I have checked on Maverick using OpenOffice 3.2.1, and it seems that the problem is not with the openoffice backend, because I have checked the pdf opening with Evince, XPdf and adobe reader 9 available in Software center. Only adobe reader renders it fine. See the screenshots attached for each application, and the test pdf to check for yourself.
** Attachment added: "Tehe PDF I have used for testing" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/164233/+attachment/1760432/+files/test.pdf -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/164233 Title: [Upstream] [hardy] Exporting a background with gradient produces a stripey pdf -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs