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| <p STYLE="margin-top: 0.17in; page-break-after: avoid"><font FACE="Albany, sans-serif"><font SIZE=4 STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><b>OpenOffice.org |
| News Highlights (2004/2005)</b></font></font></p> |
| <p ><strong><a href="ooo_news_2004_2005.odt">ODT</a> | <a href="ooo_news_2004_2005.pdf">PDF</a> </strong></p> |
| </div> |
| <p STYLE="margin-top: 0.06in; margin-bottom: 0.06in"><font FACE="Albany"><font SIZE=4><b><a HREF="#0.October 2005|outline">October |
| 2005</a></b></font></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Open Source Attracts Public Sector|outline">Open |
| Source Attracts Public Sector</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Avanquest distributing StarOffice 8|outline">Avanquest |
| distributing StarOffice 8</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Why multi-party stewardship of the OpenDocument Format matters so much|outline">Why |
| multi-party stewardship of the OpenDocument Format matters so much</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.KOffice 1.4.2: Improved OpenDocument Support|outline">KOffice |
| 1.4.2: Improved OpenDocument Support</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.ISO to review OpenDocument as a standard|outline">ISO |
| to review OpenDocument as a standard</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OASIS submits OpenDocument as standard|outline">OASIS |
| submits OpenDocument as standard</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Microsoft 'must support OpenDocument'|outline">Microsoft |
| 'must support OpenDocument'</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.141,624 PCs with OpenOffice.org in China|outline">141,624 |
| PCs with OpenOffice.org in China</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.AbiWord gets OpenDocument support from Nokia|outline">AbiWord |
| gets OpenDocument support from Nokia</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Microsoft denies PDF support is a reaction to Massachusetts decision|outline">Microsoft |
| denies PDF support is a reaction to Massachusetts decision</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.RedMonk's Stephen O'Grady about Sun, Google and OpenOffice.org|outline">RedMonk's |
| Stephen O'Grady about Sun, Google and OpenOffice.org</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Lenovo bundles StarOffice|outline">Lenovo |
| bundles StarOffice</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenOffice.org & Google's SOC|outline">OpenOffice.org |
| & Google's SOC</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.eWeek: 1xExcellent plus 3xGood for StarOffice 8|outline">eWeek: |
| 1xExcellent plus 3xGood for StarOffice 8</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.CRN: Five Stars for StarOffice 8|outline">CRN: |
| Five Stars for StarOffice 8</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-top: 0.06in; margin-bottom: 0.06in"><font FACE="Albany"><font SIZE=4><b><a HREF="#0.September 2005|outline">September |
| 2005</a></b></font></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenOffice.org 1.1.5 announced|outline">OpenOffice.org |
| 1.1.5 announced</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.SISSL retired|outline">SISSL |
| retired</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Estonian Native-Lang project announced|outline">Estonian |
| Native-Lang project announced</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.University of Toronto at Scarborough Standardizes on StarOffice for all Student Computing Resources|outline">University |
| of Toronto at Scarborough Standardizes on StarOffice for all Student |
| Computing Resources</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Commonwealth of Massachusetts moves to open document formats|outline">Commonwealth |
| of Massachusetts moves to open document formats</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenOffice.org distributed at state conference of lawyers|outline">OpenOffice.org |
| distributed at state conference of lawyers</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0."OpenOffice is great alternative to Microsoft"|outline">"OpenOffice |
| is great alternative to Microsoft"</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0."Plan by 13 Nations Urges Open Technology Standards"|outline">"Plan |
| by 13 Nations Urges Open Technology Standards"</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Indonesia adopts the Java Desktop System (and StarOffice / OpenOffice.org) for its national open-source desktop|outline">Indonesia |
| adopts the Java Desktop System (and StarOffice / OpenOffice.org) for |
| its national open-source desktop</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenOffice.org Conference 2005 in Koper / Capodistria, Slovenia|outline">OpenOffice.org |
| Conference 2005 in Koper / Capodistria, Slovenia</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Raising the bar on patents and standards|outline">Raising |
| the bar on patents and standards</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-top: 0.06in; margin-bottom: 0.06in"><font FACE="Albany"><font SIZE=4><b><a HREF="#0.August 2005|outline">August |
| 2005</a></b></font></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenOffice.org announces version 2.0 public beta 2|outline">OpenOffice.org |
| announces version 2.0 public beta 2</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.NeoOffice gets $25,000 donation|outline">NeoOffice |
| gets $25,000 donation</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Linux pumps up fitness retailer's network, desktops|outline">Linux |
| pumps up fitness retailer's network, desktops</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Kenosha Finds Big Savings in Linux|outline">Kenosha |
| Finds Big Savings in Linux</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.CheckStatus.net Switches To Open Source|outline">CheckStatus.net |
| Switches To Open Source</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenOffice.org distributed at state conference of lawyers|outline">OpenOffice.org |
| distributed at state conference of lawyers</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Massive Linux handout set for French schools|outline">Massive |
| Linux handout set for French schools</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.PC Magazine review OpenOffice.org 2.0 Beta|outline">PC |
| Magazine review OpenOffice.org 2.0 Beta</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0."OpenOffice.org 2.0 reviewed"|outline">"OpenOffice.org |
| 2.0 reviewed"</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.FOSS word processors compared: OOo Writer, AbiWord, and KWord|outline">FOSS |
| word processors compared: OOo Writer, AbiWord, and KWord</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Endorsement in the Chicago Tribune|outline">Endorsement |
| in the Chicago Tribune</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Support for OASISOpenDocument format in eZ publish|outline">Support |
| for OASISOpenDocument format in eZ publish</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Perl module for OASIS OpenDocument at CPAN|outline">Perl |
| module for OASIS OpenDocument at CPAN</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-top: 0.06in; margin-bottom: 0.06in"><font FACE="Albany"><font SIZE=4><b><a HREF="#0.Juli 2005|outline">Juli |
| 2005</a></b></font></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenOffice.org 1.1.5 Release Candidate Is Here|outline">OpenOffice.org |
| 1.1.5 Release Candidate Is Here</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.BharateeyaOO.o with Linux For You Magazine|outline">BharateeyaOO.o |
| with Linux For You Magazine</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.New Community Contributor Representative|outline">New |
| Community Contributor Representative</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenOffice.org's third international conference announced|outline">OpenOffice.org's |
| third international conference announced</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenOffice.org at city of about 100,000|outline">OpenOffice.org |
| at city of about 100,000</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenOffice.org, FOSS, and the preservation of Gaelic|outline">OpenOffice.org, |
| FOSS, and the preservation of Gaelic</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Vienna starts desktop Linux migration|outline">Vienna |
| starts desktop Linux migration</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenOffice.org at Australian community center|outline">OpenOffice.org |
| at Australian community center</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Schools ink deal for open source|outline">Schools |
| ink deal for open source</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.New USB Flash Drive Sports Bootable OS, Office Apps|outline">New |
| USB Flash Drive Sports Bootable OS, Office Apps</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Novell showcases OES|outline">Novell |
| showcases OES</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenOffice.org instead of Works|outline">OpenOffice.org |
| instead of Works</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.[Beta Review] Openoffice.org 2|outline">[Beta |
| Review] Openoffice.org 2</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenOffice 2.0 Beta Review|outline">OpenOffice |
| 2.0 Beta Review</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.KDE Plugin in the Official OpenOffice.org Packages|outline">KDE |
| Plugin in the Official OpenOffice.org Packages</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Xandros Business Desktop & StarOffice|outline">Xandros |
| Business Desktop & StarOffice</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Valuable Data Requires Open Formats|outline">Valuable |
| Data Requires Open Formats</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.How Microsoft will try to get more money from Office users|outline">How |
| Microsoft will try to get more money from Office users</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Taking the Lead in Security and Performance; New version of the TYPO3 Content Management System Released|outline">Taking |
| the Lead in Security and Performance; New version of the TYPO3 |
| Content Management System Released</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Norway says yes to Open Source|outline">Norway |
| says yes to Open Source</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Microsoft looks to partners to force Office upgrades|outline">Microsoft |
| looks to partners to force Office upgrades</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-top: 0.06in; margin-bottom: 0.06in"><font FACE="Albany"><font SIZE=4><b><a HREF="#0.June 2005|outline">June |
| 2005</a></b></font></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OOoCon 2005 Call For Papers|outline">OOoCon |
| 2005 Call For Papers</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.NeoOffice/J 1.1 Released!|outline">NeoOffice/J |
| 1.1 Released!</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Uno Runtime Environment (URE) released|outline">Uno |
| Runtime Environment (URE) released</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Opening of an Eurasian Languages Native-Lang Group|outline">Opening |
| of an Eurasian Languages Native-Lang Group</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Once more OpenOffice.org and Open Source Softwares on CDs in India|outline">Once |
| more OpenOffice.org and Open Source Softwares on CDs in India</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Sun Microsystems' Donation of StarOffice(TM) Suite To Be Distributed Through Gifts In Kind International|outline">Sun |
| Microsystems' Donation of StarOffice(TM) Suite To Be Distributed |
| Through Gifts In Kind International</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Linux and other OSS helps connect rural African villages|outline">Linux |
| and other OSS helps connect rural African villages</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Indian OpenOffice roll-out continues|outline">Indian |
| OpenOffice roll-out continues</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Free Indian Language Software is Hot!|outline">Free |
| Indian Language Software is Hot!</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.LT Scotland Introduces Gaelic Version of Office Applications Software|outline">LT |
| Scotland Introduces Gaelic Version of Office Applications Software</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Trying OpenOffice|outline">Trying |
| OpenOffice</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Italian lawyers in love with open source|outline">Italian |
| lawyers in love with open source</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.RedMonk's Stephen O'Grady on the OASIS OpenDocument format|outline">RedMonk's |
| Stephen O'Grady on the OASIS OpenDocument format</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.XML, one format to rule them all|outline">XML, |
| one format to rule them all</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Sun Donates StarOffice to Non-Profits|outline">Sun |
| Donates StarOffice to Non-Profits</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Coming Soon: MS Office Alternatives for Mac|outline">Coming |
| Soon: MS Office Alternatives for Mac</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-top: 0.06in; margin-bottom: 0.06in"><font FACE="Albany"><font SIZE=4><b><a HREF="#0.May 2005|outline">May |
| 2005</a></b></font></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenDocument Format Formally Approved|outline">OpenDocument |
| Format Formally Approved</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Members Approve OpenDocument as OASIS Standard|outline">Members |
| Approve OpenDocument as OASIS Standard</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Azeri Native-Lang project announced|outline">Azeri |
| Native-Lang project announced</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Polish Native-Lang Group announced|outline">Polish |
| Native-Lang Group announced</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Detroit high school opens its desktops|outline">Detroit |
| high school opens its desktops</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Sun signs StarOffice agreement for 4,000 Irish schools|outline">Sun |
| signs StarOffice agreement for 4,000 Irish schools</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Open Source Software in Schools|outline">Open |
| Source Software in Schools</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Open source makes school appointment|outline">Open |
| source makes school appointment</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Local authorities keen on open source|outline">Local |
| authorities keen on open source</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Birmingham begins major open source pilot|outline">Birmingham |
| begins major open source pilot</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Bristol ready to put open source on 3,500 desktops|outline">Bristol |
| ready to put open source on 3,500 desktops</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Italian Automobile Club selects StarOffice (Italian articles only)|outline">Italian |
| Automobile Club selects StarOffice (Italian articles only)</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Elite forces' health department trims operating costs|outline">Elite |
| forces' health department trims operating costs</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Tamil Language Open Source Tools & Apps Released in Chennai|outline">Tamil |
| Language Open Source Tools & Apps Released in Chennai</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Millions in India to get OpenOffice|outline">Millions |
| in India to get OpenOffice</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.StarOffice 8: Sun's Office Suite Takes on Microsoft|outline">StarOffice |
| 8: Sun's Office Suite Takes on Microsoft</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Product review, OpenOffice.org 2.0 beta|outline">Product |
| review, OpenOffice.org 2.0 beta</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Review: OpenOffice a Strong Competitor|outline">Review: |
| OpenOffice a Strong Competitor</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Lesson number one: get rid of Microsoft|outline">Lesson |
| number one: get rid of Microsoft</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Ditching Microsoft can save millions|outline">Ditching |
| Microsoft can save millions</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OO.o 2.0 pioneers new standard|outline">OO.o |
| 2.0 pioneers new standard</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.A Standard Set For The Office|outline">A |
| Standard Set For The Office</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenOffice.org File Viewer|outline">OpenOffice.org |
| File Viewer</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-top: 0.06in; margin-bottom: 0.06in"><font FACE="Albany"><font SIZE=4><b><a HREF="#0.April 2005|outline">April |
| 2005</a></b></font></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenOffice.org Conference 2005 - Please vote for the location!|outline">OpenOffice.org |
| Conference 2005 - Please vote for the location!</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.NeoOffice/J Donates Code|outline">NeoOffice/J |
| Donates Code</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Albanian Native-Lang project announced|outline">Albanian |
| Native-Lang project announced</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Spreading OpenOffice Tamil|outline">Spreading |
| OpenOffice Tamil</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.StarOffice at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL)|outline">StarOffice |
| at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL)</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Small college saves big with OpenOffice.org and Linux|outline">Small |
| college saves big with OpenOffice.org and Linux</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Why UK's Access Devices cooked up its own embedded open source OS|outline">Why |
| UK's Access Devices cooked up its own embedded open source OS</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.StarOffice at the City of Marghera|outline">StarOffice |
| at the City of Marghera</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.MIP Holdings moves most users to open source|outline">MIP |
| Holdings moves most users to open source</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.4,000 StarOffice licenses at SANG-HA|outline">4,000 |
| StarOffice licenses at SANG-HA</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.State govt logs on to cost-cutting drive|outline">State |
| govt logs on to cost-cutting drive</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Thailand: The case for open source software|outline">Thailand: |
| The case for open source software</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.DHBs to test open source alternative to Windows and Office|outline">DHBs |
| to test open source alternative to Windows and Office</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.NZ open source trial attracts gov't attention|outline">NZ |
| open source trial attracts gov't attention</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenOffice 2.0 to break down walls to adoption|outline">OpenOffice |
| 2.0 to break down walls to adoption</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.First Look: OpenOffice.org 2.0 Looks Good|outline">First |
| Look: OpenOffice.org 2.0 Looks Good</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Download some of the best software money can't buy|outline">Download |
| some of the best software money can't buy</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenOffice is a decent alternative|outline">OpenOffice |
| is a decent alternative</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Ask Slashdot: OpenOffice vs. MS Office for Education_|outline">Ask |
| Slashdot: OpenOffice vs. MS Office for Education?</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.IBM Certifies OpenDocument Successful Implementation|outline">IBM |
| Certifies OpenDocument Successful Implementation</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OASIS Members to vote on OpenDocument XML Format|outline">OASIS |
| Members to vote on OpenDocument XML Format</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Gentoo update for openoffice|outline">Gentoo |
| update for openoffice</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-top: 0.06in; margin-bottom: 0.06in"><font FACE="Albany"><font SIZE=4><b><a HREF="#0.March 2005|outline">March |
| 2005</a></b></font></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenOffice.org Announces Version 2.0 Public Beta|outline">OpenOffice.org |
| Announces Version 2.0 Public Beta</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.First Native-Lang Group has been launched|outline">First |
| Native-Lang Group has been launched</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Linux in Business and Governments: An Idea Whose Time Has Come|outline">Linux |
| in Business and Governments: An Idea Whose Time Has Come</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.The case for open source software|outline">The |
| case for open source software</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Availability of OpenOffice.org & Staroffice Indexer for Google Dekstop Search|outline">Availability |
| of OpenOffice.org & Staroffice Indexer for Google Dekstop Search</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenOffice.org Beta 2.0: Trouble for Microsoft|outline">OpenOffice.org |
| Beta 2.0: Trouble for Microsoft</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.First look: OpenOffice.org version 2.0 beta|outline">First |
| look: OpenOffice.org version 2.0 beta</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.A first look at OpenOffice.org 2.0|outline">A |
| first look at OpenOffice.org 2.0</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Illuminata analyst on OpenOffice.org|outline">Illuminata |
| analyst on OpenOffice.org</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.MS Office meets its match|outline">MS |
| Office meets its match</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-top: 0.06in; margin-bottom: 0.06in"><font FACE="Albany"><font SIZE=4><b><a HREF="#0.February 2005|outline">February |
| 2005</a></b></font></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Winner, OpenOffice.org 2.0 Splashscreen competition|outline">Winner, |
| OpenOffice.org 2.0 Splashscreen competition</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.L.A. mulls open source|outline">L.A. |
| mulls open source</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.LA Investigates Open Source To Cut Costs|outline">LA |
| Investigates Open Source To Cut Costs</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.LinuxWorld preview: Open source rules, SCO fades and apps abound|outline">LinuxWorld |
| preview: Open source rules, SCO fades and apps abound</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Sun Microsystems Hosts Annual Worldwide Education And Research Conference|outline">Sun |
| Microsystems Hosts Annual Worldwide Education And Research |
| Conference</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Vienna takes the boldest step of all - asking the users|outline">Vienna |
| takes the boldest step of all - asking the users</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.7,000 OpenOffice.org users at Indian bank|outline">7,000 |
| OpenOffice.org users at Indian bank</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Banking on Indian ISVs|outline">Banking |
| on Indian ISVs</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.2004 LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Awards|outline">2004 |
| LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Awards</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenOffice.org database application: A first look review|outline">OpenOffice.org |
| database application: A first look review</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Microsoft Office is too dangerous to leave with users|outline">Microsoft |
| Office is too dangerous to leave with users</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.The Future Is Open: What OpenDocument Is And Why You Should Care|outline">The |
| Future Is Open: What OpenDocument Is And Why You Should Care</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Analyst: MS Office Formats Not Open|outline">Analyst: |
| MS Office Formats Not Open</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.StarOffice 8 goes beta|outline">StarOffice |
| 8 goes beta</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.New Sun StarOffice 8.0 Beta Looks a Lot Like Microsoft Office 2003|outline">New |
| Sun StarOffice 8.0 Beta Looks a Lot Like Microsoft Office 2003</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.StarOffice 8 beta set to debut|outline">StarOffice |
| 8 beta set to debut</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-top: 0.06in; margin-bottom: 0.06in"><font FACE="Albany"><font SIZE=4><b><a HREF="#0.January 2005|outline">January |
| 2005</a></b></font></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OOoCon 2005 - Call for Location|outline">OOoCon |
| 2005 - Call for Location</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OOo version (1.9.71s1) on Mac OSX (X11/Mac OSX 10.3.4)|outline">OOo |
| version (1.9.71s1) on Mac OSX (X11/Mac OSX 10.3.4)</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenOffice.org 1.9m71 package for FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE|outline">OpenOffice.org |
| 1.9m71 package for FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Venezuela opts for Linux|outline">Venezuela |
| opts for Linux</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Enlaces To Install Linux in Chile Schools|outline">Enlaces |
| To Install Linux in Chile Schools</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Linux gets warm reception in Chile|outline">Linux |
| gets warm reception in Chile</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.EU's Open Source Observatory - Open Office in Naestved Municipality, Denmark|outline">EU's |
| Open Source Observatory - Open Office in Naestved Municipality, |
| Denmark</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Official Police migration|outline">Official |
| Police migration</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.French police find open source arresting|outline">French |
| police find open source arresting</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Vienna to softly embrace Linux|outline">Vienna |
| to softly embrace Linux</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Viennese authority to push ahead with Linux plans|outline">Viennese |
| authority to push ahead with Linux plans</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.StarOffice 7 Office Suite Momentum Scales New Heights|outline">StarOffice |
| 7 Office Suite Momentum Scales New Heights</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.UN project publishes free primer on open source software in education|outline">UN |
| project publishes free primer on open source software in education</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenOffice Prepares to Grow|outline">OpenOffice |
| Prepares to Grow</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-top: 0.06in; margin-bottom: 0.06in"><font FACE="Albany"><font SIZE=4><b><a HREF="#0.December 2004|outline">December |
| 2004</a></b></font></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenOffice.org Regional Conference North America|outline">OpenOffice.org |
| Regional Conference North America</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.linux.conf.au OpenOffice.org Miniconf|outline">linux.conf.au |
| OpenOffice.org Miniconf</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenOffice.org goes Swahili|outline">OpenOffice.org |
| goes Swahili</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenOffice.org 1.1.4 Is Here|outline">OpenOffice.org |
| 1.1.4 Is Here</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Libertarian Linux goes mainstream|outline">Libertarian |
| Linux goes mainstream</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Wal-Mart debuts $498 Linux laptop|outline">Wal-Mart |
| debuts $498 Linux laptop</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.IT for free|outline">IT for free</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Dutch MPs fume over £100m Microsoft contract|outline">Dutch |
| MPs fume over £100m Microsoft contract</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Dutch govt ends exclusive MS upgrade talks|outline">Dutch |
| govt ends exclusive MS upgrade talks</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Africa Proving To Be Next Frontier for Free and Open Software|outline">Africa |
| Proving To Be Next Frontier for Free and Open Software</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.DVA shops for open source Office|outline">DVA |
| shops for open source Office</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.De Bortoli Wines gets a taste of Linux|outline">De |
| Bortoli Wines gets a taste of Linux</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.NSW exam board tests Open Office|outline">NSW |
| exam board tests Open Office</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Linux Makes Headway in Primary Education|outline">Linux |
| Makes Headway in Primary Education</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Roundtable: City of Haarlem and OpenOffice.org|outline">Roundtable: |
| City of Haarlem and OpenOffice.org</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenOffice 2.0 preview released|outline">OpenOffice |
| 2.0 preview released</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenOffice 2.0 Nears Beta Testing|outline">OpenOffice |
| 2.0 Nears Beta Testing</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-top: 0.06in; margin-bottom: 0.06in"><font FACE="Albany"><font SIZE=4><b><a HREF="#0.November 2004|outline">November |
| 2004</a></b></font></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenOffice.org 1.1.3 with KDE integration|outline">OpenOffice.org |
| 1.1.3 with KDE integration</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Third-Annual Desktop Linux Summit Expands to Include Mozilla and OpenOffice.org Focus|outline">Third-Annual |
| Desktop Linux Summit Expands to Include Mozilla and OpenOffice.org |
| Focus</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.New web site for the Czech and Slovak OpenOffice.org users|outline">New |
| web site for the Czech and Slovak OpenOffice.org users</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Basque localisation of OpenOffice.org 1.1.3|outline">Basque |
| localisation of OpenOffice.org 1.1.3</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Announcing the OpenOffice.org Esperanto Native Language Project|outline">Announcing |
| the OpenOffice.org Esperanto Native Language Project</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.New User Guide|outline">New User |
| Guide</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Bristol City Council ditches MS for StarOffice|outline">Bristol |
| City Council ditches MS for StarOffice</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.UK tech specialist school pioneers open source switch|outline">UK |
