Driving My Ubuntu Desktop
Pictured above is how I drive my Ubuntu Desktop. It’s clean, fast and it’s brown all over. That’s Ubuntu for sure. Some people don’t really care for the earthy tones, but I don’t mind. My screen...
View ArticleSourceforge.net 2008 Community Choice Awards
The open-source community have spoken. The winners of the Sourceforge.net 2008 Community Awards were announced and OpenOffice.org and phpMyAdmin grabbed more than one category. This year’s nomination...
View ArticleOpenOffice Isn’t Dead
A recent article by ZDNet article said that OpenOffice is dead. Is it really? There are thousands who use OpenOffice on a daily basis. How could it be dead? Google Docs may be a better alternative to...
View ArticleMS Office vs OpenOffice
If you are curious about MS Office and OpenOffice, and how they stack up against each other, here’s a good article comparing the two Office suites. We already know OpenOffice is free. Microsoft could...
View ArticleDocument Foundation LibreOffice
Key developers of the OpenOffice suite are bracing for change. Based on what happened to OpenSolaris, the likelihood of OpenOffice having the same fate as OpenSolaris is quite real. As you recall,...
View ArticleIs Microsoft Feeling The Heat From OpenOffice?
Is Microsoft feeling the heat from OpenOffice? Microsoft just launched a video attacking OpenOffice. See video below. A very interesting tactic from Microsoft. The attacks revolved around higher...
View ArticleRemove OpenOffice, Install LibreOffice
If you’re running the latest release of your favorite Linux distro, chances are, you are already using LibreOffice. In my case, my desktop is still powered by Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. It means I still have...
View ArticleOpenOffice Developers Are Leaving
Maybe OpenOffice is on it’s last legs. It’s down to just 16 developers. Compared to LibreOffice’s 268 developers, it pales in comparison. Armed with just a few a developers, OpenOffice releases will be...
View ArticleOpenOffice and LibreOffice
Some are calling for OpenOffice and LibreOffice to join forces. Others just want OpenOffice to go away, so that LibreOffice can become the dominant open-source office suite that it deserves. To give...
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