It uses a single XML schema for text, spreadsheets, charts, and graphical documents. OpenDocument provides a royalty-free, XML-based file format that covers features required by text, spreadsheets, charts, and graphical documents. OpenDocument Version 1.0 (Open Document Format for Office Applications) was ratified as an OASIS Standard in April 2005. This multiplatform and multilingual office suite is compatible with all other major office suites."īeginning with Version 2.0, the software supports the OASIS OpenDocument format it is announced as "the first open source office suite to offer full support for OpenDocument". 2.0 is described as an "open, feature-rich multi-platform office productivity suite with a user interface and functionality is very similar to other products ( e.g., Microsoft Office, Lotus SmartSuite) but in contrast to these commercial products, is absolutely free for download, use, and distribution.
The developers recently announced the release of Version 2.0 as a "productivity suite that individuals, governments, and corporations around the world have been expecting for the last two years." The Project is an open source community dedicated to building a leading international office suite which is free, will run on all major platforms, and provides access to all functionality and data through open-component based APIs and an XML-based file format.
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