| tech specialist school pioneers open source switch</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Linux-based Scottish force continues its commitment to open-source|outline">Linux-based |
| Scottish force continues its commitment to open-source</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.100,000 desktops to OpenOffice|outline">100,000 |
| desktops to OpenOffice</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OOo distributed by El Mundo|outline">OOo |
| distributed by El Mundo</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Africa Becoming Vast Frontier for Free and Open Software|outline">Africa |
| Becoming Vast Frontier for Free and Open Software</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Singapore Dumps Microsoft, Goes Open Source|outline">Singapore |
| Dumps Microsoft, Goes Open Source</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenOffice is voted Best Value-for-Money Software by the most popular computer newspaper in Singapore|outline">OpenOffice |
| is voted Best Value-for-Money Software by the most popular computer |
| newspaper in Singapore</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Japan gives OK to Sun desktop suite|outline">Japan |
| gives OK to Sun desktop suite</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.ITWeb : Microsoft price increase opens door for Open Office|outline">ITWeb |
| : Microsoft price increase opens door for Open Office</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Sun Desktop goes back to school|outline">Sun |
| Desktop goes back to school</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Munich's Linux plans attract international attention|outline">Munich's |
| Linux plans attract international attention</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.CollabNet Helps OpenOffice.org Surpass 170,000 Registered Members|outline">CollabNet |
| Helps OpenOffice.org Surpass 170,000 Registered Members</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.EC announces Open Standards Definition|outline">EC |
| announces Open Standards Definition</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.PC Pro: Product Reviews: Labs: Office suites: OpenOffice 1.1.2|outline">PC |
| Pro: Product Reviews: Labs: Office suites: OpenOffice 1.1.2</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.KDE and the Linux Journal 2004 Readers' Choice Awards|outline">KDE |
| and the Linux Journal 2004 Readers' Choice Awards</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.European commission defines open standards|outline">European |
| commission defines open standards</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.IBM, Microsoft, and Sun Respond to TAC Recommendation on Open Document Exchange Format|outline">IBM, |
| Microsoft, and Sun Respond to TAC Recommendation on Open Document |
| Exchange Format</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.European Union may soon endorse the Open Office file format|outline">European |
| Union may soon endorse the Open Office file format</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.EU - Major software vendors ready to implement policy recommendations|outline">EU |
| - Major software vendors ready to implement policy recommendations</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.MS Office 12's Competition: Its Older Versions and Linux Suites|outline">MS |
| Office 12's Competition: Its Older Versions and Linux Suites</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Germans seek savings through Linux|outline">Germans |
| seek savings through Linux</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Government starts to embrace open-source|outline">Government |
| starts to embrace open-source</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.UK government report gives nod to open source|outline">UK |
| government report gives nod to open source</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-top: 0.06in; margin-bottom: 0.06in"><font FACE="Albany"><font SIZE=4><b><a HREF="#0.October 2004|outline">October |
| 2004</a></b></font></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenOffice.org 1.1.3 announced|outline">OpenOffice.org |
| 1.1.3 announced</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Bulgarian Native-Lang Project Announced|outline">Bulgarian |
| Native-Lang Project Announced</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenOffice.org development boosted by Arab and Israeli collaboration|outline">OpenOffice.org |
| development boosted by Arab and Israeli collaboration</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenOffice.org now available at CompUSA and TigerDirect.com|outline">OpenOffice.org |
| now available at CompUSA and TigerDirect.com</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Bristol ponders switch to StarOffice|outline">Bristol |
| ponders switch to StarOffice</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Migration at Dover Grammar School for Boys|outline">Migration |
| at Dover Grammar School for Boys</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Sun signs Interface for Opteron dealer push|outline">Sun |
| signs Interface for Opteron dealer push</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.UK tech specialist school pioneers open source switch|outline">UK |
| tech specialist school pioneers open source switch</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Germans claim Linux lowers costs|outline">Germans |
| claim Linux lowers costs</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.OpenOffice.org at the City of Bergen, Norway|outline">OpenOffice.org |
| at the City of Bergen, Norway</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Open approach offers Mindef more choice|outline">Open |
| approach offers Mindef more choice</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Singapore government switches to OpenOffice.org |outline">Singapore |
| government switches to OpenOffice.org </a></font> |
| </p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.NSW opens door to Linux offers|outline">NSW |
| opens door to Linux offers</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.An Open Road|outline">An Open Road</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Open for Business - The 2004 OfB Choice Awards|outline">Open |
| for Business - The 2004 OfB Choice Awards</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Review: OpenOffice.org 1.9 m54|outline">Review: |
| OpenOffice.org 1.9 m54</a></font></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.04in"> |
| <font FACE="Albany"><a HREF="#0.0.Open Office XML May Satisfy ISO|outline">Open |
| Office XML May Satisfy ISO</a></font></p> |
| </div> |
| <h1 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.October 2005|outline"></a>October 2005</h1> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Open Source Attracts Public Sector|outline"></a> |
| Open Source Attracts Public Sector</h2> |
| <p>“File format compatibility could prompt other public-sector CIOs |
| to consider similar moves, said Murugan Pal, founder and chief |
| technology officer of SpikeSource, which sells combinations of |
| open-source products and support licenses.</p> |
| <p>"Two hundred years from now, organizations won't want to be |
| paying software royalties just so they can read documents that were |
| formatted in a variety of old formats," he said.</p> |
| <p>Even if OpenDocument isn't the prevailing format years from now, |
| developers will be able to easily create tools that understand it, he |
| said. "The moment a format is not owned commercially, anybody |
| can create an interpreter to read that format," he added. ”</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.toptechnews.com/story.xhtml?story_id=38621">http://www.toptechnews.com/story.xhtml?story_id=38621</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Avanquest distributing StarOffice 8|outline"></a> |
| Avanquest distributing StarOffice 8</h2> |
| <p>“As part of the agreement, Avanquest will make StarOffice 8 |
| software available to consumers throughout Europe, downloadable |
| versions of StarOffice 8 software will be available through Avanquest |
| Online stores in France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and |
| the UK. Online shoppers in Italy, Spain and Portugal will be able to |
| download the software from Avanquest Online by end-October, with the |
| retail boxed version of StarOffice 8 also available through more than |
| 5,000 retail outlets Europe-wide by the end of the month.”</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=22927&hilite">http://sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=22927&hilite</a>=</p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Why multi-party stewardship of the OpenDocument Format matters so much|outline"></a> |
| Why multi-party stewardship of the OpenDocument Format matters so |
| much</h2> |
| <p>“Given ODF's multi-party stewardship, the ODF standard is far |
| more open to incorporating such changes than would be a single-party |
| controlled format since that single party may have other offerings |
| that are threatened by the enhancements. Although such conflicts of |
| interest are not completely avoided by multi-party stewarded |
| standards, their likelihood is significantly reduced by the |
| transparency of the standards setting process.”</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=2002">http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=2002</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.KOffice 1.4.2: Improved OpenDocument Support|outline"></a> |
| KOffice 1.4.2: Improved OpenDocument Support</h2> |
| <p>"Among various bugfixes and translation improvements, the |
| KOffice 1.4.2 release further improves support for the OASIS |
| OpenDocument file format and interoperability with OpenOffice.org."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://dot.kde.org/1129013255/">http://dot.kde.org/1129013255/</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.ISO to review OpenDocument as a standard|outline"></a> |
| ISO to review OpenDocument as a standard</h2> |
| <p>"The committee will send the specification out to its members |
| probably at the end of this month, and they will have five months to |
| study and vote on it, according to ISO spokesman Roger Frost." |
| </p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/software/story/0,10801,105314,00.html">http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/software/story/0,10801,105314,00.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OASIS submits OpenDocument as standard|outline"></a> |
| OASIS submits OpenDocument as standard</h2> |
| <p>"OpenDocument will continue to be developed and maintained |
| within OASIS, but the group is seeking the ISO standardization to |
| make the document formats more accessible, according to an OASIS |
| representative.</p> |
| <p>"We believe OpenDocument's approval by ISO/IEC JTC1…will |
| serve as a gratifying endorsement, making OpenDocument even more |
| accessible to adopters--particularly those implementing business |
| solutions for governments--who look to ISO for assurance of long-term |
| viability," said OASIS representative Carol Geyer." |
| </p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5892649.html">http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5892649.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Microsoft 'must support OpenDocument'|outline"></a> |
| Microsoft 'must support OpenDocument'</h2> |
| <p>"An OASIS spokeswoman said on Wednesday the public sector is |
| making "great strides" in terms of user demand for |
| OpenDocument.</p> |
| <p>Microsoft will be forced to offer support for OpenDocument if more |
| organisations decide to use the file format, according to James |
| Governor, an analyst at RedMonk.</p> |
| <p>"ODF [OpenDocument] is quite new, and it will take a while |
| for demand to build. But I don't believe it will need 120,000 |
| requests a month to change Microsoft's mind; just a few more high |
| profile departures like Massachusetts," said Governor. "If |
| Microsoft starts to lose customers because of a lack of ODF support |
| they will offer a plug-in before you know it."" |
| </p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0,39020384,39226547,00.htm">http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0,39020384,39226547,00.htm</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.141,624 PCs with OpenOffice.org in China|outline"></a> |
| 141,624 PCs with OpenOffice.org in China</h2> |
| <p>According to the following article OpenOffice.org will be on |
| 141,624 PCs:</p> |
| <p>"Six PC makers, including Haier and Founder, announced |
| yesterday that they have won contracts to provide a total of 141,624 |
| PCs to the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education for an |
| educational program called, "School-to-School Project." At |
| the same time, Sun Wah Linux's Debian-based Chinese Operating System |
| RAYS LX was also chosen as the operating system used in all 141,624 |
| PCs."</p> |
| <p>According to the product website, RAYS LX contains OpenOffice.org.</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.linuxelectrons.com/article.php/20051005183120307">http://www.linuxelectrons.com/article.php/20051005183120307</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.AbiWord gets OpenDocument support from Nokia|outline"></a> |
| AbiWord gets OpenDocument support from Nokia</h2> |
| <p>"Support for the OpenDocument file format has been donated by |
| INdT, Nokia's Technology Institute. Currently the OpenDocument import |
| filter is basically complete, with support for styles, |
| headers/footers, lists, image wrapping, text boxes, tables, |
| footnotes/endnotes and tables of contents. OpenDocument export is |
| planned as well and will be added during the 2.4.x series."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.abiword.com/release-notes/2.4.0.phtml">http://www.abiword.com/release-notes/2.4.0.phtml</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Microsoft denies PDF support is a reaction to Massachusetts decision|outline"></a> |
| Microsoft denies PDF support is a reaction to Massachusetts decision</h2> |
| <p>"Steven Sinofsky, senior vice president of the Microsoft |
| Office product development group, had earlier stated that the company |
| received 120,000 requests a month for the ability to produce PDFs |
| from within Office.</p> |
| <p>In any case it seems unlikely that the ability to save Word or |
| Excel documents as PDFs will sway the Massachusetts Information |
| Technology Division, especially since Sun Microsystems' StarOffice |
| and the open source OpenOffice.org project have supported the |
| creation of PDFs since 2003, and also support OpenDocument." |
| </p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=2ABE5E3C-3814-4A02-A259-B27E49EC20FA">http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=2ABE5E3C-3814-4A02-A259-B27E49EC20FA</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.RedMonk's Stephen O'Grady about Sun, Google and OpenOffice.org|outline"></a> |
| RedMonk's Stephen O'Grady about Sun, Google and OpenOffice.org</h2> |
| <p>"And then there's OpenOffice.org. To me this is far and away |
| the most interesting of the potential collaboration areas (with the |
| possible exception of OpenSolaris, but that was not really discussed |
| a great deal on either call unlike OpenOffice.org). One of the |
| questions I was asked at least a dozen times between yesterday and |
| today was what Google might bring to the table with respect to the |
| Microsoft Office alternative so often in the news of late? Well, |
| resources for one. A web version? Possible, but I think it'd be very |
| different functionally than the current codebase - a lot simpler. |
| While I'll leave that speculation for another time - as we'd be here |
| a long time - I will say that even a tacit acknowledgement of |
| OpenOffice.org as a credible platform from Google would be a big win |
| for the project. If they can further it technically, all the better, |
| but Google's got sufficient clout at this point to have value just as |
| a marketing channel." |
| </p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.redmonk.com/sogrady/archives/001015.html">http://www.redmonk.com/sogrady/archives/001015.html</a></p> |
| <p>Here are some ways Google and Sun could work together</p> |
| <p>"Let's just say you are using StarOffice Impress, which is |
| Sun's counterpart to PowerPoint. How about a Picasa icon? Or maybe |
| even Google Earth, for import of geographical images of that empty |
| landscape you want to build your plant at for a presentation you are |
| showing to bankers and developers?</p> |
| <p>Or say you are writing a document in StarOffice Writer, Sun's |
| counterpart to (sorry, you get only one guess), Microsoft Word. You |
| want to know more about a given subject. You simply enter a search |
| term in the Google toolbar within Writer, click,and your browser |
| opens up in a new window with a list of search results.</p> |
| <p>Or, for that matter, you want to share that Impress spreadsheet |
| with your colleague. Why not IM him or her by means of GoogleTalk |
| button along the Impress toolbar?" |
| </p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://blogs.zdnet.com/ip-telephony/index.php?p=680">http://blogs.zdnet.com/ip-telephony/index.php?p=680</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Lenovo bundles StarOffice|outline"></a> |
| Lenovo bundles StarOffice</h2> |
| <p>"Sun Microsystems and Lenovo have announced an agreement to |
| bundle the StarOffice 8 desktop productivity suite in Lenovo’s |
| latest ThinkPad R51e notebook." |
| </p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://computerworld.com.sg/ShowPage.aspx?pagetype=2&articleid=2731&pubid=3&issueid=67">http://computerworld.com.sg/ShowPage.aspx?pagetype=2&articleid=2731&pubid=3&issueid=67</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OpenOffice.org & Google's SOC|outline"></a> |
| OpenOffice.org & Google's SOC</h2> |
| <p><a HREF="http://development.openoffice.org/summerprojects.html">http://development.openoffice.org/summerprojects.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.eWeek: 1xExcellent plus 3xGood for StarOffice 8|outline"></a> |
| eWeek: 1xExcellent plus 3xGood for StarOffice 8</h2> |
| <p>A good StarOffice 8 review from eWeek:</p> |
| <p>"KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS</p> |
| <p>CAPABILITY - Excellent</p> |
| <p>INTEROPERABILITY - Good</p> |
| <p>SCALABILITY - Good</p> |
| <p>MANAGEMENT - Good" |
| </p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1864224,00.asp">http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1864224,00.asp</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.CRN: Five Stars for StarOffice 8|outline"></a> |
| CRN: Five Stars for StarOffice 8</h2> |
| <p>StarOffice 8 gets four and five stars in this CRN review:</p> |
| <p>"The verdict is in: StarOffice 8 is slowly, but surely, |
| gaining steam on Microsoft Office 2003 as it climbs toward an 80 |
| percent functionality equivalent. StarOffice’s new macro converter |
| tool is finally solving the huge migration hurdle that customers need |
| to transition from Office."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.crn.com/sections/microsoft/microsoft.jhtml?articleId=171201631">http://www.crn.com/sections/microsoft/microsoft.jhtml?articleId=171201631</a></p> |
| <h1 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.September 2005|outline"></a>September |
| 2005</h1> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OpenOffice.org 1.1.5 announced|outline"></a> |
| OpenOffice.org 1.1.5 announced</h2> |
| <p>OpenOffice.org is proud to announce the immediate availability of |
| the new 1.1.5 version of the award-winning open source office suite.</p> |
| <p>This new version is initially available on the Windows |
| (98/ME/NT/2000/XP), GNU/Linux (X86 and PowerPC) and Solaris (SPARC |
| and X86) platforms.</p> |
| <p>In addition to English, builds for Czech, Danish, French, German, |
| Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and |
| Turkish are immediately available with other localisations following |
| shortly.</p> |
| <p>OpenOffice.org 1.1.5 introduces import support for documents, |
| spreadsheets and presentations in OpenDocument format. The |
| OpenDocument format is an XML based international office document |
| standard approved by OASIS, the Organisation for the Advancement of |
| Structured Information Standards. XML based, the OpenDocument format |
| enables the free exchange of data between compliant software |
| packages.</p> |
| <p>For full announcement please visit:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="//servlets/ReadMsg?list=announce&msgNo=256">//servlets/ReadMsg?list=announce&msgNo=256</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.SISSL retired|outline"></a>SISSL |
| retired</h2> |
| <p>On 2 September 2005 Sun Microsystems announced that it was |
| retiring the Sun Industry Standards Source License (SISSL), an Open |
| Source Initiative (OSI)-approved software license. In recent weeks, |
| the OSI, which authorises open-source licenses, has been discussing |
| limiting license proliferation, so as to make the process of choosing |
| a license easier for developers and companies. Sun's move is in |
| support of that objective.</p> |
| <p>How does this move affect OpenOffice.org? As most know, |
| OpenOffice.org code was launched under the dual banner of the SISSL |
| and LGPL; licensees could choose which one they wanted to use, and |
| nearly all have chosen the LGPL. Effective with the announcement that |
| Sun is retiring the SISSL, however, OpenOffice.org will in the future |
| only be licensed under the LGPL.</p> |
| <p>For users, the simplification means: no change. OpenOffice.org |
| remains free to use, distribute, even sell. One can freely use it in |
| commercial as well as government environments; nothing has changed.</p> |
| <p>For vendors, distributors, add-on and plug-in writers of |
| OpenOffice.org: The LGPL allows for commercial distribution without |
| affecting derived products in the same way as the GPL.</p> |
| <p>For developers and other contributors: As the code will be |
| licensed only under the LGPL, modifications to the source must be |
| published. (The SISSL did not require all changes to the source to be |
| published.) As most OpenOffice.org contributors are already openly |
| contributing to the community, we anticipate no problems. And for |
| those who have been using the SISSL exclusively, we invite you to |
| join us.</p> |
| <p>The OpenOffice.org Community Council</p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><a HREF="http://council.openoffice.org/">http://council.openoffice.org</a></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><a HREF="//FAQs/license-change.html">//FAQs/license-change.html</a></p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><br> |
| </p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">Original announcement: |
| <a HREF="//servlets/ReadMsg?list=announce&msgNo=255">//servlets/ReadMsg?list=announce&msgNo=255</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Estonian Native-Lang project announced|outline"></a> |
| Estonian Native-Lang project announced</h2> |
| <p>The Native-Language Confederation is pleased to welcome a new |
| member in its big family:</p> |
| <p>The Estonian Native-Language project, led by Ain Vagula and Peeter |
| Russak. The Estonian Native-Lang project has a fairly impressive |
| track record because it was active as a localization group long |
| before it went to existence as a member of the NLC. A team composed |
| currently of three main members, Ain Vagula, Peeter Russak and Marek |
| Laane, has been involved in the localization work of Openoffice.org, |
| ever since the 1.0.2. This team also developped dictionaries and |
| distributes CD-Roms.</p> |
| <p>OpenOffice.org is making steady progress in the Baltic region, as |
| shown by the interest of the Estonian government in getting CD-Roms |
| including OOo in Estonian. Stay tuned, as the Estonian Native-Lang |
| project is a small community that can achieve much for |
| Openoffice.org!</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://et.openoffice.org/">http://et.openoffice.org</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.University of Toronto at Scarborough Standardizes on StarOffice for all Student Computing Resources|outline"></a> |
| University of Toronto at Scarborough Standardizes on StarOffice for |
| all Student Computing Resources</h2> |
| <p>“Sun Microsystems of Canada Inc. today announced the University |
| of Toronto at Scarborough (UTSC) has standardized on StarOffice(TM) |
| office productivity software for all student computing resources. |
| This ensures every student on campus has access to the leading office |
| productivity suite for Linux, UNIX(R) and the most popular |
| alternative for Windows-based computers. UTSC supports a mixed |
| computing environment, and required an office productivity |
| application that was available for all of its operating systems. |
| Delivery of a standard, easy-to-use, and cost-effective application |
| is central to UTSC's information technology mandate and was the key |
| to its decision to migrate to StarOffice.”</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-27-2005/0004132492&EDATE">http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-27-2005/0004132492&EDATE</a>=</p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Commonwealth of Massachusetts moves to open document formats|outline"></a> |
| Commonwealth of Massachusetts moves to open document formats</h2> |
| <p>The big news for this month involves the decision of the |
| Commonwealth of Massachusetts to move to open document formats, |
| including that of the upcoming OpenOffice.org 2.0's OpenDocument |
| format. This move has been given widespread acclaim with the move to |
| a format which is open, free and unencumbered. A lot has been written |
| about the move from praise, to rebuttals from Microsoft managers.</p> |
| <p>News of final decision:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5878869.html">http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5878869.html</a></p> |
| <p>OpenDocument format:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.spreadopendocument.org/">http://www.spreadopendocument.org/</a></p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20050130002908154">http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20050130002908154</a></p> |
| <p>MP3 and Ogg of meeting with Massachusetts CIO:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.softwaregarden.com/cgi-bin/oss-sig/wiki.pl?OpenFormatMeetingSept2005">http://www.softwaregarden.com/cgi-bin/oss-sig/wiki.pl?OpenFormatMeetingSept2005</a></p> |
| <p>Massachusetts Enterprise Technical Reference |
| Model:<a HREF="http://www.mass.gov/portal/index.jsp?pageID=itdsubtopic&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Policies%2C+Standards+%26+Legal&L2=Enterprise+Architecture&L3=Enterprise+Technical+Reference+Model+-+Version+3.5&sid=Aitd">http://www.mass.gov/portal/index.jsp?pageID=itdsubtopic&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Policies%2c+Standards+%26+Legal&L2=Enterprise+Architecture&L3=Enterprise+Technical+Reference+Model+-+Version+3.5&sid=Aitd</a></p> |
| <p>IBM response to decision:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/blogs/dw_blog_comments.jspa?blog=384&entry=94431">http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/blogs/dw_blog_comments.jspa?blog=384&entry=94431</a></p> |
| <p>The story as it developed throughout the month:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://ooonewsletter.blogspot.com/2005/09/massachusetts-planning-move-to-open.html">http://ooonewsletter.blogspot.com/2005/09/massachusetts-planning-move-to-open.html</a></p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://ooonewsletter.blogspot.com/2005/09/massachusetts-open-document-policy.html">http://ooonewsletter.blogspot.com/2005/09/massachusetts-open-document-policy.html</a></p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://ooonewsletter.blogspot.com/2005/09/legal-worries-led-massachusetts-to.html">http://ooonewsletter.blogspot.com/2005/09/legal-worries-led-massachusetts-to.html</a></p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://ooonewsletter.blogspot.com/2005/09/more-blog-commentary-on-massachusetts.html">http://ooonewsletter.blogspot.com/2005/09/more-blog-commentary-on-massachusetts.html</a></p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://ooonewsletter.blogspot.com/2005/09/more-massachusetts-news.html">http://ooonewsletter.blogspot.com/2005/09/more-massachusetts-news.html</a></p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://ooonewsletter.blogspot.com/2005/09/opinion-zdnet-blogs-on-opendocument.html">http://ooonewsletter.blogspot.com/2005/09/opinion-zdnet-blogs-on-opendocument.html</a></p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://ooonewsletter.blogspot.com/2005/09/opinion-what-has-microsoft-done-for.html">http://ooonewsletter.blogspot.com/2005/09/opinion-what-has-microsoft-done-for.html</a></p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://ooonewsletter.blogspot.com/2005/09/opinion-states-open-document-dispute.html">http://ooonewsletter.blogspot.com/2005/09/opinion-states-open-document-dispute.html</a></p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://ooonewsletter.blogspot.com/2005/09/opinion-geriatric-microsoft-scuppered.html">http://ooonewsletter.blogspot.com/2005/09/opinion-geriatric-microsoft-scuppered.html</a></p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://ooonewsletter.blogspot.com/2005/09/massachusetts-moves-ahead-sans.html">http://ooonewsletter.blogspot.com/2005/09/massachusetts-moves-ahead-sans.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OpenOffice.org distributed at state conference of lawyers|outline"></a><a NAME="0.0.OpenOffice.org distributed at state conference of lawyers|outline"></a> |
| OpenOffice.org distributed at state conference of lawyers</h2> |
| <p>"About 350 lawyers and Law students we expected, but, in |
| fact, over 750 came. It was a tremendous success. We distributed 750 |
| CD«s with OpenOffice.org, and some other free softwares, and we |
| demonstrated it in a datashow (projector) along with some information |
| about its use. People got astonished and surprised."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/dancer?entry=openoffice_org_distributed_at_state">http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/dancer?entry=openoffice_org_distributed_at_state</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0."OpenOffice is great alternative to Microsoft"|outline"></a> |
| "OpenOffice is great alternative to Microsoft"</h2> |
| <p>The Chicago Sun-Times has an article by Andy Ihnatko on the |
| upcoming OpenOffice.org 2.0, including favourable comparisons as an |
| office suite as well as an overview of the OpenDocument format.</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.suntimes.com/output/worktech/cst-fin-andy22.html">http://www.suntimes.com/output/worktech/cst-fin-andy22.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0."Plan by 13 Nations Urges Open Technology Standards"|outline"></a> |
| "Plan by 13 Nations Urges Open Technology Standards"</h2> |
| <p>Following on from the Massachusetts policy, 13 nations have put |
| together a report to push for the adoption of open technology |
