Why OpenOffice.org
Free/Open-Source Software
(F/OSS) proponents are turning to OpenOffice.org 3 both as end-users
and as contributors. With its flexible word processor,
powerful spreadsheet, dynamic
graphics, database access and more, OpenOffice.org 3 is
the office suite of choice of millions of users.
OpenOffice.org 3 is released under the OSI approved LGPL terms, with over 750 contributors and an international community approaching 400,000 individuals.
OpenOffice.org 3 is released under the OSI approved LGPL terms, with over 750 contributors and an international community approaching 400,000 individuals.
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Software for all
OpenOffice.org 3 is the must-have desktop application that tens of
millions of people are using - an open-source tool that your family, friends,
and neighbours will appreciate. With its free software licence and active
Native Language Confederation, OpenOffice.org is a key player in the drive to eradicate
digital exclusion and preserve minority languages threatened by being on
the wrong side of the digital divide.
For tens of thousands of community members, this makes the OpenOffice.org
community their volunteering opportunity of choice.
Open for development
OpenOffice.org 3 is a mature software product, representing over twenty years'
continuous development. It is available across multiple operating systems.
Understanding and contributing to the core development requires serious
commitment and software engineering skills - not for the faint hearted.
However, like all successful open-source projects, OpenOffice.org has an
active developer community, keen to help new arrivals.
Alternatively, try writing extensions, or using
OpenOffice.org's UNO based components in other applications.
Open world
If you are using OpenOffice.org 3, you will appreciate the work
that has gone into providing this software for you to use for free.
Help us to ensure future users can continue to use it for free.
The OpenOffice.org community invites contributors: Whatever you do best,
do it for OpenOffice.org. As well as developers, the Community welcomes
translators, artists, technical authors, testers, people offering user support,
sales and marketing people, lobbyists,
donors, ... the list is long. The Community operates internationally in all
time zones, linked by the internet. Talk to us today.
