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==Beginning==

==Beginning==

After [[Sun Microsystems]] was purchased by [[Oracle]], concerns appeared that the development of OpenOffice (or StarOffice) might stop completely. To ensure the office suite's continued development, The Document Foundation (a not-for-profit organization) was founded in September 2010 by OpenOffice.org community members, and the project was [[Fork (software)|forked]] as LibreOffice. The project quickly attracted most of the original developers.<ref>http://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/who-are-we/</ref> Unsurprisingly, the expectations of Oracle stopping the development turned out to be true, as, in April 2011, Oracle transferred the development to the [[Apache]] Foundation, where development slowed down further.

After [[Sun Microsystems]] was purchased by [[Oracle]], concerns appeared that the development of [[OpenOffice]] (or StarOffice) might stop completely. To ensure the office suite's continued development, The Document Foundation (a not-for-profit organization) was founded in September 2010 by OpenOffice.org community members, and the project was [[Fork (software)|forked]] as LibreOffice. The project quickly attracted most of the original developers.<ref>http://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/who-are-we/</ref> Unsurprisingly, the expectations of Oracle stopping the development turned out to be true, as, in April 2011, Oracle transferred the development to the [[Apache]] Foundation, where development slowed down further.

Currently, both OpenOffice and LibreOffice projects are being actively developed, LibreOffice stands as the more functional one, while Apache OpenOffice.org is considered more stable. StarOffice (formerly "Oracle Open Office") has been discontinued, as predicted.

Currently, both OpenOffice and LibreOffice projects are being actively developed, LibreOffice stands as the more functional one, while Apache OpenOffice.org is considered more stable. StarOffice (formerly "Oracle Open Office") has been discontinued, as predicted.

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| Calc || Spreadsheet editor and processor ||  

| Calc || Spreadsheet editor and processor ||  

*Microsoft Excel ([[.xls|XLS]])

*Microsoft Excel ([[.xls|xls]])

*XML Spreadsheet ([[.xlsx|XLSX]])

*XML Spreadsheet ([[.xlsx|XLSX]])

*[[Portable Document Format]] (PDF) - export only

*[[Portable Document Format]] (PDF) - export only

| Microsoft Excel

| [[Microsoft Excel]]

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| Impress || Slideshow presentation creation and display ||  

| Impress || Slideshow presentation creation and display ||  

*Powerpoint (PPT)

*Powerpoint (PPT)

*XML Slideshow (PPTX)

*XML Slideshow (PPTX)

*Shockwave Flash File (SWF) - export only

*Shockwave Flash (SWF) - export only

|Microsoft Powerpoint

|Microsoft Powerpoint

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| Draw || Vector image editor and diagram designer || || Microsoft Publisher & Microsoft Visio

| Draw || Vector image editor and diagram designer || || Microsoft Publisher & Microsoft Visio

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| Math || Mathematical formula creator and editor, accessable from other programs within the suite<ref>https://www.libreoffice.org/discover/math</ref> || ||  

| Math || Mathematical formula creator and editor, accessible from other programs within the suite<ref>https://www.libreoffice.org/discover/math</ref> || ||  

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| Base || Database creation and management || || Microsoft Access

| Base || [[Database]] creation and management || || Microsoft Access

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