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1. www.openoffice.org › press › sun_releaseApache OpenOffice - Official Site - The Free and Open ...

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   PALO ALTO, CA - July 19, 2000 - Today at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention in Monterey, California, Sun Microsystems, Inc. announced it will release the source code of its StarOffice (TM) Suite, a leading, high quality, office productivity application software suite, to the open source community under the GNU General Public License (GPL). Sun ...

2. www.openoffice.us.com › openoffice › openoffice-softwareOpenOffice: The Leading Open-source Office Software Suite

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   OpenOffice Is the #1 Open Source Office Suite. Originally developed by Sun Microsystems, the code for OpenOffice was made open source in 2000. Since then, OpenOffice has been developed by users and the Open Office Project. Because OpenOffice is open source, it is constantly evolving with new features and extensions.

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   Does Sun Microsystems use OpenOffice?

   • Sun Microsystems' engineering efforts that will deliver future versions of the StarOffice productivity suite will be derived directly from the OpenOffice.org technology base. Sun will use the single OpenOffice.org master CVS source base as its own engineering master source base.

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   Does Sun own StarOffice software?

   • Sun will retain copyright to the source code and Sun's ongoing engineering work on StarOffice software will be done as part of OpenOffice.org. Beginning with StarOffice 6.0, a branded version of the OpenOffice.org reference implementation will be made available under the StarOffice software brand. About Sun Microsystems, Inc.

   Apache OpenOffice - Official Site - The Free and Open Productivity Suite

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   Who is Sun Microsystems?

   • About Sun Microsystems, Inc. Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- "The Network Is The Computer [tm]" -- has propelled Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq:SUNW) to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that power the Internet and allow companies worldwide to ".com" their businesses.

   Apache OpenOffice - Official Site - The Free and Open Productivity Suite

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   Why is Sun Microsystems doing this?

   • Sun Microsystems was founded in 1982 upon three principles. First, that open systems' strategies for technology will ultimately expand the markets for information technology products more successfully than those derived from a proprietary basis.

   The OpenOffice.org Project

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › OpenOfficeOpenOffice.org - Wikipedia

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   OpenOffice.org (OOo), commonly known as OpenOffice, is a discontinued open-source office suite. Active successor projects include LibreOffice (the most actively developed), Apache OpenOffice and Collabora Online. OpenOffice was an open-sourced version of the earlier StarOffice, which Sun Microsystems acquired in 1999 for internal use.

5. www.itprotoday.com › windows-8 › sun-microsystemsSun Microsystems Offers Free Office Suite | ITPro Today: IT ...

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   Sep 9, 1999 · Now that Sun has acquired the StarOffice software, the company has a respectable office suite that runs on Windows 9x, NT, Solaris, Linux, and even OS/2. On Linux, StarOffice is one of the major applications currently available. Sun will argue that its office software is free and is good (and it is), so why spend $500 to $800 on Microsoft Office?

6. www.openoffice.org › aboutAbout Apache OpenOffice

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   Oct 13, 2000 · It was acquired by Sun Microsystems during the summer of 1999 and StarOffice 5.2 was released in June of 2000. Subsequent versions of StarOffice software, beginning with 6.0, were built using the OpenOffice.org source, APIs, file formats, and reference implementation.

7. www.howtogeek.com › 187663 › openoffice-vsOpenOffice vs. LibreOffice: What's the Difference and Which ...

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   Apr 26, 2014 · Sun Microsystems acquired the StarOffice office suite in 1999. In 2000, Sun open-sourced the StarOffice software -- this free, open-source office suite was known as OpenOffice.org. The project continued with help from Sun employees and volunteers, offering the free OpenOffice.org office suite to everyone -- including Linux users .