| standards.</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=26093">http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=26093</a></p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://ooonewsletter.blogspot.com/2005/09/plan-by-13-nations-urges-open.html">http://ooonewsletter.blogspot.com/2005/09/plan-by-13-nations-urges-open.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Indonesia adopts the Java Desktop System (and StarOffice / OpenOffice.org) for its national open-source desktop|outline"></a> |
| Indonesia adopts the Java Desktop System (and StarOffice / |
| OpenOffice.org) for its national open-source desktop</h2> |
| <p>"Indonesia's Ministry of Research and Technology Thursday |
| said it will implement a Java Desktop System (JDS) on Linux as a |
| national-standard desktop, customed-designed for its own culture. |
| This desktop software will be a major component of the new Indonesia |
| Goes Open Source (IGOS) program that aims to help eliminate the |
| "digital divide in the world's largest archipelago," the |
| ministry and Sun Microsystems said in a joint announcement."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS3370503002.html">http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS3370503002.html</a></p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.igos.web.id/english/english.htm">http://www.igos.web.id/english/english.htm</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OpenOffice.org Conference 2005 in Koper / Capodistria, Slovenia|outline"></a> |
| OpenOffice.org Conference 2005 in Koper / Capodistria, Slovenia</h2> |
| <p STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><a HREF="http://ooocon-arnes.kiberpipa.org/media/">http://ooocon-arnes.kiberpipa.org/media/</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Raising the bar on patents and standards|outline"></a> |
| Raising the bar on patents and standards</h2> |
| <p>"Great news for OpenDocument fans. The guy from Microsoft |
| couldn't have known this, but we were already working on a move that |
| raises the bar on what it means to create a truly open standard. |
| Yesterday, Sun sent to OASIS a new statement concerning patents on |
| the OpenDocument standard. |
| </p> |
| <p>To decode this statement for you, it says that Sun promises not to |
| enforce any patent in any country against any implementation of the |
| OpenDocument format (ODF). That means that, unless you're intending |
| to sue Sun in connection with ODF, you can use ODF with confidence |
| and ignore the FUD."</p> |
| <p STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><a HREF="http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/webmink?entry=raising_the_bar_on_patents">http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/webmink?entry=raising_the_bar_on_patents</a></p> |
| <h1 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.August 2005|outline"></a>August 2005</h1> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OpenOffice.org announces version 2.0 public beta 2|outline"></a> |
| OpenOffice.org announces version 2.0 public beta 2</h2> |
| <p>"This beta release is made available in order to allow a |
| broad user base to test and evaluate the next major version of |
| OpenOffice.org, but is not recommended for production deployment at |
| this stage."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="//servlets/ReadMsg?list=announce&msgNo=252">//servlets/ReadMsg?list=announce&msgNo=252</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.NeoOffice gets $25,000 donation|outline"></a> |
| NeoOffice gets $25,000 donation</h2> |
| <p>"A very generous individual has stepped forward and given a |
| US$25,000 donation to NeoOffice/J. This much needed donation plus the |
| many small donations received over the last few months provides |
| enough funds for me to work full time on upgrading NeoOffice/J to use |
| Java 1.4.</p> |
| <p>Upgrading NeoOffice/J to Java 1.4 is one of the critical tasks |
| that must be done in order for NeoOffice/J to run on Apple's upcoming |
| Intel-based machines. With this donation, one of the three critical |
| tasks for creating a Mac Intel verison of NeoOffice/J is now fully |
| funded.</p> |
| <p>Not only do I want to thank our generous donor, but I would also |
| like to thank the hundreds of people who have donated to NeoOffice/J. |
| The many small donations that NeoOffice/J has received are important |
| and, without them, working full time on NeoOffice/J would not be |
| possible."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=97&mode=&order=0&thold=0">http://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=97&mode=&order=0&thold=0</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Linux pumps up fitness retailer's network, desktops|outline"></a> |
| Linux pumps up fitness retailer's network, desktops</h2> |
| <p>""Twenty percent of our employees are already running |
| OpenOffice.org on Windows. Our first task was to train them on |
| OpenOffice.org; then we will switch to Linux." Converting |
| employees to OpenOffice.org brought formatting problems when |
| converting files from Word format. "When people first used |
| OpenOffice.org, the formatting was somewhat distorted," Scott |
| says. "We sat down and worked out the differences with them. Now |
| we have everyone first create their documents in OpenOffice.org." |
| Other than that, the migration hasn't caused any problems. Says |
| Scott, "It's been pretty easy.""</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://business.newsforge.com/business/05/07/22/1418204.shtml?tid=37">http://business.newsforge.com/business/05/07/22/1418204.shtml?tid=37</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Kenosha Finds Big Savings in Linux|outline"></a> |
| Kenosha Finds Big Savings in Linux</h2> |
| <p>""For the most part, everybody is happy," says |
| Schall, who adds that OpenOffice integrates smoothly with Microsoft |
| Word and Excel documents.</p> |
| <p>A key benefit of using open source applications such as OpenOffice |
| and the Firefox Latest News about Firefox Web browser is that they |
| are platform independent, says Tig Kerkman, Kenosha's network |
| administrator.</p> |
| <p>"So my users can download OpenOffice for free and use it at |
| home on whatever hardware they have," he says."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.toptechnews.com/story.xhtml?story_id=37526">http://www.toptechnews.com/story.xhtml?story_id=37526</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.CheckStatus.net Switches To Open Source|outline"></a> |
| CheckStatus.net Switches To Open Source</h2> |
| <p>""Of course there is a learning curve. It is something |
| new and different, but after a few days most people feel like they've |
| used it all along. OpenOffice.org has made it much easier with their |
| OpenOffice suite. Last week we converted a law office over to |
| OpenOffice and will be migrating them to Linux shortly.""</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://i-newswire.com/pr40322.html">http://i-newswire.com/pr40322.html</a></p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://checkstatus.net/">http://checkstatus.net/</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western">OpenOffice.org distributed at state conference of |
| lawyers</h2> |
| <p>"About 350 lawyers and Law students we expected, but, in |
| fact, over 750 came. It was a tremendous success. We distributed 750 |
| CD´s with OpenOffice.org, and some other free softwares, and we |
| demonstrated it in a datashow (projector)along with some information |
| about its use. People got astonished and surprised."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://marketing.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=dev&msgNo=20943">http://marketing.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=dev&msgNo=20943</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Massive Linux handout set for French schools|outline"></a> |
| Massive Linux handout set for French schools</h2> |
| <p>"Every student between the ages of 15 and 19 attending a |
| school in Auvergne will be given a pack containing two CDs. The first |
| CD contains free software for Microsoft Windows and Apple Computer's |
| Mac OS X, including the OpenOffice.org office productivity |
| application, the Firefox browser and the GIMP image editing |
| application. The second CD is a Linux Live CD, allowing pupils to try |
| the open source operating system without installing it. The Linux |
| Live CD is based on Kaella, a French derivative of Knoppix."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://news.com.com/Massive+Linux+handout+set+for+French+schools/2100-7344_3-5828644.html?tag=nefd.top">http://news.com.com/Massive+Linux+handout+set+for+French+schools/2100-7344_3-5828644.html?tag=nefd.top</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.PC Magazine review OpenOffice.org 2.0 Beta|outline"></a> |
| PC Magazine review OpenOffice.org 2.0 Beta</h2> |
| <p>"Unlike the slow, clunky original version, version 2.0 of |
| this free productivity suite is surprisingly slick and highly |
| compatible with Microsoft Office file formats. It even offers |
| features not found in its expensive Microsoft counterpart."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1851001,00.asp">http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1851001,00.asp</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0."OpenOffice.org 2.0 reviewed"|outline"></a> |
| "OpenOffice.org 2.0 reviewed"</h2> |
| <p>SearchEnterpriseLinux has an article reviewing the OpenOffice.org |
| 2.0 Beta,and gives it a good recommendation.</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1116763,00.html">http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1116763,00.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.FOSS word processors compared: OOo Writer, AbiWord, and KWord|outline"></a> |
| FOSS word processors compared: OOo Writer, AbiWord, and KWord</h2> |
| <p>OpenOffice.org receives most of the attention among free and open |
| source (FOSS) office suites, but users shouldn't forget that free |
| software includes at least two other word processors: AbiWord, part |
| of a projected GNOME Office, and KWord, part of the KOffice suite. |
| From their inception, both have been playing catch-up with |
| OpenOffice.org's Writer. But now, after several years of development, |
| AbiWord and KWord are both reaching early maturity. How do Writer, |
| AbiWord, and KWord compare?</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://software.newsforge.com/software/05/08/16/2038242.shtml?tid=93&tid=150">http://software.newsforge.com/software/05/08/16/2038242.shtml?tid=93&tid=150</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Endorsement in the Chicago Tribune|outline"></a> |
| Endorsement in the Chicago Tribune</h2> |
| <p>"After all, www.OpenOffice.org alone gives us Writer, a |
| word-processing module with every feature from spell check to fancy |
| fonts, footnotes to frames that any ordinary family or student might |
| need or want."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-0508150274aug16,1,6710884.column?coll=chi-technology-nav&ctrack=1&cset=true">http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-0508150274aug16,1,6710884.column?coll=chi-technology-nav&ctrack=1&cset=true</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Support for OASISOpenDocument format in eZ publish|outline"></a> |
| Support for OASISOpenDocument format in eZ publish</h2> |
| <p>"eZ publish, the CMS developed by eZ systems, a new extension |
| for to way communcation with the OASIS Open Document format is |
| released. This is the format used in OpenOffice.org version 2 and |
| KWord ammong other applications."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/08/02/1624208">http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/08/02/1624208</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Perl module for OASIS OpenDocument at CPAN|outline"></a> |
| Perl module for OASIS OpenDocument at CPAN</h2> |
| <p>"The OpenDocument-compliant version of Perl OpenOffice::OODoc |
| (2.003) is now available at CPAN.</p> |
| <p>The same API supports both the OOo 1.0 and the ODF. With some |
| care, it's now possible to write programs that simultaneously deal |
| with several documents with different formats."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://search.cpan.org/dist/OpenOffice-OODoc">http://search.cpan.org/dist/OpenOffice-OODoc</a></p> |
| <h1 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.Juli 2005|outline"></a>Juli 2005</h1> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OpenOffice.org 1.1.5 Release Candidate Is Here|outline"></a> |
| OpenOffice.org 1.1.5 Release Candidate Is Here</h2> |
| <p>"OpenOffice.org 1.1.5rc is ready for you to download now. |
| It's a release candidate, meaning that it has bugs, and we would like |
| for you to work with us in finding them and reporting them. It's |
| easy and even fun. :-) |
| </p> |
| <p>What's important about 1.1.5rc? It includes numerous bug fixes |
| but just as important includes a filter for OpenDocument files, which |
| is the type that OpenOffice.org 2.0 and the 1.9.x releases create. |
| To download and file bug reports, follow the links below:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li><p>OpenOffice.org 1.1.5rc: |
| <br><a HREF="/download/1.1.5rc/index.html">/download/1.1.5rc/index.html</a></p> |
| <li><p>QA Project: <br><a HREF="http://qa.openoffice.org/">http://qa.openoffice.org/</a></p> |
| </ul> |
| <p>This release candidate arrives simultaneously in 11 languages. |
| More languages will be available as the community creates them. |
| Check with your Native Language Project for more information. It is |
| also available for Linux, Solaris, and Windows.</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li><p><a HREF="/projects/native-lang.html">/projects/native-lang.html</a></p> |
| </ul> |
| <p>The OpenOffice.org Team"</p> |
| <p><br><br> |
| </p> |
| <p><a HREF="//servlets/ReadMsg?list=announce&msgNo=250">//servlets/ReadMsg?list=announce&msgNo=250</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.BharateeyaOO.o with Linux For You Magazine|outline"></a> |
| BharateeyaOO.o with Linux For You Magazine</h2> |
| <p>The July 2005 issue of Linux For You magazine (India) will be |
| distributed with the Hindi version of OpenOffice.org that was |
| recently released.</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.linuxforu.com/">http://www.linuxforu.com/</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.New Community Contributor Representative|outline"></a> |
| New Community Contributor Representative</h2> |
| <p>Laurent Godard is the new Community Contributor Represenative |
| (CCR) winning with 53% of the total votes. The CCR represents the |
| OpenOffice.org community of endusers, among others. To learn more of |
| the Community Council, visit the Council site.</p> |
| <p>Congratulations Laurent, and thanks again to all nominees and |
| participants!</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://council.openoffice.org/">http://council.openoffice.org/</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OpenOffice.org's third international conference announced|outline"></a> |
| OpenOffice.org's third international conference announced</h2> |
| <p>"The conference is being organised by the Slovenian and |
| Italian OOo project teams. The first part of the program will cover |
| topics such as development and OpenOffice.org in education, for those |
| interested in the community and the project itself, whereas the last |
| part of the conference will be focused on the end-users and the use |
| of OpenOffice.org in public administration and enterprises."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/wlg/7321">http://www.onlamp.com/pub/wlg/7321</a></p> |
| <p>Conference page:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2005/index.html">http://marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2005/index.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OpenOffice.org at city of about 100,000|outline"></a> |
| OpenOffice.org at city of about 100,000</h2> |
| <p>"Schall says there were no major issues with the migration to |
| Linux on either the server or the desktop. The city never used |
| Microsoft Latest News about Microsoft on the desktop and so is in the |
| process of transitioning from WordPerfect to OpenOffice.</p> |
| <p>"For the most part, everybody is happy," says Schall, |
| who adds that OpenOffice integrates smoothly with Microsoft Word and |
| Excel documents.</p> |
| <p>A key benefit of using open source applications such as OpenOffice |
| and the Firefox Latest News about Firefox Web browser is that they |
| are platform independent, says Tig Kerkman, Kenosha's network |
| administrator.</p> |
| <p>"So my users can download OpenOffice for free and use it at |
| home on whatever hardware they have," he says."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=13000002WK6K">http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=13000002WK6K</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OpenOffice.org, FOSS, and the preservation of Gaelic|outline"></a> |
| OpenOffice.org, FOSS, and the preservation of Gaelic</h2> |
| <p>"By itself, the release of OpenOffice.org for Scots Gaelic is |
| a small event within the communities of free and open source software |
| (FOSS). It is only one of the more than 50 localizations available |
| for OpenOffice.org 1.x. However, the release shows a potential for |
| FOSS that is often overlooked, particularly by those for whom English |
| is their native language. Specifically, FOSS has the potential to |
| help resuscitate a declining language and thereby aid in revitalizing |
| a disintegrating culture."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://software.newsforge.com/software/05/06/28/2040202.shtml?tid=93&tid=130&tid=132">http://software.newsforge.com/software/05/06/28/2040202.shtml?tid=93&tid=130&tid=132</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Vienna starts desktop Linux migration|outline"></a> |
| Vienna starts desktop Linux migration</h2> |
| <p>"The city is currently running Microsoft Windows 2000 and |
| Office 2000 on its 16,000 desktop PCs, but has identified 7,500 that |
| could be migrated to the open source productivity application |
| OpenOffice.org. Of these, 4,800 could also be migrated to the open |
| source operating system Linux."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39207461,00.htm">http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39207461,00.htm</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OpenOffice.org at Australian community center|outline"></a> |
| OpenOffice.org at Australian community center</h2> |
| <p>"With 65 user accounts and counting, The Hut's network now |
| includes 10 Ubuntu workstations running GNOME, OpenOffice.org, |
| Evolution, and Firefox, an application server, a gateway box, and a |
| backup server. There is also a dual-boot workstation and two strictly |
| Windows boxes that sit on the network but don't rely on the file |
| server."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://business.newsforge.com/business/05/07/14/1942237.shtml?tid=37">http://business.newsforge.com/business/05/07/14/1942237.shtml?tid=37</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Schools ink deal for open source|outline"></a> |
| Schools ink deal for open source</h2> |
| <p>"The Education Ministry has signed an 18-month software |
| licensing deal with Novell New Zealand, the ministry's first deal to |
| provide open source software to schools.</p> |
| <p>It includes Novell's SUSE distribution of the Linux desktop |
| operating system."</p> |
| <p>...</p> |
| <p>"The SUSE Linux operating system is packaged with open source |
| Internet browser Firefox and Microsoft Office rival OpenOffice."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3348057a28,00.html">http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3348057a28,00.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.New USB Flash Drive Sports Bootable OS, Office Apps|outline"></a> |
| New USB Flash Drive Sports Bootable OS, Office Apps</h2> |
| <p>"The $149 Computer-On-a-Stick is a USB flash drive with a |
| bootable onboard Linux operating system and open source office |
| suite."</p> |
| <p>...</p> |
| <p>"The office suite, developed by OpenOffice.org, is compatible |
| with the most common Microsoft Office applications, including Word, |
| Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=166401966">http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=166401966</a></p> |
| <p>Press Release:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20050722005199&newsLang=en">http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20050722005199&newsLang=en</a></p> |
| <p>Additional reporting:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.webpronews.com/news/ebusinessnews/wpn-45-20050723ComputerOnAStickWhatsNext.html">http://www.webpronews.com/news/ebusinessnews/wpn-45-20050723ComputerOnAStickWhatsNext.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Novell showcases OES|outline"></a>Novell |
| showcases OES</h2> |
| <p>"The desktop OS includes a number of office productivity |
| tools and applications. The Novell edition of OpenOffice provides |
| tools like word processor, spreadsheet and presentation package that |
| handles native Microsoft Office file formats and can export files to |
| Adobe PDF."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://computerworld.com.sg/ShowPage.aspx?pagetype=2&articleid=1902&pubid=3&issueid=56">http://computerworld.com.sg/ShowPage.aspx?pagetype=2&articleid=1902&pubid=3&issueid=56</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OpenOffice.org instead of Works|outline"></a> |
| OpenOffice.org instead of Works</h2> |
| <p>"Corine has MS Works, but says it is not compatible with the |
| more widely used Microsoft Word. She wants to know if there is a |
| viable alternative that won't irritate her limited budget?</p> |
| <p>In the past I've suggested Open Office, at www.openoffice.org, as |
| a reasonably compatible suite of programs that in many cases works as |
| well as the hugely popular Microsoft product, though it is a little |
| lean on extras.</p> |
| <p>There are converters available for MS Works, but users of Open |
| Office do rave about its level of compatibility. Being free |
| open-source software, it is a continuing development project based |
| initially on the Sun Microsystems commercial product StarOffice."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=5&ObjectID=10338051">http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=5&ObjectID=10338051</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.[Beta Review] Openoffice.org 2|outline"></a> |
| [Beta Review] Openoffice.org 2</h2> |
| <p>"With that in mind, there's no doubt version 2 is more than |
| powerful enough for most home and business users and can certainly |
| give Microsoft a run for its money, especially since it's free.</p> |
| <p>And for corporate users who need proper technical support (which |
| isn't available with the free version), there's a retail version of |
| the suite called Star Office. This costs $50 (£26.26 approx) |
| and is supplied and supported by Sun Microsystems."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.vnunet.com/personal-computer-world/software/2140229/openoffice-org">http://www.vnunet.com/personal-computer-world/software/2140229/openoffice-org</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OpenOffice 2.0 Beta Review|outline"></a> |
| OpenOffice 2.0 Beta Review</h2> |
| <p>"I have been exploring the use of free Open Source software |
| as an alternative to Microsoft Software for quite some time now. I |
| have been using Open Office for about 8 months now for my word |
| processing needs. In a nutshell I am satisfied. Last week a new beta |
| was released, I downloaded it as soon as it was made available, on |
| first view, even though the key functionality in version 2.0 Beta |
| remains largely intact, it promises dozens, possibly hundreds, of |
| changes."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.osjournal.com/content/119/Reviews/OpenOffice_2_0_Beta_Review/">http://www.osjournal.com/content/119/Reviews/OpenOffice_2_0_Beta_Review/</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.KDE Plugin in the Official OpenOffice.org Packages|outline"></a> |
| KDE Plugin in the Official OpenOffice.org Packages</h2> |
| <p>"A year and a half after launching the KDE.OpenOffice.org |
| Integration Project, the KDE plugin with the Native Widget Framework |
| has become part of the official OpenOffice.org development packages. |
| Developer snapshot m118 is the first of the towards-2.0 milestones |
| that contains it."</p> |
| <p><br><br> |
| </p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://dot.kde.org/1122037183/">http://dot.kde.org/1122037183/</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Xandros Business Desktop & StarOffice|outline"></a> |
| Xandros Business Desktop & StarOffice</h2> |
| <p>"Over 1,000 businesses have taken up Xandros Inc's Enterprise |
| Linux Challenge to try out its Business Desktop Linux operating |
| system, according to the company, indicating strong potential demand |
| for the |
| </p> |
| <p>new product. ... The product includes Sun Microsystems Inc's |
| StarOffice, Xandros Anti-Virus and Xandros Firewall security |
| features, and a bundle is available with the xDMS Xandros Desktop |
| Management Server for mass deployment."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=64D13B18-A4ED-44C5-8CD4-EA126A9DA1F2">http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=64D13B18-A4ED-44C5-8CD4-EA126A9DA1F2</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Valuable Data Requires Open Formats|outline"></a> |
| Valuable Data Requires Open Formats</h2> |
| <p>"So I unzipped the OOo archive and checked the styles.xml |
| file using xmlwf (checking to see if the XML was 'well-formed', which |
| is step one of two on the road to correctness; the second hurdle is |
| validity according to the schema). Sure enough, there was a duplicate |
| element attribute at the line and column indicated in the cryptic OOo |
| error message.</p> |
| <p>Edit it out, zip it back up, try again, and ... same error, |
| different location. But after a couple of iterations the problem was |
| fixed.</p> |
| <p>Sure, it was a pain, and sure, it should never have happened. But |
| in an imperfect world, I'd much rather have my data in an accessible |
| format that can be manipulated by many different tools than locked up |
| in an undocumented, proprietary format."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/wlg/7432">http://www.onlamp.com/pub/wlg/7432</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.How Microsoft will try to get more money from Office users|outline"></a> |
| How Microsoft will try to get more money from Office users</h2> |
| <p>"But likely to prove controversial is Microsoft intention to |
| charge users an additional "premium" client access licenses |
| (CAL) to use these higher-end versions of Office and Windows. Ballmer |
| and other executives were light on specifics today, although in the |
| Office market at least Microsoft seems to be going beyond its current |
| high-end edition of Office Professional Edition, which is priced at |
| $388.49 per copy.</p> |
| <p>...</p> |
| <p>"We will... introduce higher-value versions of existing |
| products that really help us drive new growth and new value. We did |
| that with the Professional edition of our Windows product, and it |
| drove literally billions of dollars of revenue growth versus the home |
| version," Ballmer said.</p> |
| <p>...</p> |
| <p>Microsoft's decision to introduce more SKUs and charge higher |
| prices, though, will expose the company to more accusations from |
| competitors that is gouging customers while IT budgets are tight. Sun |
| Microsystems has been pushing StarOffice as a low-priced, |
| subscription-based alternative to Office to help customers overcome |
| the pricing issue."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2005/07/28/microsoft_skus/">http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2005/07/28/microsoft_skus/</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Taking the Lead in Security and Performance; New version of the TYPO3 Content Management System Released|outline"></a> |
| Taking the Lead in Security and Performance; New version of the TYPO3 |
| Content Management System Released</h2> |
| <p>"The powerful search engine now produces statistics about the |
| terms entered. Editors can use this information to tailor their site |
| to their visitors. The search engine also indexes new types of data, |
| such as Microsoft Excel tables, Microsoft PowerPoint presentations |
| and OpenOffice.org documents."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2005/7/emw262183.htm">http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2005/7/emw262183.htm</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Norway says yes to Open Source|outline"></a> |
| Norway says yes to Open Source</h2> |
| <p>"The Norwegian minister for modernisation (nice job title) |
| says the government will no longer accept the use of proprietary |
| formats.</p> |
| <p>Without mentioning Microsoft, or anyone else, directly, Morten |
| Andreas Meyer said: ÒProprietary formats will no longer be |
| acceptable in communication between citizens and government.””</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/28/norway_wants_os/">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/28/norway_wants_os/</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Microsoft looks to partners to force Office upgrades|outline"></a> |
| Microsoft looks to partners to force Office upgrades</h2> |
| <p>Microsoft is investing $300m in Office marketing for fiscal 2006 |
| and expanding the number of field sales people from 450 to more than |
| 1,000 - Chris Capossela corporate vice president for the information |
| worker product management group.</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2005/07/08/_office_partners/">http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2005/07/08/_office_partners/</a></p> |
| <h1 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.June 2005|outline"></a>June 2005</h1> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OOoCon 2005 Call For Papers|outline"></a> |
| OOoCon 2005 Call For Papers</h2> |
| <p>"The third international OpenOffice.org Conference, OOoCon |
| 2005, will be held in Koper-Capodistria, Slovenia, this year, from |
| 28-30 September, and you are invited! Promoted this year as a joint |
| effort by the Slovenian and Italian OpenOffice.org language projects, |
| the conference provides the opportunity for the community to meet the |
| developers, contributors, marketers, and others who are making |
| OpenOffice.org one of the most important open-source projects and |
| products today.</p> |
| <p>If you have been thinking about coding for OpenOffice.org and want |
| tips, now is your chance; curious about OpenOffice.org's XML |
| potential? Want to write extensions? Plug ins? Then come to the |
| conference!</p> |
| <p>Indeed if you are not technically minded but want to join a great |
| community come along and find out why so many people are switching to |
| OpenOffice.org.</p> |
| <p>We have posted the call for papers (CFP) and are soliciting |
| presentations from the general OpenOffice.org community (and then |
| some) for papers concerning the development of OpenOffice.org to its |
| marketing; from the global politics of free software to the |
| technicalities of localizing OpenOffice.org.</p> |
| <p>To see all the tracks open and to obtain the template for |
