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OpenOffice 2.0 Preview Release

gmuslera writes "A preview release of OpenOffice.org 2.0 was released, which has new features like better MS-Office compatibility, an Access-like program and a more. Here is a review of it with screenshots and how it performs. It's work in progress, maybe not recomended for production sites, but it is a good sample of what is coming."

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  1. The Register? by dan+dan+the+dna+man · · Score: 4, Funny

    Or The Inquirer! :)

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  2. Murphys Law by doublem · · Score: 4, Funny

    30 minutes after upgrading to Open Office 1.1.3...

    Guess I'll try and update Thunderbird so the next release hits the servers this afternoon.

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    1. Re:Murphys Law by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Just make sure you don't install Duke Nukem 3D, or the universe might collapse in on itself.

  3. Re:is it just me by elid · · Score: 1, Funny

    Maybe one of those Gimp splash screen contests would help!

  4. torrent by etaluclac · · Score: 2, Funny

    I know suprnova won't be hosting it, but does anybody have a torrent?

  5. Warning: Unstable build by VAXGeek · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't use this build! I downloaded it, instantly all my programs were segfaulting. I got bus errors all over the place, my RAID arrays are failing, and my ethernet device will only work in half-duplex now. I advise everyone to wait until the final release, unless you want to have ECC errors with your RAM, like I do now.

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    1. Re:Warning: Unstable build by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      that's ok , my usb mouse now works backwards, the Cd burner now burns DVD's and the installer overclocked my P-III 500 to a P4 3.6ghz and upgraded my ram from sdram to DDR2 and tripled it to 3 gigabytes.

      Oh and it scratched all my CD's and put dirty socks on my table!

      the horror!

  6. Re:Hmmm by RangerRick98 · · Score: 1, Funny

    In Korea, mixing /. memes is only for rogabean. :)

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  7. Re:A more? by syrinx · · Score: 4, Funny

    When fins brush by your heel
    That's not just an eel..

    That's a moray.

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  8. Re:is it just me by sulli · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's a PRE-RELEASE build, of a FREE package. WTF do you want with it, nuts and a cherry?

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  9. Re:is it just me by dustym · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, I'm pretty sure the parent is correct. The oo people obviously are horrible UI programmers (being open source programmers and all) and this is really a genuine effort at an updated splash logo. In fact I'd go as far as to say that's probably what we'll being seeing in Feb or Mar. when it goes 2.0.

    I commend the parent for catching this fault and letting the world know that all of those millions of lines of code are cheapened by a stupid mspaint splash logo in preview release. The open source world needs more UI experts like him to show us our faults and where we need to focus our attentions to "make it" in the real world.

  10. Re:Better MS Office Support by Simon+Lyngshede · · Score: 5, Funny

    What I would like to know is when does Microsoft Office get better OpenOffice support?

  11. Re:OS X by WIAKywbfatw · · Score: 4, Funny

    But when will they ever have native OS X support?

    When the enthalpy of Satan's domain is reduced to the point where dihydrogen oxide becomes solid, perhaps?

    Seriously, I don't know. But do you really think that asking a subset of Slashdot is going to be any more informative than the officially maintained FAQs?

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  12. Re:Visio/Dia program? by Reducer2001 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes. Dia.

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  13. Re:Better MS Office Support by gardyloo · · Score: 4, Funny

    What I would like to know is when does Microsoft Office get better Microsoft Office support?

  14. You know you've been on slashdot too long.. by Kjella · · Score: 4, Funny

    * Loved the new interface, it is very clean and much more pleasant to use than v1.

    ..when you read the above as "more pleasant to use than vi."

    Kjella

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    1. Re:You know you've been on slashdot too long.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Hey, EDLIN is more pleasant to use than vi...

  15. Re:An Access-like program? by learn+fast · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe they just called it "Access-like" because it was still unreliable and buggy.

  16. Re:A more? by roystgnr · · Score: 2, Funny

    When two patterns combine,
    In a way serpentine...

    That's a moire!

  17. yeah, this is nice but... by bcarl314 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Do they have a "clippy-like" help system?

    That's what I need! I mean, I'm running OOo 1.1.something (do minor minor versions really mean anything anyway?), and I just can't get that authentic MS feel without Clippy.

  18. Re:OS X by Vengie · · Score: 2, Funny

    Do you mean DHMO? That shit is *NASTY*.....

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