supports a 'superset' of ODF 1.2, and the latest release will now warn users if they are using Extended features that may not be supported by other suites. One of the sad facts about ODF support, at least at the moment, is that multiple suites support ODF but do it differently - thus making the interoperable format rather less than interoperable.

The release notes promise that the 'cold start' time of Calc (spreadsheet) and Writer (word processor) have improved by 46% since the 3.0 release.įile format support gets a boost in 3.2, including better compliance with the Open Document Format (ODF). The main feature of the new release is better performance.

The open source office suite has improved by leaps and bounds since its inception and is now good enough to satisfy millions of users around the world who prefer a free (in all senses of the word) office suite to paying hundreds of dollars for a proprietary suite. Originally StarOffice, Sun purchased StarDivision in 1999 and released the first code for in July of 2000. Nearly 10 years in the making, has evolved from a clunky proprietary offering that struggled to import Microsoft Office documents to a productivity powerhouse that is faster, supports a fully open document format (ODF) and handles most proprietary formats with grace. If you look back on the history of, it makes the 3.2 release that came out on Thursday the 11th even more impressive. Oracle Cuts Affect GNOME Accessibility Work.What's Coming in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5.Making Thunderbird Financially Sustainable: How it Could Work.

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