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> On Apr 17, 2014, at 6:17 AM, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote: > > [Rob: Please help spread the word by sharing this link with your > friends on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, etc.] > >>> this announcement is also available online at http://s.apache.org/4BL > > Leading Open Source office application and personal productivity suite > for Windows, Mac, and Linux reaches a major adoption milestone > > 17 April 2014 --Forest Hill, MD-- The Apache Software Foundation > (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more > than 170 Open Source projects and initiatives, announced today that > Apache OpenOffice™ has been downloaded 100 million times. > > Apache OpenOffice is the leading Open Source office document > productivity suite, available in 32 languages on Windows, OS X, and > Linux. OpenOffice includes a word processor ("Writer"), a spreadsheet > ("Calc"), a presentation editor ("Impress"), a vector graphics editor > ("Draw"), a mathematical formula editor ("Math"), and a database > management program ("Base"). As Open Source software, Apache > OpenOffice is available to all users free of charge; the C++ source > code is readily available for anyone who wishes to enhance the > applications. > > Originally created as "StarOffice" by StarDivision and after further > development as an Open Source product under the name "OpenOffice.org", > OpenOffice entered the Apache Incubator in 2011 and graduated as an > Apache Top-level Project in October 2012. > > "I'm extremely pleased to see us reach this major milestone in less > than two years," said Andrea Pescetti, Vice President of Apache > OpenOffice. "This is a testament to our community volunteers: the > hundreds of talented individuals who make Apache OpenOffice what it > is, who write the code, test for bugs, translate the user interface, > write documentation, answer user questions and manage our servers. We > remain committed to offering the successful combination of reliability > and innovation that so many users appreciate." > > Official downloads at openoffice.org are hosted by SourceForge, where > users can also find repositories for more than 750 extensions and over > 2,800 templates for OpenOffice. > > "By continuously improving Apache OpenOffice Extensions and Templates > sites we show how committed we are about providing projects with what > they need most," said Gaurav Kuchhal, General Manager for Slashdot and > SourceForge. "We are happy to help open source projects to grow, no > matter where they are hosted or developed. We have been serving over > 122 Million downloads for the Apache OpenOffice project, with daily > peaks of about 250,000 and we are committed to providing products and > services that demonstrate our dedication to technical excellence." > > "Apache OpenOffice reaching 100 million downloads is a remarkable > achievement in the project's 29-year history and testament to the > power of successful Open Source communities," said Shane Curcuru, > Apache OpenOffice mentor and ASF Vice President of Brand Management. > "We extend our gratitude to all the volunteers and users whose > contribution, feedback, support, engagement, and enthusiasm keeps us > focused on delivering great software. We couldn't celebrate this > milestone without them!" > > Some Trends and Fun Facts about Apache OpenOffice > - OpenOffice supports Microsoft Windows, Apple OS X and Linux > - Top downloads by operating system, in order: Windows, Mac, Linux > - Top downloads by browser, in order: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome > - Top 10 countries for OpenOffice downloads, in order: United States, > France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, Spain, Russia, Canada, > and Poland > - OpenOffice supports 120+ languages --those that are 100% translated > and maintained are officially released. Latest languages released > include Asturian, Basque, Danish, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Scottish > Gaelic, and Swedish, thanks to the work of new translation volunteers > - Apache OpenOffice features integrated improvements from IBM Lotus > Symphony (a previous fork that has been closed and donated to the ASF) > to bring better compatibility with Microsoft Office documents > - OpenOffice 4.0 debuts a major change to its user interface with the > introduction of the Sidebar, developed by the Apache OpenOffice "dream > team" in Hamburg in close cooperation with hundreds of community > members > - OpenOffice 4.0 reflects 500 bug fixes, advances in Microsoft Office > interoperability, enhancements to drawing/graphics, and performance > improvements, among many others > - The new logo for OpenOffice was chosen after a long selection > process that saw over 5,000 votes cast. The winning proposal was > submitted by community member Chris Rottensteiner from South Tyrol > - Demand for Apache OpenOffice 4.0 averages 1 million downloads per week > - The Apache OpenOffice 4.0.1 maintenance release fixes critical > issues and improves the overall quality of the application, including: > additional native language translations, bug fixes, performance > improvements, and Windows 8 compatibility enhancements > - Apache OpenOffice successfully supports the Microsoft Active > Accessibility (MSAA) and IAccessible2 interfaces, enabling screen > readers and other assistive technologies to work with Apache > OpenOffice, improving productivity for users who are blind or with > low-vision > - The new accessibility support makes OpenOffice even more attractive > for use by governments and public institutions, such as the > administrative region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, that recently > announced a migration to OpenOffice, among many others > - Ports and distributed versions of Apache OpenOffice include a > portable version for Windows, the German PrOOo-box software > collection, and AndrOpen Office, an Android port of Apache OpenOffice > - The most frequently used channel for user support is the 60,000+ > user-strong official Apache OpenOffice Forum that averages over 100 > posts per day and features over 270,000 posts about Apache OpenOffice > and all derivatives > > Availability and Oversight > As with all Apache products, Apache OpenOffice is released under the > Apache License v2.0, and is overseen by a self-selected team of active > contributors to the project. A Project Management Committee (PMC) > guides the Project's day-to-day operations, including community > development and product releases. To learn how to become involved with > Apache OpenOffice, visit > http://openoffice.apache.org/get-involved.html. > > Downloads and Resources > Apache OpenOffice 4.0.1 -- http://www.openoffice.org/download > Apache OpenOffice Extensions -- http://extensions.openoffice.org > Apache OpenOffice Templates -- http://templates.openoffice.org > Apache OpenOffice ports and distributions -- http://openoffice.org/porting > Apache OpenOffice Forum -- https://forum.openoffice.org > Apache OpenOffice Facebook fans -- https://facebook.com/ApacheOO > Apache OpenOffice Twitter account -- https://twitter.com/ApacheOO > Major OpenOffice deployments -- > https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Major_OpenOffice.org_Deployments > > About The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) > Established in 1999, the all-volunteer Foundation oversees more than > one hundred and seventy leading Open Source projects, including Apache > HTTP Server --the world's most popular Web server software. Through > the ASF's meritocratic process known as "The Apache Way," more than > 400 individual Members and 3,500 Committers successfully collaborate > to develop freely available enterprise-grade software, benefiting > millions of users worldwide: thousands of software solutions are > distributed under the Apache License; and the community actively > participates in ASF mailing lists, mentoring initiatives, and > ApacheCon, the Foundation's official user conference, trainings, and > expo. The ASF is a US 501(c)(3) charitable organization, funded by > individual donations and corporate sponsors including Budget Direct, > Citrix, Cloudera, Comcast, Facebook, Google, Hortonworks, HP, Huawei, > IBM, InMotion Hosting, Matt Mullenweg, Microsoft, Pivotal, Produban, > WANdisco, and Yahoo. > For more information, visit http://www.apache.org/ or follow @TheASF on > Twitter. > > "Apache", "OpenOffice", "Apache OpenOffice", "OpenOffice.org", and > "ApacheCon" are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Apache > Software Foundation in the United States and/or other countries. All > other brands and trademarks are the property of their respective > owners. > > # # # --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
