OpenOffice.org

Sun Microsystems bought StarDivision in 1999. On 13 October 2000, Sun open sources StarOffice 6.0. On 14 October 2000, the OpenOffice.org project begins (OpenOffice was already a registered trademark). It is a full-featured office productivity suite:

• Writer: word processor,
• Calc: spreadsheet,
• Impress: presentation manager,
• Draw: drawing program,
• Database with ODBC or JDBC,
• Integrated documentation.

Good read/write compatibily with Microsoft Office file formats (better than Office itself for older versions), and a similar interface. Macros are not lost (they are commented out), but must be rewritten to be used in OpenOffice.org.