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merging some info from Open Office.org
'''OpenOffice.org''' is an [[open source|open-source]] office software suite, similarly to [[Microsoft Office]], available for [[Windows]], [[Mac]], and [[Linux]]. It was originally named simply "OpenOffice", however, the ".org" was appended as the result of a copyright dispute. It is compatible with Microsoft Office document formats, however it provides its own format as well, called OpenDocument.
'''OpenOffice.org''' is an [[open source|open-source]] office software suite, similarly to [[Microsoft Office]], available for [[Windows]], [[OS X]], and [[Linux]]. It was originally named simply "OpenOffice", however, the ".org" was appended as the result of a copyright dispute. It is compatible with Microsoft Office document formats, however it provides its own format as well, called OpenDocument.
==Included applications==
* Writer: A word processor
* Writer: A word processor
* Calc: A spreadsheet program
* Calc: A spreadsheet program
* Math: An equation editor which allows to display and edit equations; unlike MS Office's equation editor, this is a separate program.
* Math: An equation editor which allows to display and edit equations; unlike MS Office's equation editor, this is a separate program.
Writer supports many legacy document formats better than [[Microsoft Word]] does.
Writer supports many legacy document formats better than [[Microsoft Word]] does. OpenOffice.org applications can also export to PDF documents.<ref>http://www.openoffice.org/faq</ref>
==LibreOffice==
==LibreOffice==
Currently, as both projects are being actively developed, LibreOffice stands as the more functional one, while Apache OpenOffice.org is considered more stable.
Currently, as both projects are being actively developed, LibreOffice stands as the more functional one, while Apache OpenOffice.org is considered more stable.
==Marketing==
Sun Microsystems help distribute OpenOffice.org primarily as advertisements in Java Updates. In 2011, Sun and [[Google]] announced that in a partnership, in which OpenOffice.org searches through Google and Google helps distribute OpenOffice.org. Most tech rating groups reviewed it favourably.<ref>http://www.google.com/openoffice</ref>
==References==
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==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://openoffice.org OpenOffice.org]
*[http://www.openoffice.org/ Official website]
*[http://libreoffice.org LibreOffice]
*[http://libreoffice.org LibreOffice]
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