Open Source Programming and OpenOffice.org

Jeff KoehlerITEC 400 - V1FFApril 5, 2007

Open Source Programming

• Source code published and made to the public,

allowing anyone to copy, modify, and

redistribute it.

• Linux, Apache Web Server, and OpenOffice.org

• Certified by Open Source Initiative (OSI).

Open Source Initiative

• Non profit group.

• Dedicated to promoting open source projects.

• Certification of open office license.

• Not a governing body.

OSI Certification Criteria

• Free Distribution

• Source Code

• Derived Works

• Integrity of source code

• No discrimination against

any person, group, or

endeavor

• Distribution of license

• License must be product

non-specific

• License must not restrict

other software.

• License must be

technology neutral

OpenOffice.org

Mission Statement:

“To create, as a community, the leading

international office suite that will run on all

major platforms and provide access to all

functionality and data through open-component

based APIs and an XML-based file format.”

Features

• Office Productivity Suite includes:

• Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Base, and Math

• Created as an office suite, not individual

applications. All have the same:

• Look

• Tools

• Spellchecker

File Formats and Platforms

• Supports multiple file formats• Microsoft Office• OpenDocument Format (ODF)

• Works on multiple platforms• Mac OS (X and X11)• Linux and Linus PPC• FreeBSD• Solaris 0S 8 (X86 and SPARC)• All version of Windows (98 and higher)

References

• About us: OpenOffice.org. Retrieved April 3, 2007, from OpenOffice.org Web site: http://about.openoffice.org/index.html#mission

• Coar, (2006, July 7). The Open Source Definition. Retrieved April 3, 2007, from Open Source Web site: http://www.opensource.org

• ESR, (2007, March 13). Home. Retrieved April 3, 2007, from Open Source Web site: http://www.opensource.org

• Wikipedia contributors, (2007, January 24). Open source. Retrieved January 24, 2007, from Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Web site: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Open_source&oldid=102887678