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Apache Software Foundation incubating openoffice.org
Submitted by xanthon on Friday 4th of November 2011 10:32:29 AM Filed under
A new Apache project.
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KOffice user site
Submitted by xanthon on Saturday 13th of October 2007 04:07:31 AM Filed underI'm giving as much time as I can to supporting KOffice. With the impending release of version 2.0.0, KOffice is beginning to shape up a a main contender in the office software field.
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A new OpenOffice community site
Submitted by xanthon on Friday 31st of August 2007 03:10:49 AM Filed underStay tuned to the OpenOffice conference in September. I'm expecting an announcement about a community site and, possibly, an announcement of another support site. You heard it on tuxmachines first.
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Free software services
Submitted by xanthon on Saturday 30th of June 2007 02:31:46 AM Filed underFacilitating the search for information
The OpenOffice.org Users' Community Site
Submitted by xanthon on Monday 18th of June 2007 02:39:33 AM Filed underjoin in the planning of a new users' community website
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