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That might be," he wrote (Opens in a new window). Half-dozen volunteers holding the project together. Supply of developers who have the capacity, capability, and will to supplement the roughly It is also my considered opinion that there is no ready "I have regularly observed that the Apache OpenOffice project has limited capacity for sustaining That list might soon get sliced in half, however, as recent reports indicate that OpenOffice might be shut down due to lack of resources.Īt least, that's what Apache OpenOffice volunteer vice president Dennis Hamilton suggested in a recent email to the openoffice-dev mailing list. How to Set Up Two-Factor Authenticationįor the longest time, those not wishing to pay money for the "standard" office application suite—Microsoft Office—had a few open-source alternatives: OpenOffice or LibreOffice.How to Record the Screen on Your Windows PC or Mac.How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Files.How to Save Money on Your Cell Phone Bill.How to Free Up Space on Your iPhone or iPad.How to Block Robotexts and Spam Messages.OpenOffice can already handle the vast majority of document formats, including those generated by Microsoft applications, but PDF export will add an extra level of interchange, Hiser said. The new version also includes built-in support for translating documents into Adobe Systems' PDF ( Portable Document Format), which can be read by any PC equipped with Adobe's free, widespread Reader software. Structural changes mean that documents load significantly faster than in the original version, and tweaks to the user interface make it easier to find the right tools. The 1.1 update includes a number of improvements to address some of the most common complaints from early adopters, said Sam Hiser, co-leader of the marketing project for. The software has been downloaded more than 20 million times since it was released early last year and has become a common companion to the open-source Linux operating system in packaged software and pre-installed on budget PCs. OpenOffice is a collection of applications, such as a word processor and a spreadsheet program, based on Sun Microsystems' StarOffice.