| submissions, as well as to request travel assistance, visit:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li><p><a HREF="http://marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2005/cfp.html">http://marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2005/cfp.html</a></p> |
| </ul> |
| <p>250-word abstracts in English must be submitted to |
| callforpapers@openoffice.org by 10 July 2005. We ask that you use our |
| template for your abstract. It can be found on the CFP page.</p> |
| <p>For more information, visit the OOoCon 2005 pages:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li><p><a HREF="http://marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2005/index.html">http://marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2005/index.html</a></p> |
| </ul> |
| <p>And to learn more about the lovely seaside city of Koper – |
| Capodistria (a bilingual community), see:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li><p><a HREF="http://www.slo-istra.com/koper/eng.asp">http://www.slo-istra.com/koper/eng.asp</a></p> |
| </ul> |
| <p>Cheers,</p> |
| <p>The OpenOffice.org Team"</p> |
| <p><a HREF="//servlets/ReadMsg?list=announce&msgNo=246">//servlets/ReadMsg?list=announce&msgNo=246</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.NeoOffice/J 1.1 Released!|outline"></a> |
| NeoOffice/J 1.1 Released!</h2> |
| <p>"Planamesa Software and the NeoOffice.org community are proud |
| to introduce NeoOfficeš/J 1.1, a Mac OS X-native version of the |
| OpenOffice.org office suite that includes Microsoft Office-compatible |
| word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and drawing applications.</p> |
| <p>“This release is the culmination of many thousands of volunteer |
| hours,” said NeoOffice/J's creator and primary developer Patrick |
| Luby. ÒAs a result of this tremendous effort, we have a very |
| stable, full-featured office suite for Mac OS X that supports dozens |
| of languages.”</p> |
| <p>NeoOfficeš/J 1.1 is available today as a free download from the |
| Planamesa |
| </p> |
| <p>Software website at http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/">http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Uno Runtime Environment (URE) released|outline"></a> |
| Uno Runtime Environment (URE) released</h2> |
| <p>"Dear OpenOffice.org and UNO friends,</p> |
| <p>I am pleased to announce that a sponsor, who is preferring to stay |
| anonymous, is supporting us to do the next step in modulizing the |
| OpenOffice.org office suite and to make its component model available |
| independently. That means, that we are going to factor out the highly |
| requested |
| </p> |
| <ul> |
| <li><p>Universal Network Objects (UNO)</p> |
| </ul> |
| <p>into its own</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li><p>Uno Runtime Environment (URE)</p> |
| </ul> |
| <p>The URE allows the usage of UNO independently of the |
| OpenOffice.org productivity suite. UNO is OpenOffice.orgs underlying |
| component model, allowing language agnostic and remote transparent |
| development of add-ins, components and applications.</p> |
| <p>As UNO has already been designed with independence in mind, the |
| URE is mainly about bundling the appropriate libraries, executables |
| etc. into their own package. Please have a look at the URE proposal |
| at</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li><p><a HREF="http://udk.openoffice.org/common/man/draft/standalone_uno_1_0.html">http://udk.openoffice.org/common/man/draft/standalone_uno_1_0.html</a></p> |
| </ul> |
| <p>respectively the UNO homepage at</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li><p><a HREF="http://udk.openoffice.org/">http://udk.openoffice.org</a></p> |
| </ul> |
| <p>for details. The URE is planned to be released with OOo 2.0. As |
| OOo 2.0 is already advanced in its development, the plan is to adapt |
| OOo to the URE with its next major (see |
| <a HREF="//issues/show_bug.cgi?id=50467">//issues/show_bug.cgi?id=50467</a>) |
| release.</p> |
| <p>XPCom, Bonobo and Mono fans might want to give UNO a try and see |
| if we can/want to bridge from one component model to another, to |
| reach higher overall interoperability.</p> |
| <p>Distro packagers might want to provide the URE (and the OOo SDK) |
| with their distro, not only as a prerequisite for past OOo 2.0 |
| releases but to enable people to develop UNO components.</p> |
| <p>Porters might want to port the URE, which is mainly a packaging |
| task, to their favorite platform.</p> |
| <p>Please send feedback to dev@udk.openoffice.org, respectively to |
| Stephan Bergmann (sb@openoffice.org, UDK co-lead) or Kay Ramme |
| (kr@openoffice.org, UDK lead)."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="//servlets/ReadMsg?list=announce&msgNo=245">//servlets/ReadMsg?list=announce&msgNo=245</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Opening of an Eurasian Languages Native-Lang Group|outline"></a> |
| Opening of an Eurasian Languages Native-Lang Group</h2> |
| <p>"The Native-Lang Confederation announces the creation of the |
| Eurasian Languages Group. This group comes as an answer to the needs |
| of several projects to share their ressources, information, and ease |
| communication between them and the greater OpenOffice.org community.</p> |
| <p>As a result,</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li><p>the Russian (http://ru.openoffice.org)</p> |
| <li><p>the Turkish (http://tr.openoffice.org)</p> |
| <li><p>the Georgian (http://ka.openoffice.org)</p> |
| <li><p>the Azeri (http://az.openoffice.org)</p> |
| <li><p>the Ukrainian (http://ua.openoffice.org)</p> |
| </ul> |
| <p>native-lang projects form this new group. Rail Aliev, co-lead of |
| the Russian and Turkish projects, will coordinate the technical & |
| localization efforts. While there's no clear marketing coordinator, |
| the Eurasian Languages Group intends to increase its marketing |
| activities and its awareness inside the OpenOffice.org community.</p> |
| <p>More Eurasian projects can be added to this list in the future. |
| This is why the Group would like to invite the existing Armenian and |
| Persian Native-Lang projects to join them. Later on, any native-lang |
| project representing Slavian, Turkic, Altaic and Mongolian languages |
| and cultures will be able to join this group.</p> |
| <p>As part of its mission, the Eurasian Native-Lang Group will have |
| to</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li><p>coordinate localization efforts and developments</p> |
| <li><p>mutualize and help the projects with the localized builds'QA.</p> |
| <li><p>speed up the adoption of OpenOffice.org on a local basis and |
| help |
| </p> |
| <li><p>coordinate its promotion</p> |
| <li><p>coordinate documentation writing</p> |
| <li><p>communicate with the other projects of OOo and the |
| native-lang confederation</p> |
| <li><p>ease the communication between the Eurasian native-lang |
| projects</p> |
| </ul> |
| <p>Best Regards,</p> |
| <p>Charles-H. Schulz,</p> |
| <p>Lead of the Native-Lang Confederation,</p> |
| <p>OpenOffice.org"</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://native-lang.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=dev&msgNo=5263">http://native-lang.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=dev&msgNo=5263</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Once more OpenOffice.org and Open Source Softwares on CDs in India|outline"></a> |
| Once more OpenOffice.org and Open Source Softwares on CDs in India</h2> |
| <p>"At New Delhi on 20th June, Hindi Free Software CD will be |
| launched. And so will be OpenOffice.org in Hindi.</p> |
| <p>Venue: Vigyan Bhavan</p> |
| <p>Once again we are talking about 3 million CDs but this time in |
| Hindi. So what are the other OS softwares going in? This time we are |
| including FireFox, Gaim and Columba all localized to Hindi. Apart |
| from that we are also packaging Transliterator addon to |
| OpenOffice.org which supports transliteration from English to 5 |
| Indian Languages.</p> |
| <p>I will be there at launch. Will come back and update you. |
| </p> |
| <p>Please feel free to give this mail as much circulation as |
| possible."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://marketing.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=dev&msgNo=20519">http://marketing.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=dev&msgNo=20519</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Sun Microsystems' Donation of StarOffice(TM) Suite To Be Distributed Through Gifts In Kind International|outline"></a> |
| Sun Microsystems' Donation of StarOffice(TM) Suite To Be Distributed |
| Through Gifts In Kind International</h2> |
| <p>"Sun Microsystems and Gifts In Kind International, the |
| world's leading charity in the field of product philanthropy, |
| announced today a new global donation program, to provide |
| StarOffice(TM) suite to eligible nonprofit and Non-Governmental |
| Organizations (NGOs) in the US and countries around the world. |
| StarOffice is the world's leading office productivity software suite |
| on the Solaris(TM) Operating System (OS) and Linux, and the leading |
| alternative office suite on Windows."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/06-06-2005/0003818288&EDATE">http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/06-06-2005/0003818288&EDATE</a>=</p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Linux and other OSS helps connect rural African villages|outline"></a> |
| Linux and other OSS helps connect rural African villages</h2> |
| <p>"Each Communications Station features an inexpensive and |
| durable PC with Linux and KDE, OpenOffice.org, and an unspecified |
| web-browser. Also, of course, each station has a telephone. In part |
| because of the open source Asterisk PBX system, villagers can now |
| make and receive calls for the first time --including free calls |
| between the connected villages."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7710415162.html">http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7710415162.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Indian OpenOffice roll-out continues|outline"></a> |
| Indian OpenOffice roll-out continues</h2> |
| <p>"Last month, ZDNet UK reported that the Indian government |
| would distribute 3.5m free CDs containing Tamil Language versions of |
| open source applications, including the Firefox browser and the |
| OpenOffice.org productivity suite. Within a month the project had |
| received requests for 85,000 CDs, thousands of downloads from its Web |
| site, and had attracted the attention of the President of India, APJ |
| Abdul Kalam."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0,39020384,39205447,00.htm">http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0,39020384,39205447,00.htm</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Free Indian Language Software is Hot!|outline"></a> |
| Free Indian Language Software is Hot!</h2> |
| <p>"In a high profile ceremony, Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Chairman of |
| the National Advisory Council of India, and Thiru Dayanidhi Maran, |
| Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology released |
| a free CD of software containing Hindi language tools and fonts based |
| on open source software in New Delhi this week. To the rousing |
| applause of the audience, Thiru Maran asserted that this freely |
| available office suite is in every way the equal of Microsoft |
| Office."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.technetra.com/News/free_indian_language_software_is_hot_html">http://www.technetra.com/News/free_indian_language_software_is_hot_html</a></p> |
| <p>Additional reporting:</p> |
| <p>Linux For You magazine: <a HREF="http://www.linuxforu.com/">http://www.linuxforu.com/</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.LT Scotland Introduces Gaelic Version of Office Applications Software|outline"></a> |
| LT Scotland Introduces Gaelic Version of Office Applications Software</h2> |
| <p>"Learning and Teaching Scotland (LT Scotland) launched a |
| groundbreaking Gaelic version of Open Office today (2 June 2005) at |
| the A' Chuisle conference in Aviemore. The software has user |
| interfaces and features similar to other office suites but for the |
| first time ever the language is entirely in Gaelic."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/news/press.asp?newsid=396">http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/news/press.asp?newsid=396</a></p> |
| <p>OpenOffice.org Gaelic homepage:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://gd.openoffice.org/">http://gd.openoffice.org/</a></p> |
| <p>Additional reporting:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.ngfl.gov.uk/news.jsp?sec=5&cat=99&res=86963">http://www.ngfl.gov.uk/news.jsp?sec=5&cat=99&res=86963</a></p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=3026">http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=3026</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Trying OpenOffice|outline"></a>Trying |
| OpenOffice</h2> |
| <p>"I have a recommendation. A friend of mine who is majoring in |
| computer science recently turned me on to OpenOffice.org. It is a |
| free office suite by Sun Microsystems meant to compete with Microsoft |
| Office. It has a word processor and spreadsheet, presentation and |
| database software that effectively compete with their equivalents in |
| Office. It is Mac and PC compatible and will open most other types of |
| word processing software files. It will also work with any e-mail |
| program automatically attaching the file you are working on to the |
| message. It is also available in multiple languages, can be |
| downloaded for free at Openoffice.org or a cd ordered at the website |
| for a nominal cost."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=32&aid=83087">http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=32&aid=83087</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Italian lawyers in love with open source|outline"></a> |
| Italian lawyers in love with open source</h2> |
| <p>"GL-OS is preparing to release Italian legal forms in |
| OpenDocument format, and plans to offer custom CD-ROMs. The group is |
| studying how to become official OOo Community Distributors. The to-do |
| list also includes training classes (especially for OpenOffice.org) |
| and conferences about FOSS and the forensic world. The longest-term |
| goal is the utilization of FOSS to access both legal databases and |
| the Processo Civile Telematico, the Italian project that is |
| attempting to reduce as much as possible the amount of paper |
| circulating in any given trial. Once it is implemented, all requests |
| to the court and other documents will be written and directly filed |
| in encrypted XML format, signed with smart cards."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://trends.newsforge.com/trends/05/06/15/1924206.shtml?tid=147&tid=132">http://trends.newsforge.com/trends/05/06/15/1924206.shtml?tid=147&tid=132</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.RedMonk's Stephen O'Grady on the OASIS OpenDocument format|outline"></a> |
| RedMonk's Stephen O'Grady on the OASIS OpenDocument format</h2> |
| <p>"On some level these arguments fly in the face of the "if |
| it ain't broke, don't fix it" mindset that seems to be prevalent |
| within Microsoft divisions that have generated quarter after quarter |
| after quarter of sustained revenue growth, but I think that that |
| mindset is going to have to change in a world that's increasingly |
| driven by macro trends like open source and open standards. Are we at |
| the tipping point in the office format equation was a question I |
| debated with a vendor yesterday, and the answer, in my mind, is not |
| yet. But the Open Document Format is still young, and I do think it |
| ultimately has the power to fundamentally alter the context of |
| discussions around office productivity software. |
| </p> |
| <p>Microsoft can be proactive and aggressively compete on that basis |
| now, or they can ignore the demands of governments and ISVs abroad. I |
| know what I'd choose." |
| </p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.redmonk.com/sogrady/archives/000732.html">http://www.redmonk.com/sogrady/archives/000732.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.XML, one format to rule them all|outline"></a> |
| XML, one format to rule them all</h2> |
| <p>"Interoperability will be greatly improved, since the new XML |
| format will be supported by three of the most important and utilized |
| applications from MS Office.</p> |
| <p>But the ones to benefit the most from this format will be Open |
| Office and StarOffice, which due to Microsoft's policy not to charge |
| any sum of money for Open XML Format will be able to offer much |
| easier support for the documents created with MS Office."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://news.softpedia.com/news/XML-one-format-to-rule-them-all-2570.shtml">http://news.softpedia.com/news/XML-one-format-to-rule-them-all-2570.shtml</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Sun Donates StarOffice to Non-Profits|outline"></a> |
| Sun Donates StarOffice to Non-Profits</h2> |
| <p>"Sun is giving the gift of StarOffice to nonprofit and |
| non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the United States and |
| internationally. The software will be distributed through a |
| partnership with Gifts In Kind International."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.betanews.com/article/Sun_Donates_StarOffice_to_NonProfits/1118687222">http://www.betanews.com/article/Sun_Donates_StarOffice_to_NonProfits/1118687222</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Coming Soon: MS Office Alternatives for Mac|outline"></a> |
| Coming Soon: MS Office Alternatives for Mac</h2> |
| <p>"Major milestones were recently announced for two Mac OS |
| X-compatible software suites that could provide an alternative to the |
| near-ubiquitous Microsoft Office. The free NeoOffice/J, an |
| open-source software development project created by Patrick Luby and |
| Edward Peterlin, has reached its "first stable release," |
| and South Korea-based Haansoft has announced that it will ship a Mac |
| OS X version of its ThinkFree Office 3.0 suite close on the heels of |
| the July release of the Windows version."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1830588,00.asp">http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1830588,00.asp</a></p> |
| <p>Additional reporting:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.techworld.com/applications/news/index.cfm?NewsID=3919&Page=1&pagePos=11">http://www.techworld.com/applications/news/index.cfm?NewsID=3919&Page=1&pagePos=11</a></p> |
| <h1 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.May 2005|outline"></a>May 2005</h1> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OpenDocument Format Formally Approved|outline"></a> |
| OpenDocument Format Formally Approved</h2> |
| <p>"On 1 May the OASIS OpenDocument Technical Committee approved |
| as a standard the OpenDocument file format, which OpenOffice.org 2.0 |
| Beta uses. OASIS is the primary body for e-business standards. As an |
| OASIS open standard, any office application may use the format; |
| vendor lock in to a proprietary format is not possible."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=office">http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=office</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Members Approve OpenDocument as OASIS Standard|outline"></a> |
| Members Approve OpenDocument as OASIS Standard</h2> |
| <p>"XML doesn't always mean open. You can hide a lot in a file |
| format. OpenDocument represents an opportunity to ensure truly open |
| file formats for productivity applications, which is why it will |
| receive the enthusiastic support of public sector steering |
| organizations on a global basis," commented James Governor, |
| principal analyst at RedMonk. "The participation of enterprises |
| in vertical industries, such as aerospace, will also ensure adoption |
| in the private sector. One key to success will be the royalty free |
| status of the spec; there are no financial penalties associated with |
| developing to it." |
| </p> |
| <p>[...] |
| </p> |
| <p>"IBM recognizes the importance of a standards-based document |
| format. Use of open, non-proprietary formats will facilitate seamless |
| collaboration between vendors, customers and partners and ensure the |
| maintenance of corporate and government knowledge," said Karla |
| Norsworthy, vice president, Software Standards, IBM. "IBM |
| supports the OASIS OpenDocument formats, and we believe the |
| standardization is a major accomplishment in an important area." |
| </p> |
| <p>"Sun believes in the power of open standards to enhance |
| business productivity and to stimulate innovation by preserving the |
| intellectual property rights of content creators," said Tim |
| Bray, Technology Director at Sun Microsystems. "Sun is a |
| founding member of the OASIS OpenDocument Technical Committee, and |
| Sun's StarOffice 8 productivity suite, based on the OpenOffice.org |
| project, uses OpenDocument as its default file format." |
| </p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.oasis-open.org/news/oasis_news_05_23_05.php">http://www.oasis-open.org/news/oasis_news_05_23_05.php</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Azeri Native-Lang project announced|outline"></a> |
| Azeri Native-Lang project announced</h2> |
| <p>"Azeri Native-Lang project opened:OpenOffice.org welcomes a |
| new member in its family, the Azeri</p> |
| <p>native-lang project. Led by Emin Huseynov, this project is very |
| active in Azerbaidjan, working with several organizations and NGOs |
| and spreading OpenOffice.org in several administrations.</p> |
| <p>We wish good luck to the Azeri Native-Lang project!</p> |
| <p>Charles Schulz,</p> |
| <p>Lead of the Native-Lang Confederation,</p> |
| <p>OpenOffice.org"</p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Polish Native-Lang Group announced|outline"></a> |
| Polish Native-Lang Group announced</h2> |
| <p>"The Native-Lang Confederation of OpenOffice.org greets today |
| a long-awaited member. The Polish Native-Lang project |
| (http://pl.openoffice.org), led by Adam Dereszkiewicz, gathers all |
| the local polish initiatives and communities in one single and |
| efficient project designed to spread OpenOffice.org in Polish |
| language. OpenOffice.org in Polish will help accelerate the adoption |
| of Free/Open Source Software in Poland, a country standing as one of |
| the liveliest areas for the development of the Free and Open Source |
| Software.</p> |
| <p>We wish good luck to Adam and his team.</p> |
| <p>Charles-H. Schulz,</p> |
| <p>Lead of the Native-Lang Confederation,</p> |
| <p>OpenOffice.org"</p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Detroit high school opens its desktops|outline"></a> |
| Detroit high school opens its desktops</h2> |
| <p>"In 2003, John Hansknecht, the director of technology at the |
| University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy, had a tough |
| decision to make. The school had about a hundred older computers |
| running Microsoft Office 97 and Windows NT, and some kind of upgrade |
| was clearly required. It would have been an easy decision to simply |
| upgrade to Microsoft Office 2000, but that would have required |
| replacing all the computers with more powerful systems -- a large |
| expenditure which could be better spent on other technology needs. |
| Hansknecht had a better idea: OpenOffice.org."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://software.newsforge.com/software/05/05/18/1944227.shtml?tid=130&tid=93">http://software.newsforge.com/software/05/05/18/1944227.shtml?tid=130&tid=93</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Sun signs StarOffice agreement for 4,000 Irish schools|outline"></a> |
| Sun signs StarOffice agreement for 4,000 Irish schools</h2> |
| <p>"The NCTE, which is an agency of Ireland's Department of |
| Education and Science, has signed a master distribution agreement |
| with Santa Clara, California-based Sun through which it will provide |
| Sun's StarOffice 7 to 3,200 primary school and 720 secondary schools |
| across the country."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=FFF7AC2B-4012-4C44-A78E-9E6CE7F6EBCD">http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=FFF7AC2B-4012-4C44-A78E-9E6CE7F6EBCD</a></p> |
| <p>Additional reporting:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single4835">http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single4835</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Open Source Software in Schools|outline"></a> |
| Open Source Software in Schools</h2> |
| <p>"A project report evaluating the use of open source software |
| (OSS) within a small number of schools will be published on Friday, |
| 13 May 2005 by Becta (British Educational Communications and |
| Technology Agency).</p> |
| <p>The project report from the study "Open Source Software in |
| Schools: A study of the spectrum of use and related ICT |
| infrastructure costs" demonstrates that although the |
| implementation of OSS in schools needs careful planning and support, |
| the use of OSS can offer a cost-effective alternative to proprietary |
| software."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.becta.org.uk/corporate/press_out.cfm?id=4681">http://www.becta.org.uk/corporate/press_out.cfm?id=4681</a></p> |
| <p>Full report:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.becta.org.uk/corporate/publications/documents/BEC5606_Full_report18.pdf">http://www.becta.org.uk/corporate/publications/documents/BEC5606_Full_report18.pdf</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Open source makes school appointment|outline"></a> |
| Open source makes school appointment</h2> |
| <p>"Becta, the Government's lead agency for ICT in education, is |
| set to release a new report which will say that schools could save |
| significant sums by switching to open source software, eGov monitor |
| can report.</p> |
| <p>The landmark report will show that OSS can be implemented |
| successfully in schools and present documented examples of cost |
| savings from its use."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2005/04/25/open_source_school/">http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2005/04/25/open_source_school/</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Local authorities keen on open source|outline"></a> |
| Local authorities keen on open source</h2> |
| <p>"Roughly half of the UK's local authorities are planning to |
| increase their use of open source software over the next three years, |
| according to a Socitm survey</p> |
| <p>Cost, security and dissatisfaction with Microsoft will drive |
| almost two-thirds of local authorities to increase their use of open |
| source software over the next three years, according to new |
| research."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39197835,00.htm">http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39197835,00.htm</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Birmingham begins major open source pilot|outline"></a> |
| Birmingham begins major open source pilot</h2> |
| <p>"The council the largest in Europe will move 1,500 desktops |
| and all the associated back-end servers in its library service to |
| Linux and other open source software including OpenOffice and |
| Firefox. The year-long trial will be backed by government money, and |
| include a final, neutral assessment of the value of the move. Public |
| terminals in libraries will be shifted to Linux, as well as office |
| systems in the library service."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39198699,00.htm">http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39198699,00.htm</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Bristol ready to put open source on 3,500 desktops|outline"></a> |
| Bristol ready to put open source on 3,500 desktops</h2> |
| <p>"The roll-out will take a year to complete. "People have |
| been concerned that we are getting rid of Windows, which is not |
| true. When we go into offices and show them the product, we see them |
| relaxing," Beckett said."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.computerweekly.com/articles/article.asp?liArticleID=138630&liArticleTypeID=1&liCategoryID=6&liChannelID=1&liFlavourID=1&sSearch=&nPage=1">http://www.computerweekly.com/articles/article.asp?liArticleID=138630&liArticleTypeID=1&liCategoryID=6&liChannelID=1&liFlavourID=1&sSearch=&nPage=1</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Italian Automobile Club selects StarOffice (Italian articles only)|outline"></a> |
| Italian Automobile Club selects StarOffice (Italian articles only)</h2> |
| <p>According to the following articles, the software will be |
| installed on more than 3,200 seats:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://it.sun.com/pressmedia/comunicati_stampa_05/sunflash050905b.html">http://it.sun.com/pressmedia/comunicati_stampa_05/sunflash050905b.html</a></p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.cwi.it/showPage.php?template=articoli&id=13001">http://www.cwi.it/showPage.php?template=articoli&id=13001</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Elite forces' health department trims operating costs|outline"></a> |
| Elite forces' health department trims operating costs</h2> |
| <p>"The Arabic-enabled nature of Sun's StarOffice productivity |
| suite, as well as the significantly more affordable investment level |
| for the Sun desktop solution, were cited as the major causes for the |
| switch. 'SANG-HA's hospitals and health utilities are among the best |
| in the region. We have adopted a strategic IT plan, which will |
| contribute to the development of health services provided to the |
| patients. Infrastructure development is a major focus area for us, |
| and the ability to use Sun's Arabic-enabled StarOffice suite and |
| lower operational costs and is making a major impact on SANG-HA's |
| bottom line,' says Dr Majid Al Tuwaijri, executive director for |
| information systems and informatics at SANG-HA"</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.itp.net/news/details.php?id=15060&category">http://www.itp.net/news/details.php?id=15060&category</a>=</p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Tamil Language Open Source Tools & Apps Released in Chennai|outline"></a> |
| Tamil Language Open Source Tools & Apps Released in Chennai</h2> |
| <p>"In Chennai, on April 15th, marking the Tamil New Year, |
| India's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) |
| showed off its latest efforts to help close India's digital divide. A |
| complete bundle of open source computer software including the |
| localized Tamil version of OpenOffice.org was released. Hundreds of |
| computer fonts and tools in Tamil were given away amid great fanfare |
| and political and media excitement."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.technetra.com/News/tamil_openoffice_html">http://www.technetra.com/News/tamil_openoffice_html</a></p> |
| <p>Additional reporting:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.hindu.com/2005/04/16/stories/2005041600292200.htm">http://www.hindu.com/2005/04/16/stories/2005041600292200.htm</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Millions in India to get OpenOffice|outline"></a> |
| Millions in India to get OpenOffice</h2> |
| <p>"The government has started distributing CDs containing |
| Tamil-language versions of various open source applications, |
