OpenOffice.org 2.0 - word processor, spreadsheet application, presentation tool and more
OpenOffice.org 2.0 is an open, feature-rich multi-platform office productivity suite. The user interface and the functionality is very similar to other products in the market like Microsoft Office or Lotus SmartSuite, but in contrast to these commercial products OpenOffice.org is absolutely free.
A full description of the application can be found on the product pages at:
Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000 (Service Pack 2 or higher), Windows XP, Windows 2003
128 Mbytes RAM
200 Mbytes available disk space
800 x 600 or higher resoluation with at least 256 colors
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OpenOffice.org uses a dual license strategy for the source code and a separate documentation license for most documents published on the website without the intention of being included in the product. The source-code licenses are the GNU General Public License and the Sun Industry Standards Source License. The document license is the Public Document License.
When the GPL license is used, the libraries and component functionality of the OpenOffice.org source code will be licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), which is completely compatible with the GPL license. We encourage users to use the GPL/LGPL licenses and participate fully in the OpenOffice.org community.
Copies of the licenses are available. The PDL is in a static and editable form, so that it can be used as designed:
Public Document License (PDL) PDF | HTML | RTF (text)
GNU General Public License (GPL)
GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)
Sun Industry Standards Source License (SISSL)
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Known issues
The Localization of the User Interface and the Online Help is not complete yet - please don't report issues in this area.
The ReportWizard in Base is still too broken for wide scale end user testing.
The Dictionary and Font installer do not work out of the box. Workaround: make the Dictionary/Font Installer document writable (Edit File Button in the main toolbar) and proceed then as usual.-