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Today marks nine years since the last big OpenOffice update (4.1). If you're still using it, but want something more up-to-date, check out #LibreOffice! It was based on OpenOffice and is also free and open source, but with huge improvements and many fixes: libreoffice.org/discover/libre…
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Dr. Guillermo Power :verified:
Dr. Guillermo Power :verified:
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is anyone still using Open Office? 😱
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TopKnot
TopKnot
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@gpowerf
I am using
OpenOffice.
Know why?
Because it just works for what I use it for. Why would I use a similar product when the product I use just works for me.
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Matt Chambers
Matt Chambers
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@gpowerf I am, because I use Dragon Professional (speech recognition), which doesn't work in LibreOffice, unfortunately.
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Matt Chambers
Matt Chambers
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@gpowerf Windows 11, Dragon Professional 16. In LibreOffice, the green indicator light shows on the DragonBar, but I can't select text by voice (Select-and-Say). When it released 16, Nuance claimed it worked with LibreOffice, but has since quietly removed those statements. 😞
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LibreOffice
LibreOffice
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@IzzyChambers @gpowerf Thanks for the details – if you have a couple of minutes, could you maybe check on bugs.documentfoundation.org in case someone else has reported it, please? Or add a report – then we can investigate. Thanks!

Bugzilla Main Page

bugs.documentfoundation.org
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Ian
Ian
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I remember, many many years ago, buying a copy of Staroffice.
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Trit’
Trit’
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@ibeardslee In 2000, my parents bought a PC with StarOffice 5.1 preinstalled.
I discovered OpenOffice (1.x) in 2005 when I went to my cousin’s home once.

Office7 (a fork) was preinstalled on my first laptop PC (2007-2009).

I switched from Office 2007 to OOo in 2010, and from OOo to LibO the day of its public release (a winning bet, since nobody knew if this fork will last at this time).

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Hessenhelden
Hessenhelden
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solche Vergleiche zw LO und OOo sollten öfters aufgezeigt werden.
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Stemy
Stemy
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Openoffice revels in denial of its own end of life, it's so pathetic.
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brunospy
brunospy
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I don't understand why Apache doesn't end this project and redirect to Libre office.
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Khosumi
Khosumi
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Foss is great. Always used LibreOffice and always will. Thanks for the sweet apps
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Erotic Mythology (hire me) 🎃
Erotic Mythology (hire me) 🎃
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I'm using LibreOffice to write my stories and create eBook manuscripts! Highly recommend!
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KaisoArt
KaisoArt
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Started with OO in 1997. Made the switch to LO 4 years ago. Keep up the good work.
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KuboF Hromoslav
KuboF Hromoslav
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at it's time, I LOVED OpenOffice 😍 But it's development was unfortunate, so thank you LibreOffice so much for continuation 🤗
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krp
krp
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looks like a lot of benefits of using libre office instead of open office :tinking:
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