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Copyright© Millennium Technology Consulting LLC, 20111

The GreatOpenOffice.org Challenge

Why are you not using this great Free Open Source Software?


David Both, RHCE

PresidentMillennium Technology Consulting LLC

www.millennium-technology.comwww.databook.bz

http://www.millennium-technology.com/

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Legal Stuff

OpenOffice.org is a trademark of OracleFedora is a trademark of Red Hat, Inc.Linux is a registered trademark of Linus TorvaldsRed Hat is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc.DataBook is a registered trademark of David Both

Other marks are the trademarks of their respective owners


Questions I promise to Answer

What does “free” really mean?Can I run my business on free software?What is OpenOffice.org?Is there Documentation?Can I get support?Do my existing documents (spreadsheets,

presentations, etc.) work with OpenOffice.org?


Why we do the things we do

Pot RoastOrganizational historyLack of Training / Education


Open Source

A development method for software that harnesses the power of distributed peer review and transparency of process.

Better qualityHigher reliabilityGreater securityMore flexibilityLower costEnd to predatory vendor lock-in


What Does “Free” Mean?

As in BeerNo charge

As in SpeechUnencumberedUse as I chooseInstall on many machinesMake copiesShare with others


What Does “Free” Mean?

From worryNo license policeLots of documentationSecureHigh quality softwareHigh quality support


GNU Public License (GPL)

Requires access to source code for all.Encourages copying and redistribution of

software.Requires all changes to be made public in the

same way.It is possible to violate the GPL.


GPL

Does NOT preclude charging $$ for software or service.

Red HatSUSE (Novell)Sun / OracleMany others

Charging for Open Source SoftwareService / Support“Commercial” version of the software


Can I Run My Business on Free Software?

CostQualitySoftware availabilityDocumentationSupportUpgrades


Windows Software CostsPer Computer for 5 Years

Software Initial Cost Yearly TotalWindows 7 $169.99 $169.99Office SBE 2007 $269.99 $269.99

$39.99 $40.00 $239.99$69.99 $45.00 $294.99

Backup/Recovery $54.99 $54.99Totals $604.95 $85.00 $1,029.95

Norton AntiVirusNorton AntiSpyware

AssumptionsNo hardware upgrade required now or within 5 yearsKeep Windows 7 for 5 yearsSoftware costs onlyDoes not consider labor costs to upgrade to Windows 7


Linux Software CostsPer Computer for 5 Years

Software Initial Cost Yearly TotalLinux $0.00 $0.00OpenOffice.org $0.00 $0.00

$0.00 $0.00 $0.00$0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Backup/Recovery $0.00 $0.00Totals $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

AntiVirusAntiSpyware

AssumptionsNo hardware upgrade required now or within 5 yearsUpgrade Linux and all Open Source Software as neededSoftware costs onlyDoes not consider labor costs to upgrade to Linux


Value Proposition

The value of any software lies in its usefulness

not in its price.―Unknown

Possibly Linus Torvalds?


Office Suites

StarOfficeOpenOffice.org

http://www.OpenOffice.org/LibreOffice

http://www.libreoffice.org/KofficeGnome Office

http://www.OpenOffice.org/

http://www.libreoffice.org/


A Little HistoryStarWriter

Released in 1985StarDivision founded in 1986 in GermanyStarOffice released in 1995

Sun MicroSystems Purchase StarDivision in 1999OpenOffice.org announced, July, 2000Code Open SourcedStarOffice: OpenOffice.org plus proprietary

“enhancements”


Recent History

Oracle Purchased Sun MicroSystems in 2010

LibreOfficeFork of OpenOffice.org in 2010Developer concerns over direction Oracle is taking

with OpenOffice.orgOpenOffice.org currently at Version 3.3


OpenOffice

Multiple Operating SystemsLinuxMacWindowsSolaris

Standards basedOpen Document Format (ODF)Files generally 33% the size of MS Office


Other Document FormatsWriter

Microsoft Word 6.0/95/97/2000/XP) (.doc, .dot) WordPerfect Document (.wpd)Microsoft Word 2003 XML (.xml) WPS 2000/Office 1.0 (.wps)Microsoft Winword 5 (.doc) DocBook (.xml)StarWriter formats (.sdw, .sgl, .vor) Ichitaro 8/9/10/11 (.jtd, .jtt)AportisDoc (Palm) (.pdb) Hangul WP 97 (.hwp)Pocket Word (.psw).rtf, .txt, .csv


