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OpenOffice shakes off X11

OpenOffice has long been offered as a free alternative for those needing a combo of word processing, spreadsheets, presentation and all that. But to get it working, it has been necessary to fire up the X11 (Unix windowing software) that comes with your Mac. I don’t mind doing this for something quick and dirty like testing a website on the Windows version of Internet Explorer, but it seems a bit much to have to do it for an office suite. Especially so when there is yet another free alternative called NeoOffice, which has by and large received good reviews.

Anyhoo, all this has been a particularly long-winded way of letting you know that OpenOffice 3 is now available as a public beta for your downloading pleasure and testing. And in the grand scheme of things, it’s another step toward freedom from the domination of You Know Who.

[ Posted May 8, 2008 in ]

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