open-source project. Each have been in existence since 2000.  The source code of the suite was released in July 2000 with the aim of reducing the dominant market share of Microsoft Office by providing a free and open alternative.

The Open Office software suite includes enterprise quality word processing, spreadsheet, database, slide presentation, and drawing applications comparable to Microsoft Office software, but it is free and it is Open Source.  Apart from the very reasonable price for Open Office software (free), the quality of Open Office and the social implications of Open Source software offer compelling justifications to consider the package. In my opinion, Open Office software is first choice for general purpose office use.

For those on a limited budget, there isn't much choice.  Businesses which can well afford to buy Microsoft products ought think about giving financial support of OpenOffice.org instead.

Download Open Office software from this page.


Tom Fox
Louisville, Kentucky
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