“OpenOffice.org, the open-source office suite project, has
reached a milestone in porting the software to Mac OS X with an
early release for Mac developers.“OpenOffice is a project initiated by Sun Microsystems to offer
a free, open-source alternative to Microsoft Office, which
dominates the productivity software market. OpenOffice has been
receiving more attention in recent months amid concern over
Microsoft’s increasingly expensive licensing plans. However, until
now it has only been available on Linux, Windows and Unix
platforms.“The current “pre-alpha” version is designed for developers
familiar with Mac OS X development. OpenOffice.org hopes that the
release will draw more developers on board to fashion the software
into a useable beta-test version for Mac users. Among the pieces
yet to be added is Mac OS X’s distinctive Aqua interface…”
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