It would be nice to have a ribbon interface option (but keep a classic interface option too).

Unfortunately, documents I get look different in Office and OpenOffice. I suppose documents I write in OpenOffice will look different if opened with Office.

I'm not in the mood for gambling with my grades :-)

I have a nice selection of Type 1s from long ago, but for someone just getting started with building a font library, this could be a real PITA...

"I'm not in the mood for gambling with my grades :-)

"Send me an (editable) file that looks right when opened with Office 2003" is the only real requirement...

I'm not in the mood for gambling with my grades

The practical side of me asks why font library builders weren't sent off in the 'B' Ark.

I was excited to read that this was released today. I downloaded a Windows version and Mac version to have for distribution at my company. I was excited to install the Mac version with native Aqua support. Very nice integration with the OS. Great job OpenOffice.org!!! One noticeable problem....out of the box....it is SLLLLOOOOWWWW! By default the Java Runtime is enabled in the preferences. I disabled it and it works MUCH better. It's still fairly slow on my black Macbook w/ 1GB RAM and OS 10.4.11. Has anyone else noticed this speed issue?

i think majority of people have not migrated to ms office 2007...

I have yet to meet a single person who has taken the time to learn 2k7 that does not absolutely love it. Im not the biggest office user personally, but I really hope MS extends the ribbon ui to their other products that have an insanely complex toolbar/menu system (like studio).

I think you might have forgotten what it's like to be in school. If the instructor wants a doc file, you do not send a pdf.

It would be nice to have a ribbon interface option (but keep a classic interface option too).

I'd like to use OpenOffice. Unfortunately, documents I get look different in Office and OpenOffice. I suppose documents I write in OpenOffice will look different if opened with Office. I'm not in the mood for gambling with my grades :-)

I like it to, it's so much easier to work than the old menu driven interface. The reason why people hate is simple - Microsoft made it. If OO.org would present similar approach to interface before MS than everybody would praise it and comment how innovative and cool it is.

It's a good thing to raise awareness about alternatives, but you have to keep your marks and then your job. I most appreciate OO's compatibility with MS Office when importing documents, but AFAIK, completely seamless interaction between the two office suites is just not possible at the moment.

When applying for a job, 95% of all companies/agencies want your resume emailed to them in MS Word Format. Sending them a PDF file is as good as never getting called for an interview. Ridiculous yes, however it is reality, at least here in the US. So in reality these day, sadly, format is more important than content to business.

Things have changed for school. Unfortunately they have also changed on the outside. When applying for a job, 95% of all companies/agencies want your resume emailed to them in MS Word Format. Sending them a PDF file is as good as never getting called for an interview. Ridiculous yes, however it is reality, at least here in the US. So in reality these day, sadly, format is more important than content to business.

Actually it shouldn't matter what format the resume is in, that is the whole point. I realize there are plenty of people that are "FOSS or die", and many that are "MS or die". I prefer "Whatever is best for the job or die".

Unfortunately there are too many fanatics on both sides of the fence.

I would also like the ability to write to docx. Even if Ooo do have all the features I've missed I think I'll with with the upgrade untill 3.0.1 in december.

This version is able to import files in the new Microsoft Word format, OOXML. These are recognised by the additional x in the file extension. OpenOffice.org's support for .docx, .xlsx and .pptx is currently read-only, but that is all you need to share documents with users of Office 2007, as you can save in the older Microsoft Office formats (which all Office 2007 programs can read). OOXML write support would be useful in a heterogeneous environment, but we will have to wait a little longer for that. Some distros already include some OOXML support in OpenOffice.org 2.4, but having it as a core feature is an improvement.

both odf and pdf support were added in office 2k7 sp2

"Given MS Office 2007 poor interoperability with earlier versions of MS Office, I wouldn't expect much of the interoperability with OpenDocument ... but I may be surprised." You have mentioned this earlier on. Please expand on the so-called poor interoperability of Office 2007 with earlier versions of MS office?

http://www.sun.com/software/star/odf_plugin/ The Sun ODF Plugin for Microsoft Office gives users of Microsoft Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint the ability to read, edit and save to the ISO-standard Open Document Format (ODF).

"... it wasn't all that hard to find, really ... "

Funny...as I have not run into any of those. What were your experiences? Oh wait..you wouldn't know as MS is not OSS.

I think you missed the point... These are OO plugins to manipulate odf documents using MS Office software.

yes, if layout is important (especially math intensive papers) do yourself and favor and take the opportunity to learn LaTeX.

I agree with that, as it should be IT that is trusted to make the right informed decision on which software should be used, based on the needs of the company.