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About this siteFor six years, the Internet Nexus served as my technology blog, but I've since started blogging at the SuperSite Blog instead. If you're looking for the blog, please head there. --Paul Sunday, August 15, 2004OpenOffice.org Team Cautiously Optimistic On AOL OfficeLinux Today: "Members of the OpenOffice.org community are greeting yesterday's announcement of a new version of OpenOffice.org with cautious optimism. Yesterday's announcement from America Online detailed the soon to be released "Optimized PC" package, which will feature a Systemax computer, 17-inch monitor, and color printer for approximately $300, plus 12 months of service from the ISP at $23.90 per month. The machine will be pre-loaded with Windows XP Home Edition, but interestingly for the open source community it will also come with a productivity suite labeled AOL Office--a suite that is clearly a derivation of Sun Microsystems' StarOffice or OpenOffice.org. While the exact pedigree of AOL Office is not yet known, it is clear that in one way or another, this is the first time an OpenOffice.org derivation has been marketed as a pre-loaded option in a major retail PC sale. This means good news for open source acceptance on the desktop, regardless of platform, and several open source advocates have applauded the move. Those advocates include members of the OpenOffice.org development community--though their applause is a little restrained as they wait to see what exactly AOL Office will look like."Related: New $299 AOL PC Features Open Source Software [ Posted at 7:33 PM | Permalink ]
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