| including the Firefox browser, the OpenOffice.org productivity suite |
| and the Columba email client. It plans to freely distribute 3.5 |
| million copies of the CD to Tamil speakers worldwide, according to |
| R.K.V.S. Raman, a researcher at the Centre for Development of |
| Advanced Computing, an organisation involved in the production of the |
| CD."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0,39020384,39199972,00.htm">http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0,39020384,39199972,00.htm</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.StarOffice 8: Sun's Office Suite Takes on Microsoft|outline"></a> |
| StarOffice 8: Sun's Office Suite Takes on Microsoft</h2> |
| <p>"Sun's product, StarOffice, has not yet stolen significant |
| market share from Microsoft Office, but if its latest beta release |
| (which we look at here), is any indication, Sun's taking its push |
| into the market seriously."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/news/article.php/3501431">http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/news/article.php/3501431</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Product review, OpenOffice.org 2.0 beta|outline"></a> |
| Product review, OpenOffice.org 2.0 beta</h2> |
| <p>"As a long time user of OpenOffice.org back to the days when |
| it was called StarOffice 5.2, I watched the development process with |
| great interest over the years. As soon as the beta for 2.0 became |
| available I grabbed it eagerly. Since then I've downloaded several |
| updates and kept more or less up to date with the latest releases. |
| Here are my findings."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://htmlfixit.com/?p=619">http://htmlfixit.com/?p=619</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Review: OpenOffice a Strong Competitor|outline"></a> |
| Review: OpenOffice a Strong Competitor</h2> |
| <p>"The latest version of the free OpenOffice suite promises to |
| be a strong competitor to Microsoft Office. It's still in the "beta," |
| or unfinished, stage, but it's already a good alternative for people |
| who aren't heavy users. And you can't argue with the price."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=163103695&tid=5979">http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=163103695&tid=5979</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Lesson number one: get rid of Microsoft|outline"></a> |
| Lesson number one: get rid of Microsoft</h2> |
| <p>"The report shows, for example, that these schools spend less |
| than half of what their Microsoft-enthralled contemporaries have to |
| fork out on IT support. Other benefits include lower expenditure on |
| software licensing, and computers that have to be upgraded less |
| frequently because they no longer dance to the beat of Microsoft's |
| drum. The headline in the Times Educational Supplement said it all: |
| 'Ditching Microsoft could save millions.'"</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,6903,1483969,00.htm">http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,6903,1483969,00.htm</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Ditching Microsoft can save millions|outline"></a> |
| Ditching Microsoft can save millions</h2> |
| <p>"In a report to be published next week, obtained by The TES, |
| Becta will highlight schools which have turned to free software |
| instead of the market leaders products. Becta does not name Microsoft |
| in its analysis. But almost all schools use some of the companys |
| products."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.tes.co.uk/2094985">http://www.tes.co.uk/2094985</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OO.o 2.0 pioneers new standard|outline"></a> |
| OO.o 2.0 pioneers new standard</h2> |
| <p>"The Organization for the Advancement of Structured |
| Information Standards (OASIS) announced its approval of |
| OpenOffice.org's XML-based file format, Open Document Format for |
| Office Applications, as a new standard. An article at eWEEK.com, |
| explains what this means for the world in general, and for OpenOffice |
| users in particular."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS5688133549.html">http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS5688133549.html</a></p> |
| <p>Additional reporting:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1819239,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03129TX1K0000616">http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1819239,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03129TX1K0000616</a></p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=24314FB0-65A5-4D4D-B1A7-C45E5A03BBA3">http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=24314FB0-65A5-4D4D-B1A7-C45E5A03BBA3</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.A Standard Set For The Office|outline"></a> |
| A Standard Set For The Office</h2> |
| <p>"Officials at the non-profit standards body OASIS |
| (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information |
| Standards) announced Monday its approval of the OpenDocuments 1.0 |
| specification as a standard.</p> |
| <p>The ratification puts OASIS' seal of approval on a single |
| XML-based file format for text, spreadsheets, charts and graphical |
| documents -- an area dominated by Microsoft and its popular Office |
| suite."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3507111">http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3507111</a></p> |
| <p>Additional reporting:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.linuxelectrons.com/article.php/2005052323053132">http://www.linuxelectrons.com/article.php/2005052323053132</a></p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://tech.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1002046.php/OASIS_approves_OpenOffice_2.0_file_format">http://tech.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1002046.php/OASIS_approves_OpenOffice_2.0_file_format</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OpenOffice.org File Viewer|outline"></a> |
| OpenOffice.org File Viewer</h2> |
| <p>"OpenOffice.org File Viewer or OOoView. A Java-based |
| OpenOffice.org file viewer, this was created by Ms. Christine |
| Bejerasco, Mr. Cipriano Consolacion Jr., and Ms. Raquel Tarroza |
| (supervised by yours truly) as a requirement in earning their degree |
| in Computer Science.</p> |
| <p>The first version only supported OpenOffice.org version 1.0 file |
| formats. It was recently upgraded to support version 1.1.x file |
| formats and the upcoming OpenOffice.org 2.0 file formats.</p> |
| <p>OOoView source is now available at http://oooview.dev.java.net."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.mb.com.ph/TECH2005051634852.html">http://www.mb.com.ph/TECH2005051634852.html</a></p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://oooview.dev.java.net/">http://oooview.dev.java.net</a></p> |
| <h1 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.April 2005|outline"></a>April 2005</h1> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OpenOffice.org Conference 2005 - Please vote for the location!|outline"></a> |
| OpenOffice.org Conference 2005 - Please vote for the location!</h2> |
| <p>"Dear OpenOffice.org user,</p> |
| <p>Every year, members of the OpenOffice.org community gather at the |
| official international OpenOffice.org Conference, or OOoCon. The |
| purpose of this conference is to allow members of the community to |
| meet face-to-face in a convivial environment, in order to share |
| coding tips, plans, technology; information, strategies, methods, and |
| success stories, with the aim of building a more successful community |
| project and product.</p> |
| <p>Koper, Slovenia and Lyon, France have been proposed as locations |
| for the OpenOffice.org Conference 2005. Please go to the following |
| web page to submit a vote for your favorite location:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://marketing.openoffice.org/conference/ooocon2005/proposal.html">http://marketing.openoffice.org/conference/ooocon2005/proposal.html</a></p> |
| <p>The deadline is April 30, 2005. The chosen location will be |
| announced shortly after that date. In order to be able to participate |
| in the voting you must be a registered members of the OpenOffice.org |
| site.</p> |
| <p>Thank you very much and best regards,</p> |
| <p>The OpenOffice.org Conference Team"</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://marketing.openoffice.org/conference/ooocon2005/proposal.html">http://marketing.openoffice.org/conference/ooocon2005/proposal.html</a></p> |
| <p>Original posting:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="//servlets/ReadMsg?list=announce&msgNo=241">//servlets/ReadMsg?list=announce&msgNo=241</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.NeoOffice/J Donates Code|outline"></a> |
| NeoOffice/J Donates Code</h2> |
| <p>NeoOffice/J is an independent project building a Java-powered |
| Aqua-fied Mac OS X port of OpenOffice.org. Its donation resolves |
| numerous bugs. Thanks! We look forward to further collaboration.</p> |
| <p>Donation message:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://porting.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=dev&msgNo=15387">http://porting.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=dev&msgNo=15387</a></p> |
| <p>NeoOffice/J Project:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://trinity.neooffice.org/">http://trinity.neooffice.org/</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Albanian Native-Lang project announced|outline"></a> |
| Albanian Native-Lang project announced</h2> |
| <p>I would like to announce the opening of the Albanian Native-Lang |
| project (sq) led by Mr. Shkumbin Saneja. OpenOffice.org is now |
| available in Albanian, an ancient culture and language of Southern |
| Europe.</p> |
| <p>This project have increased the interest about Open Source |
| applications, in Albanian language speaking areas. As there is no |
| other office suite in Albanian, there are good chances that |
| OpenOffice.org will take the leading role.</p> |
| <p>Good luck for the Albanian native-lang project and hopefully we'll |
| be hearing from OpenOffice.org and other FOSS deployments in Albania |
| soon!</p> |
| <p>You can visit the Albanian project page here: |
| <a HREF="http://sq.openoffice.org/">http://sq.openoffice.org</a></p> |
| <p>Charles-H. Schulz,</p> |
| <p>Lead of the Native-Lang Confederation,</p> |
| <p>OpenOffice.org</p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Spreading OpenOffice Tamil|outline"></a> |
| Spreading OpenOffice Tamil</h2> |
| <p>I would like to tell you about a great and perhaps an |
| unprecendented thing that has happened to OpenOffice.org.</p> |
| <p>On April 15th 2005 the IT Minister of the country dedicated |
| OpenOffice.org 1.1.4 in Tamil to the Nation and brought it out as a |
| CD. This CD will be distributed free to those who request for it.</p> |
| <p>Apart from OpenOffice.org 1.1.4 in Tamil , the CD also contained |
| open type fonts, Firefox browser , email-client, OCR tools and speel |
| checkers all for Tamil Language.</p> |
| <p>In the coming months the ministry plans to distribute about 3 |
| million copies of this CD to Tamilians all over the world.</p> |
| <p>Already about 50,000 copies of CD have been produced and are being |
| distributed. |
| </p> |
| <p>So atleast among Tamil Speaking people, we would soon see |
| everybody using OpenOffice.org instead of proprietary softwares.</p> |
| <p>Apart from this I also had an opportunity to demo OpenOffice.org |
| in a TV interview for a Tamil News Channel called "SUN NEWS"</p> |
| <p>This interview will be telecasted on the "SUN NEWS" |
| Channel on Sunday 24/04/05 at 17:30pm (Indian Standard Time) .</p> |
| <p>So big time for OpenOffice.org among Tamilians. Let us celebrate |
| the moment."</p> |
| <p>[Raman, Project co-ordinator for BharateeyaOO.o Project</p> |
| <p>(http://www.ncb.ernet.in/bharateeyaoo)]</p> |
| <p>Original posting:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://marketing.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=dev&msgNo=20240">http://marketing.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=dev&msgNo=20240</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.StarOffice at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL)|outline"></a> |
| StarOffice at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL)</h2> |
| <p>"Deployments of Sun's Grid technology announced in 2004 |
| spanned industries ranging from government to financial services to |
| education. Notable wins included the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), |
| the Texas Advanced Computing Center, University of Leicester, |
| Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, University of Nottingham, and |
| several others.</p> |
| <p>Sun and INL teamed on a solution that includes more than 230 Sun |
| Fire V20z servers powered by AMD Opteron processors, and more than 12 |
| Terabytes of Sun StorEdge(TM) 6320 storage, the Solaris 10 operating |
| system, Sun Java(TM) Enterprise System and Java development software, |
| Sun Grid Engine Enterprise Edition, Sun's StarOffice(TM) 7.0 office |
| productivity platform, as well as advanced on-site training and |
| support from Sun's Services division. The cluster's full-throttle |
| computing power ranks the INL datacenter as one of the world's top |
| supercomputing sites." |
| </p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050426/sftu070.html?.v=7">http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050426/sftu070.html?.v=7</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Small college saves big with OpenOffice.org and Linux|outline"></a> |
| Small college saves big with OpenOffice.org and Linux</h2> |
| <p>Duncan remains pleased with the results of his creativity. "This |
| puts us in control of our tech resources, instead of relying on some |
| third party. It's kind of a scary to say there's some company out |
| there telling me I'm going to buy a new computer every two years. |
| We've doubled the number of computers we have available to us with |
| the cost-savings of OpenOffice.org versus Microsoft Office. We've |
| made available open access to labs and cyber cafs using hardware that |
| others would have just thrown away.</p> |
| <p>"OpenOffice.org made a lot of that possible."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://business.newsforge.com/business/05/03/30/2033252.shtml?tid=37&tid=132&tid=2">http://business.newsforge.com/business/05/03/30/2033252.shtml?tid=37&tid=132&tid=2</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Why UK's Access Devices cooked up its own embedded open source OS|outline"></a> |
| Why UK's Access Devices cooked up its own embedded open source OS</h2> |
| <p>"Access Devices, founded in 2001, is a digital video |
| equipment designer and manufacturer in the United Kingdom. With the |
| help of open source software consulting company Sirius, Access moved |
| entirely from Windows desktops to Linux and OpenOffice.org. Then, |
| after CEO Anthony Walton discovered how far Linux and other open |
| source software had come in terms of quality and viability, he |
| decided to commit to open source in a different way."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://business.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/04/14/2123248">http://business.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/04/14/2123248</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.StarOffice at the City of Marghera|outline"></a> |
| StarOffice at the City of Marghera</h2> |
| <p>"The City of Marghera, Venice Municipality (Italy) -- The |
| City of Marghera (Venice municipality), in cooperation with Sun |
| Microsystems Italy, realized an IT laboratory for Marghera citizens, |
| the Internet Center "Marghera digitale". The IT |
| infrastructure, designed and implemented by Sun Microsystems Italy, |
| includes more than 30 Sun Ray(TM) clients, three servers and a |
| software environment with StarOffice(TM) software & the Sun Java |
| Desktop System."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050426/sftu067.html?.v=7">http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050426/sftu067.html?.v=7</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.MIP Holdings moves most users to open source|outline"></a> |
| MIP Holdings moves most users to open source</h2> |
| <p>"Fortunately, the open source alternatives proved to be fully |
| functional, stable and reliable solutions that were not difficult for |
| users to adapt to. In extreme situations, power users may need more |
| than these alternatives offer, but these users are rare. MIP |
| therefore embarked on an upgrade project installing OpenOffice on its |
| workstations.</p> |
| <p>The roll-out went smoothly, again, with no users finding they |
| could not complete their daily tasks on the new software. Firth says |
| some of the functions in OpenOffice are accessible via different |
| keystrokes or mouse clicks, but these changes are easily overcome |
| with a little coaching. "The savings on licence fees is |
| enormous," he notes. "But most importantly, we are saving |
| money without sacrificing productivity or limiting user |
| functionality.""</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/enterprise/2005/0504080908.asp?A=ENA&S=Enterprise%20Architecture&O=FPIN">http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/enterprise/2005/0504080908.asp?A=ENA&S=Enterprise%20Architecture&O=FPIN</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.4,000 StarOffice licenses at SANG-HA|outline"></a> |
| 4,000 StarOffice licenses at SANG-HA</h2> |
| <p>"As a sign of its progressive approach to utilizing the |
| latest technology to provide first class medical services, SANG-HA |
| recently deployed 1,500 SunRay thin client desktop systems, in |
| addition to purchasing 4,000 StarOffice licenses, in order to refresh |
| its IT technology strategy. In addition to SANG-HA, Sun counts Saudi |
| Aramco, STC, and SAMBA as key customers in the Kingdom."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.ameinfo.com/58111.html">http://www.ameinfo.com/58111.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.State govt logs on to cost-cutting drive|outline"></a> |
| State govt logs on to cost-cutting drive</h2> |
| <p>"In the past few months, OpenOffice, a free downloadable |
| package of commonly-used applications like spreadsheets, word |
| processing and email, has become the official choice for thousands of |
| desktops across the state, and is expected to save the exchequer |
| about Rs 90 crore in licence fees. Recently, the Maharashtra police |
| headquarters too plumped for free operating system GNU/Linux with |
| OpenOffice. That's not all. Already, the election office is using a |
| bi-lingual voter-list search system developed by free software |
| activists, while corporate open sourcers like Red Hat are providing |
| software for the government's treasury management, citizens' facility |
| centres and land record management."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1081589.cms">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1081589.cms</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Thailand: The case for open source software|outline"></a> |
| Thailand: The case for open source software</h2> |
| <p>"To counter the compatability issue, Sipa, Nectec and Sun |
| Microsystems Thailand are now working to make OpenOffice 2.0 _ an |
| open source office suite _ a standard program. In the past, there |
| have been various office software suites, including Pladao, OfficeTLE |
| and OpenOffice, which according to Mr Clark can create confusion.</p> |
| <p>Sipa, Nectec and Sun Microsystems are now merging some parts of |
| Pladao and OfficeTLE into OpenOffice 2.0."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.bangkokpost.com/300305_Database/30Mar2005_data51.php">http://www.bangkokpost.com/300305_Database/30Mar2005_data51.php</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.DHBs to test open source alternative to Windows and Office|outline"></a> |
| DHBs to test open source alternative to Windows and Office</h2> |
| <p>"First, the DHBs will pilot an open source desktop |
| environment, being put together by Steve Rayner, CIO of Wanganui DHB, |
| to assess how many users it will serve adequately. Rayner plans to |
| support two categories of user: "power users" with |
| Microsoft desktop software, and "regular clinical users" |
| with Novell Enterprise Desktop, OpenOffice.org and GroupWise running |
| on Suse Linux."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/0/39A5FAC6A45E8FB2CC256FDA00319B5C?OpenDocument&pub=Computerworld">http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/0/39A5FAC6A45E8FB2CC256FDA00319B5C?OpenDocument&pub=Computerworld</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.NZ open source trial attracts gov't attention|outline"></a> |
| NZ open source trial attracts gov't attention</h2> |
| <p>"The Wanganui pilot will seek to establish how many users |
| there are with just basic computing needs and whether it is possible |
| to meet those with a non-Microsoft environment. It will be based on |
| Suse Linux and OpenOffice.org."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1561121703;fp;16;fpid;0">http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1561121703;fp;16;fpid;0</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OpenOffice 2.0 to break down walls to adoption|outline"></a> |
| OpenOffice 2.0 to break down walls to adoption</h2> |
| <p>"Industry experts who have taken a look at the OpenOffice.org |
| 2.0 said new database functionality included with the open source |
| personal productivity suite will go a long way toward making the |
| system a viable alternative to Microsoft Office -- especially in the |
| all important small and medium-sized business (SMB) market."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1073674,00.html">http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1073674,00.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.First Look: OpenOffice.org 2.0 Looks Good|outline"></a> |
| First Look: OpenOffice.org 2.0 Looks Good</h2> |
| <p>"In addition to Base, the database app, OpenOffice.org 2.0 |
| includes a word processor, a spreadsheet application, a presentation |
| program, an app for creating mathematical formulas, and a nifty |
| drawing program much more powerful and fun than Microsoft's Paint. |
| The beta version is available for Windows, Linux, and Mac machines."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120154,00.asp">http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120154,00.asp</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Download some of the best software money can't buy|outline"></a> |
| Download some of the best software money can't buy</h2> |
| <p>"Don't want to deal with the hassles of incompatible files? |
| No problem - OpenOffice.org can create, open, edit, and save Word, |
| Excel, and PowerPoint documents. Plus, it's available for multiple |
| platforms, including Windows, Macintosh, and Linux.</p> |
| <p>This is an outstanding solution for college students, home |
| offices, and pretty much anyone who wants Microsoft Office-caliber |
| functionality without the sticker shock."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://hometownlife.com/WestBloomfield/News.asp?pageType=StoryCurrent&StoryArchiveID=94436&StoryID=10661&Section=At%20Home&OnlineSection=At%20Home&SectionPubDate=Thursday,%20March%2031,%202005&RefDate=3/31/2005">http://hometownlife.com/WestBloomfield/News.asp?pageType=StoryCurrent&StoryArchiveID=94436&StoryID=10661&Section=At%20Home&OnlineSection=At%20Home&SectionPubDate=Thursday,%20March%2031,%202005&RefDate=3/31/2005</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OpenOffice is a decent alternative|outline"></a> |
| OpenOffice is a decent alternative</h2> |
| <p>"Don't take that to mean I've explored every nook and cranny |
| of the 2.0 beta. However, I've looked at enough to know that users |
| should consider using it over paying out cash for Microsoft Office, a |
| software that's gotten fatter and fatter."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/business/11197462.htm">http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/business/11197462.htm</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Ask Slashdot: OpenOffice vs. MS Office for Education_|outline"></a> |
| Ask Slashdot: OpenOffice vs. MS Office for Education?</h2> |
| <p>"I work in a large high school district where there will be |
| some discussion on whether or not to purchase another term of |
| 'Software Assurance' for MS Office licenses on thousands of |
| computers. This seems to be an ideal opportunity to promote an |
| alternative such as OpenOffice. It will not be an easy sell, even |
| though OpenOffice should more than satisfy all curricular needs and |
| save the district lots of money; like many other districts we have |
| political and cultural 'challenges'. So, I ask you, have you been |
| successful in moving your education or business organization from MS |
| Office to OpenOffice? What were the pros and cons from your |
| migration? What advice do you have in selling this to tech |
| coordinators and administrators who are not enlightened by Open |
| Source?"</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/04/20/1753225&tid=146&tid=102&tid=201&tid=4">http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/04/20/1753225&tid=146&tid=102&tid=201&tid=4</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.IBM Certifies OpenDocument Successful Implementation|outline"></a> |
| IBM Certifies OpenDocument Successful Implementation</h2> |
| <p>"Formal statement: IBM Corporation certifies that it is |
| successfully using the Open Document Format for Office Applications |
| (OpenDocument) 1.0 specification consistently with the OASIS IPR |
| Policy. -- Nathaniel Borenstein, Distinguished Engineer and Open |
| Standards Strategist, IBM Corporation"</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/office/200503/msg00020.html">http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/office/200503/msg00020.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OASIS Members to vote on OpenDocument XML Format|outline"></a> |
| OASIS Members to vote on OpenDocument XML Format</h2> |
| <p>"OASIS organizational members are asked to vote on four |
| specifications that have been submitted for consideration as OASIS |
| Standards. The ebXML Registry Information Model (RIM) v3.0 and ebXML |
| Registry Services and Protocols (RS) v3.0 offer a method for defining |
| and managing interoperable registries and repositories. OpenDocument |
| provides an XML-based file format specification for office |
| applications." |
| </p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://xml.sys-con.com/read/77288.htm">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/77288.htm</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Gentoo update for openoffice|outline"></a> |
| Gentoo update for openoffice</h2> |
| <p>"Gentoo has issued updates for openoffice. These fix a |
| vulnerability,which can be exploited by malicious people to |
| compromise a user's system."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://secunia.com/advisories/14983/">http://secunia.com/advisories/14983/</a></p> |
| <h1 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.March 2005|outline"></a>March 2005</h1> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OpenOffice.org Announces Version 2.0 Public Beta|outline"></a> |
| OpenOffice.org Announces Version 2.0 Public Beta</h2> |
| <p>4 MARCH, 2005 - 08H00 UTC</p> |
| <p>The OpenOffice.org project is pleased to announce that the first |
| public beta release of OpenOffice.org 2.0 is now available for |
| download.</p> |
| <p>OpenOffice.org 2.0 Beta is immediately available in English for |
| Windows, GNU/Linux and Solaris. Additional platforms and |
| localisations for Brazilian Portuguese, German, Italian, Japanese, |
| Korean, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional |
| Chinese and Turkish, amongst others, will follow shortly.</p> |
| <p>The release of OpenOffice.org 2.0 Beta coincides with the Danish |
| LinuxForum 2005 and with the Open Source Days in Turkey. Both events |
| demonstrate the gaining power of open source and especially the force |
| for change OpenOffice.org 2.0 represents. We are honoured to be |
| included in these important events.</p> |
| <p>This beta release is the result of many months work in expanding |
| the functionality, performance and compatibility of the office suite. |
| This intense effort has yielded impressive results including the |
| addition of a new database module, implementation of the OASIS |
| OpenDocument XML file format and a host of other new features and |
| capabilities.</p> |
| <p>The public beta release is made available in order to allow a |
| broad user base to test and evaluate this new major version of |
| OpenOffice.org, but is not recommended for production deployment at |
| this stage.</p> |
| <p>Beta Availability</p> |
| <p>The beta version and it's source code can be downloaded from</p> |
| <p><a HREF="/download/2.0beta/index.html">/download/2.0beta/index.html</a></p> |
| <p>Feature Guide</p> |
| <p>A more detailed guide to the features can be found at</p> |
| <p><a HREF="//dev_docs/features/2.0/index.html">//dev_docs/features/2.0/index.html</a>.</p> |
| <p>Error and Bug Reporting</p> |
| <p>Users of the OpenOffice.org 2.0 Beta release are encouraged to |
| join the</p> |
| <p>OpenOffice.org project and report any bugs, issues or errors at</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html">http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html</a>.</p> |
| <p>For ongoing updates regarding beta releases of OpenOffice.org 2.0,</p> |
| <p>please subscribe to the OpenOffice.org Announce mailing list at</p> |
| <p><a HREF="//mail_list.html#general">//mail_list.html#general</a>.</p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.First Native-Lang Group has been launched|outline"></a> |
| First Native-Lang Group has been launched</h2> |
| <p>"I would like to announce that the first Native-Language |
| Group has been launched. To those who are wondering "what is a |
| native-language group?", it can be summed up as a group of |
| several native-lang |
| </p> |
| <p>projects (see: <a HREF="http://native-lang.openoffice.org/">http://native-lang.openoffice.org</a>) |
| willing to help each others and coordinate their actions.</p> |
| <p>The first native-language group is the Indic Native-Language |
| Group, composed of the following communities:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li><p>the Hindi native-lang project (http://hi.openoffice.org)</p> |
| <li><p>the Tamil native-lang project (http://ta.openoffice.org)</p> |
| <li><p>the Bengali native-lang project (http://bn.openoffice.org)</p> |
| <li><p>the Malayalam native-lang project (http://ml.openoffice.org)</p> |
| <li><p>the Telugu native-lang project (http://te.openoffice.org)</p> |
| <li><p>the Gujarati native-lang project (http://gu.openoffice.org)</p> |
| </ul> |
| <p>More Indic projects can be added to this list in the future. As |
| part of its mission, the Indic native-lang group will have to</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li><p>coordinate localization efforts and developments</p> |
| <li><p>mutualize and help the projects with the localized builds'QA.</p> |
| <li><p>speed up the adoption of OpenOffice.org on a local basis and |
| help coordinate its promotion</p> |
| <li><p>coordinate documentation writing</p> |
