OpenOffice.org Newsletter - Volume 06 - Issue 20 - 02/2009

[Kay Koll]

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OPENOFFICE.ORG NEWSLETTER

Volume 06 - Issue 20 - 02/2009

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Contents
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1. Announcements
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* Have you had a look at the OpenOffice.org Template Repository ?
* Visit OpenOffice.org at CeBIT!
* New download location for Developer Builds, Release Candidates...
* Project Renaissance: OpenOffice.org User Survey 2009 Now Online
* Wiki Usage Survey
* Extending the OO.o Bug Bounty Program

2. Success Stories
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* TecTronic: Megafreight migration: Open source lightens the load

3. Featured News
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* e-linux.it: 10 predictions for Linux and open source in 2009
* DesktopLinux: German schools pilot remote Debian/KDE desktops
* OpenOffice.org 3.0 review in Macworld this week
* Yahoo Tech: Study: Federal Gov't Can Save Billions in IT Spending
* UK Government Announces Open Source Strategy



4. Tips & Tricks
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* PCMag: OpenOffice.org: 7 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do
* Solveig Haugland: Using named data ranges to have a more readable...
* Solveig Haugland: Making a Specific Template Come Up When You ...


5. ODF News
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* Tectonic: Standards: Have Any Suggestions for the Next Version ...
* Computerweekly: Government pushes open source with 10-point plan
* InformationWeek: Britain Endorses ODF; Why Not The U.S.?
* ODF announced as National Standard in Latvia!


5. OpenOffice.org solution of the month
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* FontMarketplace.com provides high quality, affordable TrueType™ fonts



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Announcements
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Have you had a look at the OpenOffice.org Template Repository ?
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It is a place for the submission of new templates made by you, the
community! You created a nice template? Submit it, get feedback and help
others to be more productive!

http://templates.services.openoffice.org/

or directly from your OO.o 3

File - New - Templates and Documents


Visit OpenOffice.org at CeBIT!
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OpenOffice.org will exhibit at CeBIT, taking place from March 3rd to
March 8th in Hannover, Germany. You will find our booth, organized by
the Germanophone community, in hall 6, booth E46-12 right in the open
source area.


New download location for Developer Builds, Release Candidates and Betas
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We have build a new location for downloading unstable builds such as
Developer Builds, Release Candidates and Beta releases

http://download.openoffice.org/next


Project Renaissance: OpenOffice.org User Survey 2009 Now Online
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The new survey focuses on what our users do with the product and how
satisfied they are using it. We need this data to improve the user
interface of OpenOffice.org within project Renaissance.

Take the survey it will cost you only 10-15 Minutes
http://surveys.services.openoffice.org/


Wiki Usage Survey
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If you have ever experienced the OOo wiki, please feel free to get vocal
about it by taking this quick survey.

http://surveys.services.openoffice.org/surveys/index.php?sid=91154&lang=en


Extending the OO.o Bug Bounty Program
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Last year we initiated the bug bounty program. Before we are extending
the program we are looking for volunteers who helps us to spread the
news. We are also open for ideas to make the Program more attractive

http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/BugBountyProgram



Success Stories
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TecTronic: Megafreight migration: Open source lightens the load
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When it comes to open source software migration, SA freight-forwarding
company Megafreight has done more than most.

http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=4133



Featured News
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e-linux.it: 10 predictions for Linux and open source in 2009
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The year holds a great deal of promise for the Linux OS and open source
software--from an explosion in the mobile arena to widespread adoption
of OpenOffice 3, says industry watcher.

http://www.e-linux.it/news_detail.php?id=7731


DesktopLinux: German schools pilot remote Debian/KDE desktops
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Students and teachers in select German schools can access personalized
virtual desktops from home or school, using Kreisbildstelle Stade's
currently piloting "Desque" system.

http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS4651983929.html


OpenOffice.org 3.0 review in Macworld this week
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"Macworld has published an OpenOffice.org 3.0 review this week. Reviewer
John Brandon called it "a powerful productivity suite with one major
additional feature: it's free." John went on to say that "OpenOffice 3
is a major upgrade with plenty of new features, native OS support, and
all the tools most people would need to get their work done."

