NeoOffice; New Office Suite for OS-X (Open Source / OpenOffice)

http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/en/index.php ^

[N3WBI3]

NeoOffice/J is a fully-featured set of office applications (including word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and drawing programs) for Mac OS X. Based on the OpenOffice.org office suite, NeoOffice/J has integrated dozens of native Mac features and can import, edit, and exchange files with other popular office programs such as MicrosoftTM Office.

Released as free, open-source software under the GNU General Public License (GPL), NeoOffice/J is fully functional and stable enough for everyday use. The software is actively developed, so improvements and small updates are made available on a regular basis.

December 21, 2004: NeoOffice/J 1.1 Beta is released. With this release, NeoOffice/J now supports all features in OpenOffice.org 1.1.3 including mouse wheel and drag-and-drop support.

[N3WBI3]

Having to put X11 (And the Start Office Feature) on my wifes powerbook to run open office almost made me go out and buy MS Office until I saw this software. Its really come up to speed fast, in a year it forked and got up to OpenOffice 1.1.3 Functionality..

[N3WBI3]

Open Source Ping..

[Republicus2001]

probably has a secret pro-Israeli agenda tho'

[KoRn]

Ping!

[ShadowAce]

Open Source Office Ping

[ShadowAce]

Doesn't OOo run on OSX?

[1stFreedom]

I can't wait for the rumored $500 Imac (sans monitor) comes out.

I'm buying one!

OSX is great for fun -- it's a great OS with a great look and feel. Windows is great for application development. I have use for both.

Apple will become the #1 computer maker if this rumor is true. (Big deal, there are so many computer makers and the market is saturated).

[Publius6961]

*yawn*

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Dated article here:

IBM dismisses OpenOffice as child's play

[anymouse]

NeoOffice, brought to you by the finest minds in Bangalore. :)

[N3WBI3]

Yes but inorder for OpenOffice to run you need to have X11 installed *and running* in addition to of the native graphical layer. This application is based strongly on the Java code for openoffice and integrated right into Quartz..

This is basically open office, but rewritten to interface directly with OSX

[ShadowAce]

Ahh. OK. That makes sense. As I have no familiarity with OSX, I thought it ran X11.

[N3WBI3]

While I cant tell you where all the developers are located (this is an open source project) I can tell you its run out of the USA.. Copyright © 2003-2004 Patrick Luby (patrick dot luby at planamesa dot com), Sunnyvale, California, USA NeoOffice is a registered trademark of Edward H. Peterlin

[N3WBI3]

Naa, Like all Unix systems Darwin separates out the graphical layer from the OS. OSX is basically NEXT put onto a darwin base (hence it does not use X11). You can install X11 (until a few months ago I pretty much would call it a need) but the Opensource community has finally seemed to get that the only way to get adoption on the Mac is to go native (A realization they had with windows years ago).

When my mother bought a mac in 1997 (OS8), i nearly threw up because I knew I would have to support it. Having worked tech support for a year and a half on OS7 I knew Apples could get mighty Hinki. When OSX came out, I was impressed by the look and feel. And after my wife bought her power book and went a year without me having to so much as install software got my mother to move over to it..

When (read if) the 500$ mac comes out I plan to make the switch myself, Right now I run a Linux server (CentOS) and a windows XP box, Ill let you guess which one is going ;).

[N3WBI3]

For one of the Mac Fans in my life..

[1stFreedom]

>>When (read if) the 500$ mac comes out I plan to make the switch myself,

I think Dell, Compaq/hP, and Microsoft will be shocked at the demand for the new apple.

There's a whole base of Ipod users out there, and if this machine is designed and marketed just right, it will be a home run.

I myself am going to buy one simply because I love the way OSX looks and feels. (Even Office on OSX looks better than Office on Windows. )

If garage band is included, I'll be a happy camper.

Annnnnddd, if apple has any vision... NeXT year at Christmas they'll release a machine which is an IMAC/IPOD convergance -- they will take the home pc market by storm.

Wishful thinking? Prolly.. but look what Ipod did, at outrageous prices I may add ($240 for a mini ipod? Please, it's $50 in parts, if that).

[RnMomof7]

I just purchased an I mac with my kids inheritance ...is it sleek !

[RnMomof7]

There's a whole base of Ipod users out there, and if this machine is designed and marketed just right, it will be a home run.
I myself am going to buy one simply because I love the way OSX looks and feels. (Even Office on OSX looks better than Office on Windows. )

You are so right ! I wish I had mac stock, I Pod has introduced a lot of people to the apple stores. As I walked through one 2 times since Christmas the I Pod folks were playing with the power books and new G5 I macs.

This is a new hip generation that will love macs .... and after a time, not even mind spending their inheritance on one of the up scale ones ..

[HAL9000]

As I have no familiarity with OSX, I thought it ran X11.

X11 is an optional component in the Mac OS X installation. Most users don't need it, but it is available.

(More info about the Unix foundation of Mac OS X is available here.)

Apparently, this new product uses the Mac OS X Aqua window environment instead, so X11 should not be required.

[Swordmaker]

Open Source Office application for OSX - Native PING!

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