| <li><p>communicate with the other projects of OOo and the |
| native-lang confederation</p> |
| <li><p>ease the communication between the Indic native-lang projects</p> |
| </ul> |
| <p>This group comes as an answer for the native-lang projects to |
| avoid the "walled garden" effect that some projects have to |
| face, while at the mean time help these projects who lack ressources |
| and time to develop and build themselves. Expect more groups to come |
| in a near future.</p> |
| <p>I would also like to congratulate Vijay Kumar and Rajesh Rajan for |
| their newly appointed positions as the Group coordinators. Meanwhile, |
| the rights and deeds of the native-lang projects' leads remain |
| unchanged.</p> |
| <p>Regards,</p> |
| <p>Charles-H. Schulz,</p> |
| <p>Lead of the Native-Lang Confederation,</p> |
| <p>OpenOffice.org"</p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Linux in Business and Governments: An Idea Whose Time Has Come|outline"></a> |
| Linux in Business and Governments: An Idea Whose Time Has Come</h2> |
| <p>"At least 80,000 PCs will be concerned by the migration |
| before the end of the year. In a first step, 35,000 PCs will be |
| equipped by OpenOffice.org before the summer. OpenOffice will be |
| used, as Microsoft Office, for the rapports and statements, but will |
| offer more services than Word and Excel.</p> |
| <p>The National Gendarmerie has announced that the migration, the |
| technical support and the personnel training will be managed without |
| any external help.</p> |
| <p>It is expected to save 2 million euro by year through this |
| migration."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.cooltechzone.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=1121&Itemid=0&limit=1&limitstart=0">http://www.cooltechzone.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=1121&Itemid=0&limit=1&limitstart=0</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.The case for open source software|outline"></a> |
| The case for open source software</h2> |
| <p>"To counter the compatability issue, Sipa, Nectec and Sun |
| Microsystems Thailand are now working to make OpenOffice 2.0 _ an |
| open source office suite _ a standard program. In the past, there |
| have been various office software suites, including Pladao, OfficeTLE |
| and OpenOffice, which according to Mr Clark can create confusion.</p> |
| <p>Sipa, Nectec and Sun Microsystems are now merging some parts of |
| Pladao and OfficeTLE into OpenOffice 2.0. "</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.bangkokpost.com/Database/30Mar2005_data51.php">http://www.bangkokpost.com/Database/30Mar2005_data51.php</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Availability of OpenOffice.org & Staroffice Indexer for Google Dekstop Search|outline"></a> |
| Availability of OpenOffice.org & Staroffice Indexer for Google |
| Dekstop Search</h2> |
| <p>"Allow Google Desktop Search to index all OpenOffice.org and |
| StarOffice 6 or later files, including text documents, spreadsheets, |
| presentations and templates. Supported file types are SXC, STC, SXD, |
| STD, SXI, STI, SXW, SXG, and STW."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://desktop.google.com/plugins/indextheopenoffice.html">http://desktop.google.com/plugins/indextheopenoffice.html</a></p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.trivex.net/">http://www.trivex.net/</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OpenOffice.org Beta 2.0: Trouble for Microsoft|outline"></a> |
| OpenOffice.org Beta 2.0: Trouble for Microsoft</h2> |
| <p>"OpenOffice has many features, but one of the most |
| significant features for first time users has to be the crossover |
| between the various modules. The knowledge gained in Writers easily |
| transferred to Calc and vice-versa. This makes working with |
| OpenOffice.org very comfortable, even more so than Microsoft Office.</p> |
| <p>OpenOffice has reached the stage of being able to competently and |
| comfortably replace Microsoft Office as your main office suite. |
| Consider the fact that it is free, and yet manages to beat Microsoft |
| Office at it's own game; it's a compliment in itself. The only thing |
| that you have to do now is wait for the final version of OpenOffice |
| 2.0 to begin your journey to the world of Open Source. If you are |
| impatient to begin, grab the beta and dive right in. The water's |
| fine."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.cooltechzone.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=1073">http://www.cooltechzone.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=1073</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.First look: OpenOffice.org version 2.0 beta|outline"></a> |
| First look: OpenOffice.org version 2.0 beta</h2> |
| <p>"OpenOffice.org has always been conservative with version |
| numbers. Enough minor releases have boasted enough new features that |
| the current release could easily be 3.0 or 4.0 instead of 1.1.4. |
| Given this record, it's hardly surprising that version 2.0, for which |
| beta code is set to be unveiled very shortly, amounts to a major |
| rewrite of the software. Although key functionality remains largely |
| intact, version 2.0 promises dozens, possibly hundreds, of changes. |
| Many times during our testing of the pre-beta release, we felt we |
| could almost have been looking at an entirely new piece of software."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/02/25/209222">http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/02/25/209222</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.A first look at OpenOffice.org 2.0|outline"></a> |
| A first look at OpenOffice.org 2.0</h2> |
| <p>"It is not too bold to say that OpenOffice.org 2.0 will usher |
| in a new era of functionality, reliability, compatibility and ease of |
| use. The extensive changes and enhancements which are to be included |
| in the upcoming release are all the evidence needed to justify this |
| assertion.</p> |
| <p>For those who are impatient and unwilling to wait for the final |
| release, today sees the public availability of the first beta version |
| of OpenOffice.org 2.0. This beta is not for the faint of heart, and |
| should not be considered as reliable or be used in a production |
| environment."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=420">http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=420</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Illuminata analyst on OpenOffice.org|outline"></a> |
| Illuminata analyst on OpenOffice.org</h2> |
| <p>"Illuminata analyst Gordon Hoff said that Microsoft must |
| convince customers that Longhorn will offer more than incremental |
| improvements. "We're reaching the point where, without more |
| substantive changes -- more frankly disruptive changes -- |
| improvements are more and more incremental. So something like |
| OpenOffice can increasingly be the functional equivalent of what |
| Microsoft does.""</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3493416">http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3493416</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.MS Office meets its match|outline"></a> |
| MS Office meets its match</h2> |
| <p>"However, I'm not here to tell you how easy the install |
| process is or how well OpenOffice performs in terms of speed compared |
| with Microsoft Office. |
| </p> |
| <p>Instead, I'm here to tell you that it has just about all the same |
| main features Microsoft Office has and comes at absolutely no cost."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2005/2/22/prodit/10176856&sec=prodit">http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2005/2/22/prodit/10176856&sec=prodit</a></p> |
| <h1 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.February 2005|outline"></a>February |
| 2005</h1> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Winner, OpenOffice.org 2.0 Splashscreen competition|outline"></a> |
| Winner, OpenOffice.org 2.0 Splashscreen competition</h2> |
| <p>"All,</p> |
| <p>Thousands of OpenOffice.org community members participated in the |
| voting for the OpenOffice.org 2.0 splashscreen. People could vote for |
| their favourite three choices from the eleven splashscreens |
| shortlisted form over 340 submissions from 103 artists and designers.</p> |
| <p>We are pleased to announce that Brendan Wheelan was the outright |
| winner with his splashscreen design:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="//editorial/bwhelan.html">//editorial/bwhelan.html</a></p> |
| <p>Brendan, a professional programmer, has since worked with the |
| development team to finalise the artwork to be included in |
| OpenOffice.org 2.0 Beta, including the splashscreen, about box and |
| installer graphics.</p> |
| <p>The splashscreen competition not only provided a successful |
| splashscreen, but created awareness of the OpenOffice.org Art Project |
| (http://marketing.openoffice.org/art/) that is responsible for the |
| creation and maintenance of graphics and art pieces for the |
| OpenOffice.org community.</p> |
| <p>Thank you to all the artists who participated in the splashscreen |
| competition. We look forward to any other ways you may wish to |
| contribute to the OpenOffice.org Art Project.</p> |
| <p>Congratulations Brendan, and a big thank you also to all the |
| community members who participated in voting for the splashscreen.</p> |
| <p>Regards</p> |
| <p>Jacqueline McNally</p> |
| <p>Lead, OpenOffice.org Marketing Project"</p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.L.A. mulls open source|outline"></a>L.A. |
| mulls open source</h2> |
| <p>"Three Los Angeles council members want the city to switch to |
| an open-source platform to save millions of dollars in software |
| costs.</p> |
| <p>Council members Eric Garcetti, Wendy Greul and Jack Weiss |
| introduced a motion yesterday asking the city's Information |
| Technology Agency about a transition from proprietary software |
| licenses to open-source platforms and programs. The money saved could |
| be used to hire more police personnel, the council members said."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.fcw.com/geb/articles/2005/0131/web-lalinux-02-03-05.asp">http://www.fcw.com/geb/articles/2005/0131/web-lalinux-02-03-05.asp</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.LA Investigates Open Source To Cut Costs|outline"></a> |
| LA Investigates Open Source To Cut Costs</h2> |
| <p>"For example, Kamensky said city officials could save US$5.2 |
| million by switching to OpenOffice, an open-source desktop Trade in |
| your old desktops, laptops and servers and get great deals on HP |
| technology. computer suite that includes word processor and |
| spreadsheet programs, rather than purchasing a Microsoft (Nasdaq: |
| MSFT) Latest News about Microsoft Office product at $200 per license |
| for 26,000 desktops. The savings would go to a special fund to hire |
| more employees for the police department, a major focus for city |
| officials right now, he added."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/LA-Investigates-Open-Source-To-Cut-Costs-40828.html">http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/LA-Investigates-Open-Source-To-Cut-Costs-40828.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.LinuxWorld preview: Open source rules, SCO fades and apps abound|outline"></a> |
| LinuxWorld preview: Open source rules, SCO fades and apps abound</h2> |
| <p>"Steven Thompson, CTO of building products corporation Omega |
| Products International, is implementing SuSE Linux, in a |
| departmentally-phased approach and only buying new software that is |
| Web-based and certified with a Mozilla/Firefox client. "We are |
| switching the entire company over to OpenOffice this year, [and] 45% |
| of desktops have been switched to date," he said."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1052513,00.html">http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1052513,00.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Sun Microsystems Hosts Annual Worldwide Education And Research Conference|outline"></a> |
| Sun Microsystems Hosts Annual Worldwide Education And Research |
| Conference</h2> |
| <p>"During the event, Mayor Newsom will announce an alliance |
| between the city of San Francisco and Sun that will offer free access |
| to Sun's StarOffice(TM) productivity suite software to all students |
| and teachers throughout the city. More than 200,000 students in all |
| public and private K-12, community colleges and universities, and |
| more than 5,000 teachers in these same institutions, will be able to |
| benefit from the word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing |
| and database capabilities of StarOffice. The value of this alliance |
| is estimated to be more than $5,000,000. For a limited time, students |
| and teachers in the city of San Francisco can download the free |
| software by registering at http://www.sun.com/edu/edusoft."</p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Vienna takes the boldest step of all - asking the users|outline"></a> |
| Vienna takes the boldest step of all - asking the users</h2> |
| <p>"Some of that revolutionary yet pragmatic spirit can still be |
| found in the city's IT department. Rather than mandate a switch to |
| Linux and OpenOffice.org (OOo), the department is letting the people |
| decide. They have a choice between Microsoft Office or OOo on |
| Windows, or they can move to Linux and OOo. IT will support any |
| choice but will charge more for the Microsoft alternatives -- and |
| will train those who want to make the switch."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://comment.zdnet.co.uk/other/0,39020682,39185491,00.htm">http://comment.zdnet.co.uk/other/0,39020682,39185491,00.htm</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.7,000 OpenOffice.org users at Indian bank|outline"></a> |
| 7,000 OpenOffice.org users at Indian bank</h2> |
| <p>"One of Indias most savvy IT users, HDFC Bank, has deployed |
| Linux as the platform for two applicationsa proxy server and PKI |
| (Public Key Infrastructure). The bank has been using OpenOffice on |
| more than 7,000 desktops for about two years. It has also deployed |
| Linux-based desktops for the use of its outbound telemarketing team."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20050228/opensource01.shtml">http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20050228/opensource01.shtml</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Banking on Indian ISVs|outline"></a>Banking |
| on Indian ISVs</h2> |
| <p>"Microsofts intention to create Office for Banks is part of |
| the companys efforts to thwart the success of alternative office |
| suites available from vendors such as Sun Microsystems (StarOffice) |
| and C K Technologies (Shakti Office) in the banking space. HDFC Bank |
| uses StarOffice while Bank of Baroda uses Shakti Office."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20050228/market01.shtml">http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20050228/market01.shtml</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.2004 LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Awards|outline"></a> |
| 2004 LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Awards</h2> |
| <p>The polls are closed and the results are in for the 2004 |
| LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Awards. I'd like to congratulate |
| each and every nominee. Winners will be receiving an email in the |
| next 48 hours or so and will be able to pick their award up at |
| LinuxWorld. We'll also be sending out small logo's that can be put |
| up.</p> |
| <p>Browser of the Year - Firefox (77.12%)</p> |
| <p>Distribution of the Year - Slackware (19.36%)</p> |
| <p>LiveCD Distribution of the Year - Knoppix (57.69%)</p> |
| <p>Database of the Year - MySQL (53.51%)</p> |
| <p>Desktop Environment of the Year - KDE (58.25%)</p> |
| <p>Window Manager of the Year - Fluxbox (31.14%)</p> |
| <p>>> Office Suite of the Year - OpenOffice.org (84.85%)</p> |
| <p>>> Word Processor of the Year - oowriter (63.75%)</p> |
| <p>>> Spreadsheet of the Year - oocalc (57.57%)</p> |
| <p>Audio Multimedia Application of the Year - XMMS (45.83%)</p> |
| <p>Video Multimedia Application of the Year - mplayer (49.85%)</p> |
| <p>Security App of the Year - nmap (37.14%)</p> |
| <p>Hardening App of the Year - SELinux (68.65%)</p> |
| <p>Editor of the Year - vi/vim (36.37%)</p> |
| <p>Web Development Editor of the Year - Quanta (50.88%)</p> |
| <p>IDE of the Year - Kdevelop (37.77%)</p> |
| <p>Mail Client of the Year - Thunderbird (47.60%)</p> |
| <p>Open Source Game of the Year - Frozen Bubble (25.52%)</p> |
| <p>Commercial Game of the Year - UT2004 (38.86%)</p> |
| <p>Windows on Linux App of the Year - Wine (42.59%)</p> |
| <p>File Manager of the Year - Konqueror (30.59%)</p> |
| <p>Messaging App of the Year - Gaim (56.00%)</p> |
| <p>Graphics App of the Year - GIMP (72.82%)</p> |
| <p>MTA of the Year - PostFix (45.57%)</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/t286716.html">http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/t286716.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OpenOffice.org database application: A first look review|outline"></a> |
| OpenOffice.org database application: A first look review</h2> |
| <p>"This story will discuss the OpenOffice.org Base and how it |
| can be used in your business. I'll touch on the similarities (plus |
| differences) with the OpenOffice.org database program and Access. |
| I'll continue with a little commentary on migration issues. We'll |
| finish up by building a basic contact database, a form, a query, and |
| a report using the wizards. If you are already an OpenOffice.org |
| believer, you can just skip down to the "build a quick database |
| application" section to see how it works."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/01/25/1758245">http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/01/25/1758245</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Microsoft Office is too dangerous to leave with users|outline"></a> |
| Microsoft Office is too dangerous to leave with users</h2> |
| <p>"Just as eliminating MSN Messenger and replacing MS-Outlook |
| with Thunderbird (or presently Evolution) improves your corporate |
| security, so does replacing MS-Office with OpenOffice.org or another |
| office suite.</p> |
| <p>Careful planning will avoid rubbing your users up the wrong way. |
| Any change produces resistance, and by minimising the changes |
| (converting beloved templates, making conditions under the new suite |
| better, sending copies home especially with people who only have |
| MS-Works or MS-Word there etc) you can maximise acceptance.</p> |
| <p>Make OpenOffice the default or only office suite on new installs. |
| Use it yourself, for everything; train your technical people up on it |
| so they become used to using and installing it by default and your |
| other users will see the "elites" using it.</p> |
| <p>Since OpenOffice is now available to more than 10% of all desktops |
| and the file format is about to become a European standard, it is now |
| more socially reasonable to send office documents in the OASIS format |
| adopted by OpenOffice."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/31395/">http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/31395/</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.The Future Is Open: What OpenDocument Is And Why You Should Care|outline"></a> |
| The Future Is Open: What OpenDocument Is And Why You Should Care</h2> |
| <p>"Quiz: Complete the sentence,"OpenDocument is ..."</p> |
| <p>(a) An open, XML-based file format.</p> |
| <p>(b) An open standard, supported by the OASIS and ISO standards |
| groups.</p> |
| <p>(c) The default file format for the upcoming OpenOffice.org 2.0 |
| and KOffice 1.4.</p> |
| <p>(d) A top prospect for an official format for the European |
| Commission.</p> |
| <p>(e) Our best chance to fight vendor lock-in associated with |
| proprietary formats.</p> |
| <p>(f) All of the above.</p> |
| <p>The correct answer is (f) All of the above."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20050130002908154">http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20050130002908154</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Analyst: MS Office Formats Not Open|outline"></a> |
| Analyst: MS Office Formats Not Open</h2> |
| <p>"Jupiter Research senior analyst Joe Wilcox has blasted |
| recent media reports that claim Microsoft has opened up its Office |
| file formats."</p> |
| <p>"Wilcox explained that Eric Kriss, Massachusetts Secretary of |
| Administration and Finance, simply announced that the Commonwealth |
| had modified its position on open formats. "Under the change, |
| Microsoft Office file formats could be considered open by the |
| Commonwealth, depending on the terms of usage.""</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.betanews.com/article/Analyst_MS_Office_Formats_Not_Open/1107211516">http://www.betanews.com/article/Analyst_MS_Office_Formats_Not_Open/1107211516</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.StarOffice 8 goes beta|outline"></a>StarOffice |
| 8 goes beta</h2> |
| <p>"Sun released a beta version of office productivity |
| application StarOffice 8 on Thursday, which it says provides improved |
| compatibility with Microsoft Office files and a new database |
| front-end tool.</p> |
| <p>StarOffice already allows users to open and save Microsoft Office |
| files, but a lack of full interoperability has caused problems for |
| users migrating from MS Office. Sun claims that StarOffice 8" |
| significantly improves" the compatability between StarOffice and |
| MS Office files, according to a PDF available on Sun's Web site.</p> |
| <p>...</p> |
| <p>The database front-end tool in StarOffice, StarOffice Base, has |
| been "totally re-designed" to make it easier for users to |
| create forms, queries and reports, according to Sun. Stephen O'Grady, |
| senior analyst at RedMonk, said the database is a useful feature in |
| StarOffice and is likely to compete with Microsoft Access."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0,39020384,39188480,00.htm">http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0,39020384,39188480,00.htm</a></p> |
| <p>Additional reporting:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/56577">http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/56577</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.New Sun StarOffice 8.0 Beta Looks a Lot Like Microsoft Office 2003|outline"></a> |
| New Sun StarOffice 8.0 Beta Looks a Lot Like Microsoft Office 2003</h2> |
| <p>"Chief among these improvements, in my opinion, is its new |
| look and feel, which is modeled after Office 2003. That's right; |
| despite some rough edges (the StarOffice 8.0 beta still has the |
| insane and control-heavy configuration dialog boxes that earlier |
| releases used), the product does a credible job of emulating the |
| latest version of Microsoft's product. And those rough edges are all |
| that separates this otherwise impressive product from its much more |
| expensive competition. If Sun can fix the dialog boxes, the product |
| will be a winner. For the free beta download, visit Sun's Web site."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.windowsitpro.com/windowspaulthurrott/Article/ArticleID/45460/windowspaulthurrott_45460.html">http://www.windowsitpro.com/windowspaulthurrott/Article/ArticleID/45460/windowspaulthurrott_45460.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.StarOffice 8 beta set to debut|outline"></a> |
| StarOffice 8 beta set to debut</h2> |
| <p>"StarOffice, which shares a code base with the open-source |
| OpenOffice application suite, will feature enhanced compatibility |
| with Microsoft Office, including importation of password-protected |
| documents and a database module much more like Microsoft's own |
| Access."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.pcauthority.com.au/news.aspx?CIaNID=17846">http://www.pcauthority.com.au/news.aspx?CIaNID=17846</a></p> |
| <h1 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.January 2005|outline"></a>January 2005</h1> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OOoCon 2005 - Call for Location|outline"></a> |
| OOoCon 2005 - Call for Location</h2> |
| <p>"Dear OpenOffice.org community members,</p> |
| <p>After Hamburg in 2003 and Berlin in 2004, we are searching for the |
| perfect location for the OpenOffice.org Conference in 2005.</p> |
| <p>We are collecting applications from teams who are willing to |
| organize OOoCon 2005 in locations outside Germany.</p> |
| <p>Interested teams should send their applications to the mailing |
| list conference@marketing.openoffice.org in the following format:</p> |
| <p>Key Question</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li><p>In 200 words or less, answer this question:<br>Why is your |
| location and the date you propose the best for the OOoCon 2005?</p> |
| </ul> |
| <p>Your application MUST INCLUDE:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li><p>Location (country, city, conference center/university)</p> |
| <li><p>Proposed Date(s)</p> |
| <li><p>Team Lead (main contact person)</p> |
| <li><p>Team Members (all members should be willing and able to |
| commit at least 3 hours per day to planning the conference during |
| the last two weeks before OOoCon 2005)</p> |
| <li><p>Local events that are taking place in parallel (or right |
| before/after)</p> |
| <li><p>Special visa or entry requirements, e.g. vaccinations</p> |
| </ul> |
| <p>Your application COULD INCLUDE:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li><p>Large local OpenOffice.org deployments (for user keynotes and |
| success stories)</p> |
| <li><p>Names of local OpenOffice.org developers (for developer |
| sessions)</p> |
| <li><p>Names of local OpenOffice.org vendors/partners (potential |
| sponsors)</p> |
| <li><p>Travel costs (e.g. flight costs from the following cities: |
| London, Paris, Rome, Beijing, Sydney, New York, Hamburg, Dublin, San |
| Francisco, South Africa, Tokyo)</p> |
| <li><p>Accomodation costs (youth hostel, hotel)</p> |
| </ul> |
| <p>According to the OOoCon 2004 attendee survey, proposed locations |
| should meet the following requirements as much as possible (order by |
| priority):</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li><p>attract the largest number of community contributers</p> |
| <li><p>be near enough to allow a large number of Sun's |
| OpenOffice.org developers, who are in Hamburg, to attend</p> |
| <li><p>low accomodation costs</p> |
| <li><p>cheap flight and train tickets</p> |
| <li><p>the conference venue is for free</p> |
| <li><p>alignment with large IT event (e.g. CeBIT, Systems, Comdex)</p> |
| <li><p>strong local OpenOffice.org community</p> |
| <li><p>strong sponsor support</p> |
| </ul> |
| <p>The deadline for submissions is January 23, 2005. Shortly after |
| that date we will publish the applications at |
| <a HREF="http://marketing.openoffice.org/conference/">http://marketing.openoffice.org/conference/</a> |
| and call for votes.</p> |
| <p>Information about the last two OpenOffice.org Conferences can be |
| found at:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li><p><a HREF="http://marketing.openoffice.org/conference/">http://marketing.openoffice.org/conference/</a></p> |
| <li><p><a HREF="http://marketing.openoffice.org/conference/OOoCon2003.html">http://marketing.openoffice.org/conference/OOoCon2003.html</a></p> |
| </ul> |
| <p>Thank you and best regards,</p> |
| <p>The OpenOffice.org Conference Team"</p> |
| <p><a HREF="//servlets/ReadMsg?list=announce&msgNo=230">//servlets/ReadMsg?list=announce&msgNo=230</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OOo version (1.9.71s1) on Mac OSX (X11/Mac OSX 10.3.4)|outline"></a> |
| OOo version (1.9.71s1) on Mac OSX (X11/Mac OSX 10.3.4)</h2> |
| <p>After some progress, I'm very pleased to announce I have for the |
| first time started an OOo version (1.9.71s1 here) on Mac OSX |
| (X11/Mac OSX 10.3.4)!</p> |
| <p>The first try wasn't very beautyfull, because I've made the first |
| start with only openoffice-core....I have put some snapshots here: |
| </p> |
| <ul> |
| <li><p><a HREF="http://eric.bachard.free.fr/mac/MacOSX_m71s1/">http://eric.bachard.free.fr/mac/MacOSX_m71s1/</a></p> |
| </ul> |
| <p>But with Florian Heckl tip about the packaging , I finally |
| obtained a full 1.9.71-1 version on Mac OSX, as .pkg packages!</p> |
| <p>About the build, the process is complete, excepted for |
| binfilter***</p> |
| <p>So, I couldn't resist to put some other screenshots here : |
| </p> |
| <ul> |
| <li><p><a HREF="http://eric.bachard.free.fr/mac/MacOSX_m71s1/png/">http://eric.bachard.free.fr/mac/MacOSX_m71s1/png/</a></p> |
| </ul> |
| <p>in.png format (following Kazunari Hirano's advice ) more easy to |
| use for everyone.</p> |
| <p>Sure, a lot of work is to do before a completely functional |
| (stable over all) version of OpenOffice.org2.0 can be used on Mac |
| OSX, but whith this, an enormous progress is done!</p> |
| <p>This work is not only my work, but the result of help and sharing |
| of knowledge by/with a lot of people like Kevin Hendricks, Pavel |
| Janik, Rene Engelhard, Eric Hoch (of course), Torsten (b_osi), Maho |
| Nakata, Jim Watson, Florian Heckl and all the others. |
| </p> |
| <p>Sorry for the one I forgot the names. And many thank's to Sun for |
| all.</p> |
| <p>I sincerily hope this "proof of concept" will concince |
| that |
| </p> |
| <p>*it is possible !*</p> |
| <p>So, what about the Next Step ? (not a play on words :-) ) ... |
| change the look and feel of OOo, transforming this great software in |
| a "real" Mac OSX application ? |
| </p> |
| <p>With best regards,</p> |
| <p>Eric Bachard, for the French OpenOffice.org project |
| </p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OpenOffice.org 1.9m71 package for FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE|outline"></a> |
| OpenOffice.org 1.9m71 package for FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE</h2> |
| <p>"Dear all,</p> |
| <p>OOo 1.9m71 has been ported to FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE.</p> |
| <p>English version of binary package is available at:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://osdn.dl.sourceforge.jp/waooo/12904/OOo_1.9m71_FreeBSD53Intel_install_en-US.tbz">http://osdn.dl.sourceforge.jp/waooo/12904/OOo_1.9m71_FreeBSD53Intel_install_en-US.tbz</a></p> |
| <p>---</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li><p>Our efforts has also been committed to FreeBSD's |
| ports.<br>http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/editors/openoffice-2.0-devel/</p> |
| <li><p>Now almost all of the patches has |
| #iz.<br>(//issues/show_bug.cgi?id=40187)</p> |
| <li><p>Language packs are in preparation and testing.</p> |
| </ul> |
| <p>---</p> |
| <p>Please refer this page for details:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://porting.openoffice.org/freebsd/">http://porting.openoffice.org/freebsd/</a></p> |
| <p>---</p> |
| <p>Huge thanks to: Pavel Janik, and Kris Kennaway</p> |
| <p>Additional contributors. thank you very much for all:</p> |
| <p>daichi, Eric Bachard, kan, lofi, Martin Hollmichel,</p> |
| <p>nork, obrien, Sander Vesik, sem, and Stefan Taxhet</p> |
| <p>All the best,</p> |
| <p>-- NAKATA, Maho"</p> |
| <p><a HREF="//servlets/ReadMsg?list=releases&msgNo=8249">//servlets/ReadMsg?list=releases&msgNo=8249</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Venezuela opts for Linux|outline"></a> |
| Venezuela opts for Linux</h2> |