http://www.macworld.co.uk/macsoftware/reviews/index.cfm?reviewid=3020


Yahoo Tech: Study: Federal Gov't Can Save Billions in IT Spending
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The U.S. government could save billions of dollars by moving to more
open-source software, cloud computing and virtualization, a recent study
suggests.

http://tech.yahoo.com/news/pcworld/20090220/tc_pcworld/studyfederalgovtcansavebillionsinitspending


UK Government Announces Open Source Strategy
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Today, the UK government launched a new strategy for use of open source
and open standards in Great Britain. You can read it here:

http://www.cio.gov.uk/transformational_government/open_source/index.asp





Tips & Tricks
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PCMag: OpenOffice.org: 7 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do
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OpenOffice.org–an application suite, not just a Web site—has tricks even
Office can't manage. Here are a few that may not be obvious, plus a few
ways to make it less annoying out of the box.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2341228,00.asp


Solveig Haugland: Using named data ranges to have a more readable
reference to items in formulas, in OpenOffice.org Calc spreadsheets
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...the math is fairly complex and I just made it up to look extra
complex, but just looking at it, you're not sure what it's referring to.
If you used names, which let you give more clear, descriptive names to
parts of your spreadsheet, it could look like this.

http://openoffice.blogs.com/openoffice/2009/02/using-named-data-ranges-to-have-a-more-readable-reference-to-items-in-formulas-in-openofficeorg-calc.html


Solveig Haugland: Making a Specific Template Come Up When You Create Any
New Document, in OpenOffice.org Writer, Calc, Impress, or Draw
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Templates are a great way to save time. Set up templates with the
styles, graphics, etc. that people need, and they don't need to
re-create them. (Or create them in the first place.)

http://openoffice.blogs.com/openoffice/2009/02/making-a-specific-template-come-up-when-you-create-any-new-document-in-openofficeorg-writer-calc-imp.html



ODF News
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Tectonic: Standards: Have Any Suggestions for the Next Version of
ODF?(timeframe : may 1 2009)
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I want you to know that your comments and emails on the last article
asking how the two ISO standards (26300 and 29500, commonly known as ODF
and OOXML) are doing these days on the openness graph have been read and
appreciated

http://www.tectonic.co.za/?page_id=2754&bid=5341


Computerweekly: Government pushes open source with 10-point plan
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... it formally adopted the use of Open Document Format (ISO/IEC
26300:2006) as well as emerging open versions of previously proprietary
standards (eg ISO 19005-1:2005 (PDF) and ISO/IEC 29500 (Office Open XML
formats).

http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/02/25/235006/government-pushes-open-source-with-10-point-plan.htm


InformationWeek: Britain Endorses ODF; Why Not The U.S.?
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The Open Document Format was adopted today by the British government as
a basis for making future software purchases based on open standards. In
general, Britain is requiring government agencies to use as much
software based on standards as possible, based on its 10-point program
to encourage open standards and open source. If Britain can do it, why
can't we?

http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/02/britain_endorse.html


ODF announced as National Standard in Latvia!
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Today is an important milestone in Latvia - the ISO 26300:2006 standard
has been approved as a National standard!
The next obvious step is to make it as mandatory for all public use. All
this is not so easy to achieve but we are making it step by step...

http://sunlatvia.blogspot.com/



OpenOffice.org solution of the month
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FontMarketplace.com provides high quality, affordable TrueType™ fonts

FontMarketplace.com features a comprehensive range of high quality,
affordable TrueType™ fonts to create more effective & attractive
documents. The site makes it easy to find fonts for any occasion,
personality or project, and to quickly download and install the font so
it instantly appears in the font menu of OpenOffice.org.

Special Offer – download a free font today!

http://www.fontmarketplace.com/info/openoffice.aspx

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OO.o integration or based on OO.o technology. The idea behind it is to
support vendors who have an OO.o integration. The full list of solutions
is available here :
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/OpenOffice.org_Solutions

Drop me an email, if you want to have your solution listed.
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