Other Document FormatsSpreadsheets

Microsoft Excel 97/2000/XP (.xls, .xlw, .xlt)Rich Text Format (.rtf)Microsoft Excel 4.x–5/95 (.xls and .xlw, .xlt) Text CSV (.csv and .txt)Microsoft Excel 2003 XML (.xml) Lotus 1-2-3 (.wk1 and .wk1)Data Interchange Format (.dif) StarCalc formats (.sdc, .vor)dBase (.dbf) SYLK (.slk).htm and .html files including Web page queries Pocket Excel (pxl)Quattro Pro 6.0 (.wb2)


Other Document FormatsPresentation

Microsoft PowerPoint 97/2000/XP (.ppt, .pps) Computer Graphics Metafile (.cgm)Microsoft PowerPoint 97/2000/XP Template (.pot) StarDraw, StarImpress (.sda, .sdd, .sdp, .vor)


Other Document FormatsGraphics

Native OpenDocument formats .odg, and .otgBMP, JPEG/JPG, PCX, PSD, SGV, WMF,

DXF, MET, PGM, RAS, SVM, XBM, EMF, PBM, PLT, SDA, TGA, XPM, EPS, PCD, PNG, SDD, TIF/TIFF, GIF, PCT, PPM, SGF, VOR


Other Document FormatsMath

OpenDocument Formula filesStarMath (.smf)MathML (.mml)


OpenOffice.org Applications

Writer – Word ProcessorCalc – SpreadsheetImpress – PresentationDraw – GraphicsMath – Formula generatorBase – Database


Who Uses OpenOffice.org

http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Major_OpenOffice.org_Deployments

http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Major_OpenOffice.org_Deployments


Updates and Upgrades

Reported problems fixed quicklyAlways FreeReport bugs and download latest versions

http://www.openoffice.org/Links on home page

http://www.openoffice.org/


Support and Education

http://www.openoffice.orgCommunityFAQsForumsMailing listsTutorials

Always Free



Documentation

Complete documentationAvailable on-line in multiple formatsOpen Licenses

GPL V3Creative Commons with attribution V3

Multiple formatsOn-Line Wiki formatDownloadable PDF


Documentation

Installation GuideGetting StartedMigrationPlus a document for each application


Help

Help FunctionComprehensiveIndexedSearchable


Compatibility

Highly Compatible with MS Office DocumentsConvert documents to Open Document Format

(ODF)Use in current formatsExport to other document formats


Issues

Oracle / OpenOffice.org directionsClosed code?

Fork of LibreOffice – bad or good?Splitting developersTwo projects, different ideasCross-pollination


The Pain

Complex Document FormatsWordSpreadsheets

TrainingCostAny change can be painful


Sharing Files WithMS Office Users

http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOoAuthors_User_Manual/Migration_Guide/Sharing_Files




The GreatOpenOffice.org

Challenge


Webliography

Main OpenOffice.org web site http://www.openoffice.org/

OpenOffice.org Forumshttp://www.oooforum.org/

OpenOffice.org Education and Traininghttp://documentation.openoffice.org/http://www.getopenoffice.org/ (Commercial)


http://www.oooforum.org/

http://documentation.openoffice.org/

http://www.getopenoffice.org/


WebliographyOOExtras

Templates, graphics, etc.http://ooextras.sourceforge.net/http://www.smalldataproblem.org/ooextras/index.php

Long discussion on LinkedIn – OpenOffice.org vs MS Office

http://www.linkedin.com/groupItem?view=&srchtype=discussedNews&gid=43875&item=32366561&type=member&trk=eml-anet_dig-b_pd-ttl-cn


http://ooextras.sourceforge.net/

http://www.smalldataproblem.org/ooextras/index.php



BibliographyProffitt, Brian, Introducing Fedora: Desktop Linux, Course

Technology PTR, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4354-5778-2Chanelle, Andy: Beginning OpenOffice.org 3, apress, 2009,

ISBN 978-1-4302-1590-5Team, OO Authors: Getting Started with OpenOffice.org 3,

CreateSpace, 2008, ISBN 978-1-4404-5175-1Granor, Carr, Hiser: OOoSwitch: 501 Things You Want to

Know About Switching To OpenOffice.org from Microsoft Office, Hentzenwerke Publishing, 2003, ISBN 978-1-9309-1936-5

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