| <p>"The Venezuelan president has decreed that the public |
| administration will switch over to use open source software over the |
| next two years</p> |
| <p>Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez said this week that the country's |
| public administration will switch to open source software over the |
| next two years, according to reports."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/business/0,39020645,39182957,00.htm">http://news.zdnet.co.uk/business/0,39020645,39182957,00.htm</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Enlaces To Install Linux in Chile Schools|outline"></a> |
| Enlaces To Install Linux in Chile Schools</h2> |
| <p>"The Edulinux system works on a client-server model, where |
| PCs in the network work just as terminals and all applications run |
| from a central server. PCs in the network can operate productivity |
| tools such as OpenOffice and Internet browser Mozilla, all compatible |
| with Microsoft Office."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/40330001422084057.html">http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/40330001422084057.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Linux gets warm reception in Chile|outline"></a> |
| Linux gets warm reception in Chile</h2> |
| <p>"Nearly 10,000 computers in Chilean schools will be turned |
| into thin clients running Linux and applications such as |
| OpenOffice.org and Mozilla."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39183940,00.htm">http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39183940,00.htm</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.EU's Open Source Observatory - Open Office in Naestved Municipality, Denmark|outline"></a> |
| EU's Open Source Observatory - Open Office in Naestved Municipality, |
| Denmark</h2> |
| <p>"The migration to an open source solution, in a Citrix |
| environment, didnt encounter any problem. A growing number of pilot |
| users are already using Open Office and the deadline for migrating |
| the entire organisation is set to 1 February 2005. Mr Anders Krabbe |
| Moeller, the IT Coordinator of the city, is confident we will meet |
| the deadline as the Citrix environment makes technical roll out |
| relatively easy."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3658">http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3658</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Official Police migration|outline"></a> |
| Official Police migration</h2> |
| <p>"French Police (Gendarmerie) has officially announced this |
| morning on our list the migration of all the department to OOo (it |
| was signed yesterday).</p> |
| <p>That mean, that today they are migrating 35 OOO users (beginning |
| on March on the 2.0 or the available release of it), 80 000 at the |
| beginning of the summer and the last part at the end of year. At the |
| beginning of 2006, the entire police will use OOo :) |
| </p> |
| <p>There will be 2 communications about this migration : one during |
| Solutions Linux :</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.solutionslinux.fr/fr/conferences_detail.php?id_conference=17">http://www.solutionslinux.fr/fr/conferences_detail.php?id_conference=17</a></p> |
| <p>the second during OOoDay :</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://fr.sun.com/societe/agenda/oooday/">http://fr.sun.com/societe/agenda/oooday/</a>"</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://native-lang.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=com&msgNo=816">http://native-lang.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=com&msgNo=816</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.French police find open source arresting|outline"></a> |
| French police find open source arresting</h2> |
| <p>"Up to 80,000 PCs from the Gendarmerie Nationale could be |
| involved in one of the largest migrations to OpenOffice.org to date |
| French police are planning to switch from Microsoft Office to open |
| source productivity suite OpenOffice.org, a spokesman confirmed on |
| Wednesday."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,39184699,00.htm">http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,39184699,00.htm</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Vienna to softly embrace Linux|outline"></a> |
| Vienna to softly embrace Linux</h2> |
| <p>"Of its 16,000 desktop PCs, Vienna has identified 7,500 that |
| could be migrated to OpenOffice.org, of which 4,800 could migrate to |
| Linux, according to Gillich. The IT department is offering to install |
| OpenOffice.org or Linux free of charge on PCs and will charge |
| departments less money if they run these open source applications |
| rather than running Microsoft Office or Windows. Users that make the |
| change will be offered support, but not full training, said Gillich."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,39185440,00.htm">http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,39185440,00.htm</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Viennese authority to push ahead with Linux plans|outline"></a> |
| Viennese authority to push ahead with Linux plans</h2> |
| <p>"Vienna's Municipal Authority is pushing ahead with plans to |
| provide Linux as a desktop alternative to Windows for thousands of |
| employees this year, according to an official."</p> |
| <p>"Wienux, as the Vienna Linux system has now been named, is |
| based on Debian using the Linux operating system kernel version |
| 2.6.9-1, the Firefox Web browser and KDE 3.3 as the graphical user |
| interface, Lutz said at the Open Source Business Conference 2005 in |
| Vienna. The system includes OpenOffice version 1.1.3, the open-source |
| version of Sun's commercial StarOffice suite, originally developed in |
| Germany."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?NewsID=3013">http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?NewsID=3013</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.StarOffice 7 Office Suite Momentum Scales New Heights|outline"></a> |
| StarOffice 7 Office Suite Momentum Scales New Heights</h2> |
| <p>" Singapore 18 January 2005 - Sun Microsystems, Inc.s |
| StarOffice 7 Office Suite saw an increase in take up rates between |
| November and December of 2004 in Singapore. Local sales of StarOffice |
| 7 office suite retail packs and corporate licenses increased by 45% |
| and 75% respectively. |
| </p> |
| <p>With recent changes to local legislation, software non-compliance |
| can result in criminal penalties. Infringement of this act happens |
| through under-licensing or with the use of unauthorised or pirated |
| software in a business environment. This shift has been a catalyst |
| for various organizations to rethink their choice of office |
| productivity software to ensure that they do not contravene the new |
| rulings. Many have stated that they are looking for more cost |
| effective alternatives. According to a survey conducted by the |
| Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, it revealed that 64.8% of |
| 115 respondents suggested the need to lower the financial costs of |
| software acquisition and ownership in response to adhering to this |
| law."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.hardwarezone.com/news/view.php?id=484&cid=4">http://www.hardwarezone.com/news/view.php?id=484&cid=4</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.UN project publishes free primer on open source software in education|outline"></a> |
| UN project publishes free primer on open source software in education</h2> |
| <p>"Last August, the United Nations-funded UNDP-APDIP |
| International Open Source Network (IOSN) published the "User |
| Guide to Using the Linux Desktop", a guide that introduces |
| computer neophytes to Internet access and applications such as email |
| and browsers, managing files and folders, and how to use the |
| OpenOffice.org suite."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS2077548596.html">http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS2077548596.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OpenOffice Prepares to Grow|outline"></a> |
| OpenOffice Prepares to Grow</h2> |
| <p>"One of the most remarkable novelties of version 2.0 will be |
| the integration of the open source database engine HSQL. This |
| addition fills a gap that OpenOffice had in comparison to its |
| commercial competitors, StarOffice and MS Office: the former, based |
| on the same code as OpenOffice, includes Software AG's database |
| Adabas; the latter comes with Access."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.tandemnews.com/viewstory.php?storyid=4801">http://www.tandemnews.com/viewstory.php?storyid=4801</a></p> |
| <h1 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.December 2004|outline"></a>December |
| 2004</h1> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OpenOffice.org Regional Conference North America|outline"></a> |
| OpenOffice.org Regional Conference North America</h2> |
| <p>"The inaugural OpenOffice.org Regional Conference North |
| America (OOo RegiCon North America) will be held 9 February 2005, Del |
| Mar Fairgrounds in San Diego, CA.</p> |
| <p>OOo RegiCon is hosted by the Desktop Linux Summit (DLS) and gets |
| the DLS underway on 9 February at 1200 midday.</p> |
| <p>Registration for OOo RegiCon is included in the ticket for DLS and |
| early bird registration closes 7 January 2005."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://marketing.openoffice.org/conference/regicon/">http://marketing.openoffice.org/conference/regicon/</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.linux.conf.au OpenOffice.org Miniconf|outline"></a> |
| linux.conf.au OpenOffice.org Miniconf</h2> |
| <p>The inaugural linux.conf.au OpenOffice.org Mini-conference will be |
| held on Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th April 2005, two days prior to |
| the official LCA 2005 conference at the Australian National |
| University in Canberra, Australia.</p> |
| <p>LCA 2005 runs from Wednesday 20th to Saturday 23rd April 2005, and |
| covers all things Linux presented by Linux and open-source software |
| developers and users. The OpenOffice.org Miniconf is for |
| presentations more specific to the OpenOffice.org office productivity |
| suite.</p> |
| <p>The call for participation is now open. Seminar presentations, |
| case studies and tutorials ranging from 10 minutes to three hours |
| (including questions) will be accepted by Friday 4th Feb 2005.</p> |
| <p><a HREF="/.nz/miniconf/cfp.php">/.nz/miniconf/cfp.php</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OpenOffice.org goes Swahili|outline"></a> |
| OpenOffice.org goes Swahili</h2> |
| <p>"Developers have released the first version of OpenOffice.org |
| in the East African language of Swahili, having overcome translation |
| and infrastructure difficulties."</p> |
| <p>...</p> |
| <p>"The initial release of Jambo OpenOffice, which follows four |
| months work, is a test version. This initial version will only work |
| on the Linux operating system, but the final release, which is due in |
| February 2005, will also work on Windows."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39179058,00.htm">http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39179058,00.htm</a></p> |
| <p>Download here:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.kilinux.org/">http://www.kilinux.org/</a></p> |
| <p>Additional reporting:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4078753.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4078753.stm</a></p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/12/07/jambo_openoffice_swahili/">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/12/07/jambo_openoffice_swahili/</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OpenOffice.org 1.1.4 Is Here|outline"></a> |
| OpenOffice.org 1.1.4 Is Here</h2> |
| <p>OpenOffice.org 1.1.4 is ready for download. It is our new stable |
| release and replaces OpenOffice.org 1.1.3. OpenOffice.org 1.1.4 is |
| free for all to use and distribute. For versions in your language, |
| check with your native-language project.</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li><p>OpenOffice.org |
| 1.1.4<br><a HREF="/download/1.1.4/index.html">/download/1.1.4/index.html</a></p> |
| <li><p>Native-Language |
| Confederation<br><a HREF="/projects/native-lang.html">/projects/native-lang.html</a> |
| </p> |
| </ul> |
| <p><a HREF="//servlets/ReadMsg?list=announce&msgNo=227">//servlets/ReadMsg?list=announce&msgNo=227</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Libertarian Linux goes mainstream|outline"></a> |
| Libertarian Linux goes mainstream</h2> |
| <p>"The open-source software used by the city of Northglenn |
| includes Samba, a file-sharing and printing software; the Firefox and |
| Mozilla Web browsers; OpenOffice, which matches Microsoft Office; and |
| Gimp, which is similar to Adobe Photoshop.</p> |
| <p>These open-source programs can run on top of Windows, which many |
| Northglenn workers are still reluctant to replace with Linux. "They |
| tend to be comfortable with what they know," said Northglenn |
| information technology manager Jim Reiss. "You can only handle |
| so much change at one time.""</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~33~2577377,00.html">http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~33~2577377,00.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Wal-Mart debuts $498 Linux laptop|outline"></a> |
| Wal-Mart debuts $498 Linux laptop</h2> |
| <p>"Walmart.com and Linspire on Monday unveiled a Linux-based |
| laptop priced at $498.</p> |
| <p>The computer, dubbed Balance, comes loaded with the Linspire |
| operating system and the OpenOffice.org office suite, the companies |
| said."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://news.com.com/Wal-Mart+debuts+498+Linux+laptop/2100-1044_3-5498006.html">http://news.com.com/Wal-Mart+debuts+498+Linux+laptop/2100-1044_3-5498006.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.IT for free|outline"></a>IT for free</h2> |
| <p>"Beaumont Hospital in Dublin already had a mix of 22 Linux |
| servers and 14 Windows servers when it began deploying StarOffice |
| desktop applications software and SuSE Mail to its 1,000 desktops in |
| 2002. Although the presentation module lacked some of PowerPoint's |
| finer features, it found functionality was "fully adequate for |
| most users". Interoperability was "not seen as a major |
| issue for most business purposes"."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.infoconomy.com/pages/strategy-column/group100524.adp">http://www.infoconomy.com/pages/strategy-column/group100524.adp</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Dutch MPs fume over £100m Microsoft contract|outline"></a> |
| Dutch MPs fume over £100m Microsoft contract</h2> |
| <p>"However, this is thought to be a move to open-source |
| software, encouraged by Vendrik's motion. A survey undertaken last |
| year by the Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and |
| Technology (MERIT) suggested that open source is making gains in the |
| Dutch public sector, and awareness of it was increasing. The survey |
| was however commissioned by the OSOSS (Open Standards and Open Source |
| Software).</p> |
| <p>And the town of Haarlem has reportedly already moved over 2,000 |
| desktops over to OpenOffice in order to save on its 500,000 euro |
| software licence costs. Reports suggest that training and migration |
| cost Haarlem burghers 50,000 euros (about £35,000), |
| representing a saving of about 90 per cent over an upgrade to |
| Microsoft Office 2000."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?NewsID=2801">http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?NewsID=2801</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Dutch govt ends exclusive MS upgrade talks|outline"></a> |
| Dutch govt ends exclusive MS upgrade talks</h2> |
| <p>"The Dutch government has abandoned its negotiations with |
| Microsoft over an ambitious plan to upgrade more than 260,000 |
| workstations and servers."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/12/23/ms_holland_talks_off/">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/12/23/ms_holland_talks_off/</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Africa Proving To Be Next Frontier for Free and Open Software|outline"></a> |
| Africa Proving To Be Next Frontier for Free and Open Software</h2> |
| <p>"Thiessen said that each school in the Shuttleworth program |
| arranges a monthly open day where educators explain open-source |
| software to the community, showcase certain packages such as |
| openoffice.org, and provide copies of software for their use and |
| distribution."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Africa-Proving-To-Be-Next-Frontier-for-Free-and-Open-Software-38727.html">http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Africa-Proving-To-Be-Next-Frontier-for-Free-and-Open-Software-38727.html</a></p> |
| <p><br><br> |
| </p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.DVA shops for open source Office|outline"></a> |
| DVA shops for open source Office</h2> |
| <p>"CONTINUING its recent tradition of being a pioneer of new |
| technology within the Federal Government, the Department of Veterans' |
| Affairs is to investigate open source alternatives to the Microsoft |
| Office productivity suite used within the department."</p> |
| <p>...</p> |
| <p>"Potential suppliers would need to indicate how they would |
| supply such complex functionality where it was specifically required, |
| such as in spreadsheet, the Department says. Other issues to be |
| addressed would include document compatibility, archival and |
| management, changeover and integration options and compatibility with |
| existing anti-virus and security tools. Potential suppliers would |
| also need to detail the system resource requirements of any package |
| being offered, using either Office 97 or Office 2003 as benchmarks."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.computerworld.com/developmenttopics/development/webservices/story/0,10801,97898,00.html">http://www.computerworld.com/developmenttopics/development/webservices/story/0,10801,97898,00.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.De Bortoli Wines gets a taste of Linux|outline"></a> |
| De Bortoli Wines gets a taste of Linux</h2> |
| <p>""You have to invest in people," he said. "For |
| example, our IT staff have undertaken the Red Hat Linux essentials |
| training, and we are in the process of ongoing OpenOffice.org |
| training for the organisation."</p> |
| <p>[...]</p> |
| <p>De Bortoli has 350 staff overall, which expands to about 450 |
| during grape harvesting. Its IT department is based in Bilbul and has |
| five full-time staff and several key external consultants."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;1058410056;fp;4;fpid;2">http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;1058410056;fp;4;fpid;2</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.NSW exam board tests Open Office|outline"></a> |
| NSW exam board tests Open Office</h2> |
| <p>"NSW school curriculum administrator the Office of the Board |
| of Studies has started trialling the OpenOffice.org office suite amid |
| its strategy to move more applications - including examinations - to |
| a Web-based architecture."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;907826517;fp;16;fpid;0">http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;907826517;fp;16;fpid;0</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Linux Makes Headway in Primary Education|outline"></a> |
| Linux Makes Headway in Primary Education</h2> |
| <p>""Linux is only now beginning to be ready for use in a |
| general purpose lab. At the rate things like OpenOffice and Gnome |
| and KDE are progressing, it will be fully ready for the general |
| purpose lab within a year," teacher and project coordinator Jeff |
| Elkner wrote in an assessment of his school's experience."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Linux-Makes-Headway-in-Primary-Education-38733.html">http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Linux-Makes-Headway-in-Primary-Education-38733.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Roundtable: City of Haarlem and OpenOffice.org|outline"></a> |
| Roundtable: City of Haarlem and OpenOffice.org</h2> |
| <p>"Early in November it was announced that the municipal |
| offices of the Dutch city of Haarlem, the capital of North Holland, |
| had migrated to OpenOffice.org. Nederlands Language Project Lead |
| Simon Brouwer and Co-Lead Arthur Buijs met with the persons |
| responsible on 24 November 2004 and discussed the move, motives for |
| it, and effects. The following article is extracted from notes taken |
| at that meeting. Questions were agreed upon by Louis Suarez-Potts, |
| Simon Brouwer, and Arthur Buijs."</p> |
| <p><br><br> |
| </p> |
| <p><a HREF="//editorial/roundtable_haarlem.html">//editorial/roundtable_haarlem.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OpenOffice 2.0 preview released|outline"></a> |
| OpenOffice 2.0 preview released</h2> |
| <p>"THE SUN-SPONSORED OpenOffice.org project based on open |
| sourced StarOffice code has released a preview of the upcoming |
| OpenOffice 2.0 product. This version touts better MS-Office loading |
| and parsing, strict XML compliant output, a new database program that |
| mimics Microsoft's Access, and much more. It's available for 32-bit |
| Windows, Linux (x86), Sun Solaris x86, and the traditional Solaris |
| for Sparc. We used this opportunity to take this pre-release "version |
| 1.9.65", which will end up being 2.0, for a quick spin."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=20293">http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=20293</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OpenOffice 2.0 Nears Beta Testing|outline"></a> |
| OpenOffice 2.0 Nears Beta Testing</h2> |
| <p>"OpenOffice.org 2.0, the open-source office suite sponsored |
| by Sun Microsystems Inc., is getting closer to reality.</p> |
| <p>The latest prebeta edition, OpenOffice.org Snapshot Build 1.9.m65 |
| (680_m65), is feature-complete and reveals an office suite that |
| includes a personal DBMS (database management system) and improved |
| Microsoft Office file compatibility."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1744354,00.asp">http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1744354,00.asp</a></p> |
| <h1 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.November 2004|outline"></a>November |
| 2004</h1> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OpenOffice.org 1.1.3 with KDE integration|outline"></a> |
| OpenOffice.org 1.1.3 with KDE integration</h2> |
| <p>"OpenOffice.org 1.1.3 with KDE integration is now available |
| for download. It also features a lot of other improvements over the |
| stock OOo (including the GNOME integration bits; but do not be |
| afraid, it does not link against Gtk+ in KDE, and vice versa), |
| because it is built from the ooo-build codebase."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://dot.kde.org/1101482981/">http://dot.kde.org/1101482981/</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Third-Annual Desktop Linux Summit Expands to Include Mozilla and OpenOffice.org Focus|outline"></a> |
| Third-Annual Desktop Linux Summit Expands to Include Mozilla and |
| OpenOffice.org Focus</h2> |
| <p>"SAN DIEGO, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Now in its third year, the |
| annual Desktop Linux Summit has added an extra day, expanding its |
| focus to include discussions of open source leaders Mozilla and |
| OpenOffice.org. A two-day event in prior years, the Summit is now |
| three days and will be held February 9-11, 2005 at the Del Mar |
| Fairgrounds in San Diego."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/11-04-2004/0002355559&EDATE">http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/11-04-2004/0002355559&EDATE</a>=</p> |
| <p>For more information see</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.desktoplinuxsummit.org/">http://www.desktoplinuxsummit.org</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.New web site for the Czech and Slovak OpenOffice.org users|outline"></a> |
| New web site for the Czech and Slovak OpenOffice.org users</h2> |
| <p>"Since yesterday we just have started the new OpenOffice.cz |
| web site for the Czech and Slovak OpenOffice.org users. Our goal is |
| to spread OpenOffice.org in our country and help users with their |
| problems. We are going to support SME sector as well.</p> |
| <p>Robert Vojta - OpenOffice.cz manager"</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.OpenOffice.cz/">http://www.OpenOffice.cz/</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Basque localisation of OpenOffice.org 1.1.3|outline"></a> |
| Basque localisation of OpenOffice.org 1.1.3</h2> |
| <p>"Finally OOo 1.1.3 Basque builds are in the net, as you can |
| see in those</p> |
| <p>links:</p> |
| <p>(en) http://eu.openoffice.org/softwarea/about_downloads.html</p> |
| <p>(eu) http://eu.openoffice.org/softwarea/jeitsi_buruz.html</p> |
| <p>and of course in |
| </p> |
| <p>http://ooo.euskalgnu.org"</p> |
| <p>[on behalf of the Basque Native-Lang Project and the Basque |
| Localization team]</p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Announcing the OpenOffice.org Esperanto Native Language Project|outline"></a> |
| Announcing the OpenOffice.org Esperanto Native Language Project</h2> |
| <p>"We are proud to announce the launch of the Esperanto Native |
| Language Project of OpenOffice.org. The project's website is |
| http://eo.openoffice.org/index.html and contains information in |
| Esperanto about the project and about OpenOffice.org in general. |
| Additionally we have forums and email lists available for users and |
| interested parties.</p> |
| <p>We are targeting a complete Esperanto build a few months following |
| the expected arrival of OpenOffice.org 2.0 in the Spring of 2005.</p> |
| <p>Esperanto speakers and organizations are encouraged to visit the |
| website and help us grow the Esperanto OpenOffice.org Community!</p> |
| <p>Respectfully,</p> |
| <p>Joey STANFORD, Tim MORLEY, and rest of the Esperanto Translation |
| Team."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://eo.openoffice.org/index.html">http://eo.openoffice.org/index.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.New User Guide|outline"></a>New User |
| Guide</h2> |
| <p>A new User Guide, written in plain language, is available from the |
| Documentation Project, with a troubleshooting section for common |
| problems.</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/">http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Bristol City Council ditches MS for StarOffice|outline"></a> |
| Bristol City Council ditches MS for StarOffice</h2> |
| <p>"Bristol City Council expects to save £1.4m over the |
| next five years by switching to StarOffice desktop applications.</p> |
| <p>The council sees the move as part of an ongoing drive to meet the |
| government's requirements for improved efficiency in the public |
| sector as set out in the Gershon Review.</p> |
| <p>The council plans over 5,000 users from the authority's existing |
| mixture of Corel Word Perfect, Lotus 1-2-3 and Microsoft Office |
| software to Sun Microsystems' integrated StarOffice 7 suite."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.computerweekly.com/articles/article.asp?liArticleID=135099&liArticleTypeID=1&liCategoryID=1&liChannelID=1&liFlavourID=1&sSearch=&nPage=1">http://www.computerweekly.com/articles/article.asp?liArticleID=135099&liArticleTypeID=1&liCategoryID=1&liChannelID=1&liFlavourID=1&sSearch=&nPage=1</a></p> |
| <p>Additional reporting:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,39171155,00.htm">http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,39171155,00.htm</a></p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=19285">http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=19285</a></p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=5AD88DF3-B288-431F-98C5-B4DC34B48990">http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=5AD88DF3-B288-431F-98C5-B4DC34B48990</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.UK tech specialist school pioneers open source switch|outline"></a><a NAME="0.0.UK tech specialist school pioneers open source switch|outline"></a> |
| UK tech specialist school pioneers open source switch</h2> |
| <p>"Using OSS packages such as OpenOffice, MySQL and The Gimp |
| had advantages over using proprietary software because the school |
| didn't need to worry about licensing issues connected with pupils |
| running the software at home. Support for Windows-based legacy |
| software that had no direct OSS equivalent was also needed."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/19/oss_school_switch/">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/19/oss_school_switch/</a></p> |
| <p>Case study:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.theregister.co.uk/Design/page/linux_case_study_orwell_high_school.html">http://www.theregister.co.uk/Design/page/linux_case_study_orwell_high_school.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Linux-based Scottish force continues its commitment to open-source|outline"></a> |
| Linux-based Scottish force continues its commitment to open-source</h2> |
| <p>"Central Scotland police is already a big open-source user |
| with Linux servers, Linux-based email clients and Sun's StarOffice |
| software. Dick said desktop Linux is currently also being evaluated |
| but is still at an "early stage"."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39125661,00.htm">http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39125661,00.htm</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.100,000 desktops to OpenOffice|outline"></a> |
| 100,000 desktops to OpenOffice</h2> |
| <p>"Among other speakers, Christian Hardy from the French |
| ministry of finance presented the large migration of over 100,000 |
| desktops to OpenOffice, the free software alternative to Microsoft |
| Office, across the national French Administration."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://trends.newsforge.com/trends/04/11/19/148236.shtml?tid=138">http://trends.newsforge.com/trends/04/11/19/148236.shtml?tid=138</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OOo distributed by El Mundo|outline"></a> |
| OOo distributed by El Mundo</h2> |
| <p>"The Spanish magazine, El Mundo, will be distributing 11 CDs |
| with a mixture of open/closed, free/non-free software. CD2 and CD9 |
| include OOo, the former as part of Guadalinux, the latter standalone |
| but with a tutorial. The set is being marketed as the definitive |
| collection of the best programs in the world 2005."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.elmundo.es/promociones/mpm/">http://www.elmundo.es/promociones/mpm/</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Africa Becoming Vast Frontier for Free and Open Software|outline"></a> |
| Africa Becoming Vast Frontier for Free and Open Software</h2> |
| <p>"Thiessen said that each school in the Shuttleworth program |
| arranges a monthly open day where educators explain open-source |
| software to the community, showcase certain packages such as |
| openoffice.org, and provide copies of software for their use and |
| distribution."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/Africa-Becoming-Vast-Frontier-for-Free-and-Open-Software-38025.html">http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/Africa-Becoming-Vast-Frontier-for-Free-and-Open-Software-38025.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Singapore Dumps Microsoft, Goes Open Source|outline"></a> |
