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PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE : c++
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win32 : Newt : Kde : LATEST VERSION : 2.4.1
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Recent openoffice activity
New EndNote Version Compatible with OpenOffice; Zotero Contributors Served Subpoenas
The "Mixed Message" award for today goes to Thomson Reuters, the company that brings us, among other things, the EndNote bibliographic/citation management software. Information Today is reporting that the latest update to EndNote, coming this June, features "Cite While You Write" technology that formats citations automatically is fully compatible with OpenOffice.org's Writer component.
This is definitely welcome news for those who use EndNote and OpenOffice. It is a heartening sign that the open source office suite is a heavyweight, a real competitor in the market. It's great to see Thomson Reuters working to make EndNote work with the applications its audience desires.
It's also at least a little bit jarring when Zotero, an open source browser add on that can convert EndNote file formats to an open format, was served a subpoena to hand over contributor information to Thomson Reuter's lawyers.
OpenOffice Version 3.1 Arrives: Better Graphics, and All Apps Updated
The new version 3.1 of the OpenOffice.org suite of open source productivity applicaitons is now available for download. It appears to be a hot download today, too, because I experienced some wait times getting to the OpenOffice site. For this release, users of OpenOffice were asked to vote for their most desired new features, and the wish list helped dictate goals for version 3.1. There are enhanced on-screen graphics and improvements to all the applications in the suite. Here are details on what's under the hood.
Over 35 Free, Essential Open Source Resources and Apps
Every so often, we here at OStatic like to round up our ongoing collections of open source resources, tutorials, reviews and project tours. These educational tools are a central part of the learning mission we try to preserve at the site. We regularly round up the best Firefox extensions, free online books on open source topics, free tools for developers, resources for working with and enjoying online video and audio, Linux tutorials, and much more. In this post, you'll find more than 35 collections and resources. Hopefully, you'll find something to learn from here, and the good news is that everything found in this collection is free.