| Singapore Dumps Microsoft, Goes Open Source</h2> |
| <p>"The Defense Ministry of Singapore, the latest government |
| agency to spurn Microsoft for open source, said this week that it's |
| turning to the OpenOffice application suite rather than updating |
| Microsoft Office."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.techweb.com/wire/ebiz/50900190">http://www.techweb.com/wire/ebiz/50900190</a></p> |
| <p>Additional reporting:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/windows/0,39020396,39171012,00.htm">http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/windows/0,39020396,39171012,00.htm</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OpenOffice is voted Best Value-for-Money Software by the most popular computer newspaper in Singapore|outline"></a> |
| OpenOffice is voted Best Value-for-Money Software by the most popular |
| computer newspaper in Singapore</h2> |
| <p>"Why it's hot: It's free but it lets you work as if you are |
| using Microsoft Office, which costs hundreds of dollars.</p> |
| <p>Downloadable from www.openoffice.org, the software lets you type |
| your reports, create presentation slides and chart out your accounts.</p> |
| <p>Though the formatting in some files may look out of sorts when |
| opened in Microsoft Office, most of the time, simply-laid-out |
| documents work fine.</p> |
| <p>Open Office gets our vote for being the best value-for-money |
| product - actually best value for no money."</p> |
| <p>(Online registration required)</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/sub/digital_life/story/0,5597,284079,00.html">http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/sub/digital_life/story/0,5597,284079,00.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Japan gives OK to Sun desktop suite|outline"></a> |
| Japan gives OK to Sun desktop suite</h2> |
| <p>"Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has endorsed |
| Sun's Java Desktop System as an approved product for future bids, a |
| Sun representative said Wednesday. The ministry is undergoing an |
| evaluation of its current desktop software but has not yet committed |
| to deploying JDS, the representative said.</p> |
| <p>JDS is a suite of open-source office desktop programs that |
| includes the Linux operating system and the company's open-source |
| StarOffice suite. Sun also sells versions of JDS for its Solaris |
| operating system, and individual components, such as the browser and |
| StarOffice, also run on Windows."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://news.com.com/Japan+gives+OK+to+Sun+desktop+suite/2100-7344_3-5446812.html">http://news.com.com/Japan+gives+OK+to+Sun+desktop+suite/2100-7344_3-5446812.html</a></p> |
| <p>Additional reporting:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/041110/sfw092_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/041110/sfw092_1.html</a></p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39125837,00.htm">http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39125837,00.htm</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.ITWeb : Microsoft price increase opens door for Open Office|outline"></a> |
| ITWeb : Microsoft price increase opens door for Open Office</h2> |
| <p>"The price hike in Microsoft Office Suite may push small and |
| medium enterprises (SMEs) into the open source camp as the business |
| software equivalent, Open Office, becomes more cost-effective, say |
| market pundits.</p> |
| <p>SMEs will shoulder the burden of Microsoft's price hike for its |
| Office Suite software that came into effect from 1 November."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/software/2004/0411031145.asp?S=Business%20Applications&A=BAP&O=FRGN">http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/software/2004/0411031145.asp?S=Business%20Applications&A=BAP&O=FRGN</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Sun Desktop goes back to school|outline"></a> |
| Sun Desktop goes back to school</h2> |
| <p>"JDS, which features the open source StarOffice desktop |
| productivity suite, will be tested for issues including security, |
| integration, printer compatibility and accessibility of the interface |
| by five institutions serving 2,000 students. JDS made it onto open |
| source verification program after beating 10 rival desktop packages."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=47CB1AFF-A63C-431E-BFE1-0A33158AE577">http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=47CB1AFF-A63C-431E-BFE1-0A33158AE577</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Munich's Linux plans attract international attention|outline"></a> |
| Munich's Linux plans attract international attention</h2> |
| <p>"The planned migration of 14,000 desktops in the City of |
| Munich to Linux has attracted attention from as far away as Japan and |
| Australia - and so far all they've switched over is the browser"</p> |
| <p>...</p> |
| <p>"The next step for LiMux is the migration from Microsoft |
| Office 97 and 2000 to OpenOffice, and from Windows NT 4.0 to Linux, |
| which is due to start in the New Year. Hofmann hopes that by the |
| middle of 2005 the first department will be running OpenOffice, in |
| parallel with Microsoft Office. The first departments to be migrated |
| will be those whose users are willing and which have less issues with |
| bespoke applications and macros, according to Hoffman."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0,39020384,39171380,00.htm">http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0,39020384,39171380,00.htm</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.CollabNet Helps OpenOffice.org Surpass 170,000 Registered Members|outline"></a> |
| CollabNet Helps OpenOffice.org Surpass 170,000 Registered Members</h2> |
| <p>"BRISBANE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 10/27/2004 -- CollabNet, |
| the leading provider of on demand distributed software development |
| solutions and host to the OpenOffice.org community, today announced |
| it has helped OpenOffice.org surpass its 170,000 registered member |
| mark, further solidifying its place as the world's most successful |
| corporate-initiated and sponsored open-source project."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=75016">http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=75016</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.EC announces Open Standards Definition|outline"></a> |
| EC announces Open Standards Definition</h2> |
| <p>"Among other speakers, Christian Hardy from the French |
| ministry of finance presented the large migration of over 100,000 |
| desktops to OpenOffice, the free software alternative to Microsoft |
| Office, across the national French Administration."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://trends.newsforge.com/trends/04/11/19/148236.shtml?tid=138">http://trends.newsforge.com/trends/04/11/19/148236.shtml?tid=138</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.PC Pro: Product Reviews: Labs: Office suites: OpenOffice 1.1.2|outline"></a> |
| PC Pro: Product Reviews: Labs: Office suites: OpenOffice 1.1.2</h2> |
| <p>"RATING: ******</p> |
| <p>[...]</p> |
| <p>As we've pointed out, there are a few shortcomings, but with a |
| dedicated following in the development community it won't be long |
| before they're ironed out. In the meantime, the fact it's a free |
| download is enough for us to brush them to one side and fully endorse |
| OpenOffice over and above Microsoft Office 2003 for both home and |
| corporate use (see Sun StarOffice 7)."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.pcpro.co.uk/labs/64884/openoffice-112.html">http://www.pcpro.co.uk/labs/64884/openoffice-112.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.KDE and the Linux Journal 2004 Readers' Choice Awards|outline"></a> |
| KDE and the Linux Journal 2004 Readers' Choice Awards</h2> |
| <p>"There was also some bad news for the KOffice team which |
| didn't make the top three in "Favorite Office Program" or a |
| mention in the editorial on the category. As you might guess, |
| OpenOffice.org came in a clear first and miles ahead of the |
| competition. AbiWord took second place followed by StarOffice."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://dot.kde.org/1099004959/">http://dot.kde.org/1099004959/</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.European commission defines open standards|outline"></a> |
| European commission defines open standards</h2> |
| <p>"At the Open Standards and Libre Software in Government |
| conference, several EU governments announced national open source and |
| free software efforts, urging governments to adopt open source |
| strategies for increased efficiency, interoperability and reduced |
| costs. During the Dutch sponsored conference, the European Commission |
| formally announced its definition of Open Standards."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS3877409046.html">http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS3877409046.html</a></p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/EU-Governments-Gather-To-Promote-Open-Source-38324.html">http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/EU-Governments-Gather-To-Promote-Open-Source-38324.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.IBM, Microsoft, and Sun Respond to TAC Recommendation on Open Document Exchange Format|outline"></a> |
| IBM, Microsoft, and Sun Respond to TAC Recommendation on Open |
| Document Exchange Format</h2> |
| <p>"According to IDA's summary, Sun Microsystems, "the |
| provider of Open Office who has been instrumental in the process of |
| standardising the Open Office XML document format in OASIS |
| (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information |
| Standards), welcomed the recommendations and said it would encourage |
| the adoption of the OASIS format as an ISO standard. It also |
| announced that it would shortly release filters providing import and |
| export capabilities to other formats, making them also available for |
| other software vendors.""</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.xmlmania.com/news_article_1696-IBM-Microsoft-and-Sun-Respond-to-TAC-Recommendation-on-Open-Document-Exchange-Format.php">http://www.xmlmania.com/news_article_1696-IBM-Microsoft-and-Sun-Respond-to-TAC-Recommendation-on-Open-Document-Exchange-Format.php</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.European Union may soon endorse the Open Office file format|outline"></a> |
| European Union may soon endorse the Open Office file format</h2> |
| <p>"Bottomline: Sun scored a nice one today, thanks to some very |
| talented and discrete people inside it, and thanks to the Valoris |
| consulting group. IBM joins the ball. Heh, it's never too late... And |
| what about MS? well, after they've acknowledged that their file |
| formats were "a bit proprietary", they're now left alone in |
| the morning sun."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/26419/">http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/26419/</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.EU - Major software vendors ready to implement policy recommendations|outline"></a> |
| EU - Major software vendors ready to implement policy recommendations</h2> |
| <p>"SUN, the provider of Open Office who has been instrumental |
| in the process of standardising the Open Office XML document format |
| in OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information |
| Standards), welcomed the recommendations and said it would encourage |
| the adoption of the OASIS format as an ISO standard. It also |
| announced that it would shortly release filters providing import and |
| export capabilities to other formats, making them also available for |
| other software vendors.</p> |
| <p>IBM responded to the recommendation stating that they have |
| informed OASIS of their intention to join the relevant technical |
| committee and that they already have products which comply with the |
| existing OASIS draft specification on Open Office XML format."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3463">http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3463</a></p> |
| <p>Additional commentary:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/webmink/20041115#ignoring_the_elephant">http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/webmink/20041115#ignoring_the_elephant</a></p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/dancer/20041115#what_has_ibm_to_do">http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/dancer/20041115#what_has_ibm_to_do</a></p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7246039020.html">http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7246039020.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.MS Office 12's Competition: Its Older Versions and Linux Suites|outline"></a> |
| MS Office 12's Competition: Its Older Versions and Linux Suites</h2> |
| <p>"For example, he pointed to an ad hoc survey taken at a |
| recent Gartner conference, where about 15 percent of enterprise |
| customers reported using Office 97, even though the software has been |
| orphaned by Microsoft and suffers from a growing list of security |
| issues.</p> |
| <p>"To Microsoft's dismay, Office 97 didn't stop working when |
| they stopped supporting it," Silver said. "Since Office |
| 2000, companies have moved very slowly to upgrade, although Office |
| 2003 has an appeal for mobile workers."</p> |
| <p>According to Silver, about 45 percent of larger enterprises are |
| still using Office 2000, with less than 10 percent using the current |
| Office 2003. He expects a greater shift to Office 2003 in 2005.</p> |
| <p>Silver said more interest in StarOffice and OpenOffice could be |
| sparked when customers now running Office 2000 decide to upgrade. He |
| also suggested that enterprises will be more interested when their |
| existing Software Assurance contracts expire.</p> |
| <p>"In the Longhorn time frame, when older versions look really |
| old, that will be an opportunity for Sun or OpenOffice.org to pick up |
| some market share," he said. "</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1711271,00.asp">http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1711271,00.asp</a></p> |
| <p>Additional reporting:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,1995,1711072,00.asp">http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,1995,1711072,00.asp</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Germans seek savings through Linux|outline"></a> |
| Germans seek savings through Linux</h2> |
| <p>"By comparison, Heinz Huber Internationale Spedition GmbH & |
| Co. is pursuing a less pervasive open source approach, although the |
| company says that it, too, is saving plenty of money. The 38-person |
| logistics company has deployed Linux in its servers and installed |
| open source applications, including StarOffice, on Windows-based |
| clients."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1027linux-ger.html">http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1027linux-ger.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Government starts to embrace open-source|outline"></a> |
| Government starts to embrace open-source</h2> |
| <p>"One long-standing critic of Microsoft, Eddie Bleasdale, of |
| consultancy Netproject, welcomed the announcement. "I am glad |
| that government is jumping on the bandwagon." But he said making |
| decisions on the total cost of onwership is "fraught with |
| difficulty". "Coming up with a generic cost model is not |
| meaningful." Decisions, he said, should be made on "what is |
| best for your long-term future and this usually means you have |
| control of your IT infrastructure and are no longer dependent on your |
| supplier." "</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://politics.guardian.co.uk/egovernment/story/0,12767,1337817,00.html">http://politics.guardian.co.uk/egovernment/story/0,12767,1337817,00.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.UK government report gives nod to open source|outline"></a> |
| UK government report gives nod to open source</h2> |
| <p>"Following a year-long pilot program to study the viability |
| of using Open Source Software across central government departments |
| and the public sector, the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) today |
| published its report. The group's findings urged governments to |
| consider open source when implementing new systems or refreshing |
| hardware."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS5013620917.html">http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS5013620917.html</a></p> |
| <p>Additional reporting:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/28/ogc_oss_pilot_report/">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/28/ogc_oss_pilot_report/</a></p> |
| <h1 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.October 2004|outline"></a>October 2004</h1> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OpenOffice.org 1.1.3 announced|outline"></a> |
| OpenOffice.org 1.1.3 announced</h2> |
| <p>"OpenOffice.org 1.1.3 is ready for immediate download. It is |
| our new stable release and replaces OpenOffice.org 1.1.2. |
| OpenOffice.org 1.1.3 is free to use and distribute by all. At the |
| moment, some languages, including English, are ready. As the month |
| progresses, more languages will be available. Check with your |
| Native-Language project for updates.</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li><p>OpenOffice.org |
| 1.1.3<br>/download/1.1.3/index.html</p> |
| <li><p>Native-Language |
| Confederation<br>/projects/native-lang.html</p> |
| </ul> |
| <p>The build includes many bug fixes but no new features. Please |
| read our release notes to learn more. |
| </p> |
| <ul> |
| <li><p>Release Notes to OpenOffice.org |
| 1.1.3<br>/download/1.1.3/release_notes_1.1.3.html</p> |
| </ul> |
| <p>OpenOffice.org 1.1.3 is ready for use by businesses, enterprises, |
| governments and individuals, and offers near-perfect compatibility |
| with legacy proprietary office suites such as Microsoft Office. |
| </p> |
| <p>It represents one of the last stages before our next major |
| evolution, to OpenOffice.org 2.0. |
| </p> |
| <p>OpenOffice.org 2.0 will be ready for general use in March 2005. |
| Early versions--pre-Alpha versions--are ready for download now. They |
| are not meant for daily use but are meant to give a taste of things |
| to come.</p> |
| <p>To download the early developer version of OpenOffice.org 2.0, |
| visit our 680 page.</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li><p>680<br>/download/680/”</p> |
| </ul> |
| <p><a HREF="//servlets/ReadMsg?list=announce&msgNo=219">//servlets/ReadMsg?list=announce&msgNo=219</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Bulgarian Native-Lang Project Announced|outline"></a> |
| Bulgarian Native-Lang Project Announced</h2> |
| <p>"OpenOffice.org is proud to announce the opening of the |
| Bulgarian Native-Lang project, led by Mr Hristo Hristov. The Bugarian |
| project will address the growing needs of the Bulgarian users of |
| OpenOffice.org and grow its community, after having completed the |
| localization in Bulgarian.</p> |
| <p>The Bulgarian Native-Lang Project (http://bg.openoffice.org) is |
| also the project that has been the fastest to be set up (no more than |
| two days), up and running.</p> |
| <p>Building the Bulgarian community also marks an important milestone |
| for OpenOffice.org in the Balkanese area. |
| </p> |
| <p>We wish the greatest success to Mr Hristov and his team.</p> |
| <p>Charles-H. Schulz, |
| </p> |
| <p>Lead of the Native-Lang |
| </p> |
| <p>Confederation,</p> |
| <p>OpenOffice.org"</p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OpenOffice.org development boosted by Arab and Israeli collaboration|outline"></a> |
| OpenOffice.org development boosted by Arab and Israeli collaboration</h2> |
| <p>"The Hebrew and Arabic OpenOffice.org teams have cooperated |
| on local versions of the open-source productivity application, which |
| celebrated its fourth birthday on Wednesday |
| </p> |
| <p>Similarities between the Arabic and Hebrew languages have enabled |
| groups of Israeli and Arab developers to assist each other in solving |
| common problems developing local versions of OpenOffice.org |
| software."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0,39020384,39170349,00.htm">http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0,39020384,39170349,00.htm</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OpenOffice.org now available at CompUSA and TigerDirect.com|outline"></a> |
| OpenOffice.org now available at CompUSA and TigerDirect.com</h2> |
| <p>"Flexiety Software Company is now selling OpenOffice.org for |
| Windows with support at 25 CompUSA stores in Silicon Valley, Seattle, |
| and Texas. The company expects to have OpenOffice.org available in |
| all CompUSA stores by 2006."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS6869512239.html">http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS6869512239.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Bristol ponders switch to StarOffice|outline"></a> |
| Bristol ponders switch to StarOffice</h2> |
| <p>"Bristol City Council may move up to 5,000 of its desktop |
| computers to StarOffice next year. The move could save an estimated |
| £1.4m over five years, a council spokeswoman said on Friday."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,39171155,00.htm">http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,39171155,00.htm</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Migration at Dover Grammar School for Boys|outline"></a> |
| Migration at Dover Grammar School for Boys</h2> |
| <p>'Case study here with practical information about how to move to |
| OOo on Linux thin clients.'</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.schoolforge.org.uk/index.php/Dover_Grammar_School_for_Boys">http://www.schoolforge.org.uk/index.php/Dover_Grammar_School_for_Boys</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Sun signs Interface for Opteron dealer push|outline"></a> |
| Sun signs Interface for Opteron dealer push</h2> |
| <p>"Sun Microsystems UK has signed up Birmingham-based distie |
| Interface Solutions to wholesale Sun servers, desktops and |
| workstations."</p> |
| <p>...</p> |
| <p>"Gary Nugent, iForce partner and mid-market director at Sun, |
| said the deal gave the company, access to "new markets in |
| regions across the UK, bringing a great opportunity for growth and |
| the chance to expand the Sun offering of Linux and StarOffice into |
| previously untouched markets."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/04/sun_signs_interface/">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/04/sun_signs_interface/</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western">UK tech specialist school pioneers open source |
| switch</h2> |
| <p>"Using OSS packages such as OpenOffice, MySQL and The Gimp |
| had advantages over using proprietary software because the school |
| didn't need to worry about licensing issues connected with pupils |
| running the software at home. Support for Windows-based legacy |
| software that had no direct OSS equivalent was also needed."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/19/oss_school_switch/">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/19/oss_school_switch/</a></p> |
| <p>Case study:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.theregister.co.uk/Design/page/linux_case_study_orwell_high_school.html">http://www.theregister.co.uk/Design/page/linux_case_study_orwell_high_school.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Germans claim Linux lowers costs|outline"></a> |
| Germans claim Linux lowers costs</h2> |
| <p>"The greatest cost saving opportunities that Soreon Research |
| found were in the adoption of a variety of office applications on |
| work-stations. Over three-years, a 2000-seat organisation would save |
| around 525,000 with office applications, 57,000 with servers, 32,000 |
| with content management systems and 21,000 with databases. For a |
| 1,000,000 budget, the use of OpenOffice.org instead of Microsoft |
| Office would provide a 20 per cent cost advantage."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=19006">http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=19006</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.OpenOffice.org at the City of Bergen, Norway|outline"></a> |
| OpenOffice.org at the City of Bergen, Norway</h2> |
| <p>"The City of Bergen, in Norway, is also due to migrate |
| desktops in its 100 schools, which have 32,000 students and pupils."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/windows/0,39020396,39171012,00.htm">http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/windows/0,39020396,39171012,00.htm</a></p> |
| <p>Sun Microsystems Launches Sun Technology and Academic Resources |
| Initiative (STAR) to Reduce Cost and Complexity for Education IT |
| Community</p> |
| <p>"Continuing its mission to provide access to technology and |
| technical resources for higher education and K-12 schools and |
| research institutions, Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) |
| announced the Sun(SM) Technology and Academic Resources (STAR) |
| initiative. STAR brings together several strategic programs that can |
| reduce the cost and complexity of managing network systems for the |
| education IT community."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/09-27-2004/0002259028&EDATE">http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/09-27-2004/0002259028&EDATE</a>=</p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Open approach offers Mindef more choice|outline"></a> |
| Open approach offers Mindef more choice</h2> |
| <p>"The Ministry of Defence (Mindef) has installed the |
| OpenOffice productivity suite on 5,000 new desktop computers. This |
| move is aimed at giving employees in the ministry an additional |
| choice in productivity software. It will also help Mindef make |
| 'significant' savings in terms of capital costs (see box story on |
| page 6)."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://computertimes.asiaone.com.sg/news/story/0,5104,2868,00.html">http://computertimes.asiaone.com.sg/news/story/0,5104,2868,00.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Singapore government switches to OpenOffice.org |outline"></a> |
| Singapore government switches to OpenOffice.org |
| </h2> |
| <p>"With the ministry operating around 20,000 PCs, the decision |
| to move to open-source software on the desktop is among the biggest |
| by any government agency, according to Bloomberg News.</p> |
| <p>[...]</p> |
| <p>OpenOffice.org is available all four of Singapore's official |
| languages: English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil, according to the native |
| language section of the OpenOffice.org site. Office 2003 is only |
| available in English and Chinese, according to the Microsoft Web |
| site."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/windows/0,39020396,39171012,00.htm">http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/windows/0,39020396,39171012,00.htm</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.NSW opens door to Linux offers|outline"></a> |
| NSW opens door to Linux offers</h2> |
| <p>"THE NSW Department of Commerce has released its eagerly |
| anticipated Linux tender, calling for a panel of suppliers to provide |
| enterprise-level software and services for government agencies.</p> |
| <p>The contract, reportedly worth $40 million, is seen as a major |
| step forward for open source lobbyists, as it requests suppliers to |
| provide Linux software for both desktop and server environments."</p> |
| <p>"n keeping with the NSW governments push for openness within |
| its IT environment, the tender document states submissions can be |
| lodged in file formats that can be read by OpenOffice.org/StarOffice |
| Write and Microsoft Word."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,10916500%5E15344%5E%5Enbv%5E15306-15321,00.html">http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,10916500%5E15344%5E%5Enbv%5E15306-15321,00.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.An Open Road|outline"></a>An Open |
| Road</h2> |
| <p>"Years later, the RTA explored use of alternative desktops |
| with the rollout of Sun Microsystems Java Terminals for staff at the |
| organization's 140 registries. It recently installed Sun StarOffice |
| on more than 300 desktops to assess its suitability as a replacement |
| for Microsoft Office. All projects were conceived and executed |
| in-house by an IT organization whose more than 200 IT staff service |
| some 6600 employees and maintain more than 800 applications."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.cio.com.au/index.php/id;439031820;fp;4;fpid;21">http://www.cio.com.au/index.php/id;439031820;fp;4;fpid;21</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Open for Business - The 2004 OfB Choice Awards|outline"></a> |
| Open for Business - The 2004 OfB Choice Awards</h2> |
| <p>"Best Office Suite: OpenOffice.org 1.1.1 OpenOffice.org |
| remains the only serious contender to replace Microsoft Office on |
| Windows or GNU/Linux desktops. There are some competitors, such as |
| Abiword on Windows and GNU/Linux as well as Corel WordPerfect Office |
| on Windows; OpenOffice.org seems to have a unique hold on progress |
| toward offering comprehensive compatibility with Microsoft Office in |
| an interface that should minimize adjustment time for users migrating |
| to it."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.ofb.biz/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=330">http://www.ofb.biz/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=330</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Review: OpenOffice.org 1.9 m54|outline"></a> |
| Review: OpenOffice.org 1.9 m54</h2> |
| <p>"The latest snapshot at the moment of writing is 1.9m54, and |
| while there is still a long way to go till the final release of |
| OpenOffice.org 2.0, it gives a fairly good idea of what users can |
| expect to see in the next major release of OOo."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.pcstuff.dk/articles/ooo19m54/index.html">http://www.pcstuff.dk/articles/ooo19m54/index.html</a></p> |
| <h2 CLASS="western"><a NAME="0.0.Open Office XML May Satisfy ISO|outline"></a> |
| Open Office XML May Satisfy ISO</h2> |
| <p>"A letter to Sun Microsystems' COO Jonathan Schwartz by the |
| European Commission (EC) this week may set the stage for the |
| International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to adopt the |
| Open Office XML format (also known as OO.o XML) as an ISO standard. |
| If it does, the stamp of approval would mark the largest ever |
| validation of Sun's work on the desktop."</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3414101">http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3414101</a></p> |
| <p>Weblog:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2004/09/24/SmartEC">http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2004/09/24/SmartEC</a></p> |
| <p>Slashdot story:</p> |
| <p><a HREF="http://it.slashdot.org/it/04/09/27/1111202.shtml?tid=117&tid=102&tid=1&tid=218">http://it.slashdot.org/it/04/09/27/1111202.shtml?tid=117&tid=102&tid=1&tid=218</a></p> |
| <p><br><br> |
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