Editing OpenOffice.org (section)

== Development ==
OpenOffice.org converted all external formats to and from an internal XML representation.

The OpenOffice.org [[application programming interface|API]] was based on a component technology known as [[Universal Network Objects]] (UNO). It consisted of a wide range of interfaces defined in a [[CORBA]]-like [[interface description language]].

=== Native desktop integration ===
OpenOffice.org 1.0 was criticized for not having the [[look and feel]] of applications developed natively for the platforms on which it runs. Starting with version 2.0, OpenOffice.org used native [[widget toolkit]], icons, and font-rendering libraries on [[GNOME]], [[KDE]] and Windows.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://projects.gnome.org/ooo/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415144829/http://projects.gnome.org/ooo/|archive-date=15 April 2009|title=Gnome/OpenOffice.org(G/OO.o)|publisher=Gnome.org|access-date=22 April 2009|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kde.openoffice.org/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713115136/http://kde.openoffice.org/|archive-date=13 July 2010|title=OpenOffice.org KDE Integration Project|publisher=OpenOffice.org|access-date=16 October 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.kde.org/node/3983 |title=Elite Kubuntu Developers Successful OpenOffice KDE 4 Integration |publisher=blogs.kde.org |access-date=23 September 2013 |archive-date=7 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807073936/http://blogs.kde.org/node/3983 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The issue had been particularly pronounced on Mac OS X. Early versions of OpenOffice.org required the installation of [[X11.app]] or [[XDarwin]] (though the [[NeoOffice]] port supplied a native interface). Versions since 3.0 ran natively using Apple's [[Aqua (GUI)|Aqua GUI]].<ref>{{cite web|title=OpenOffice.org Mac OS X Delivery Schedule|url=http://www.openoffice.org/porting/mac/timeline.html|publisher=Sun Microsystems|access-date=23 September 2013|archive-date=30 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630173444/http://www.openoffice.org/porting/mac/timeline.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Use of Java ===
Although originally written in C++, OpenOffice.org became increasingly reliant on the Java Runtime Environment, even including a bundled [[Java virtual machine|JVM]].<ref name=bundled-java>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105133104/http://www.openoffice.org/download/common/java.html|archive-date=5 January 2012|url=http://www.openoffice.org/download/common/java.html|title=Java & OpenOffice.org|publisher=Apache Software Foundation|access-date=30 December 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> OpenOffice.org was criticized by the Free Software Foundation for its increasing dependency on Java, which was not [[free software]].<ref name="Byfield">{{cite news |last=Byfield |first=Bruce |author-link=Bruce Byfield |title=Free Software Foundation and OpenOffice.org team up to escape Java trap |publisher=[[Linux Foundation]] |work=[[linux.com]] |date=16 May 2005 |url=http://www.linux.com/feature/44959 |access-date=9 September 2007 |archive-date=27 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127130021/http://www.linux.com/feature/44959 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The issue came to the fore in May 2005, when [[Richard Stallman]] appeared to call for a fork of the application in a posting on the Free Software Foundation website.<ref name="Byfield"/> OpenOffice.org adopted a development guideline that future versions of OpenOffice.org would run on free implementations of Java and fixed the issues which previously prevented OpenOffice.org 2.0 from using free-software Java implementations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mail-archive.com/jdk@tools.openoffice.org/msg00005.html|title=Reoccuring discussions arounds OOos Java usage ''(sic)''|first=Kay|last=Ramme|work=tools-jdk mailing list|publisher=OpenOffice.org|date=11 May 2005|access-date=22 September 2013|archive-date=28 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928061527/http://www.mail-archive.com/jdk@tools.openoffice.org/msg00005.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 13 November 2006, Sun committed to releasing Java under the [[GNU General Public License]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sun.com/2006-1113/feature/story.jsp |title=Sun Opens Java |access-date=25 November 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061116045838/http://www.sun.com/2006-1113/feature/story.jsp |publisher=Sun Microsystems |archive-date=16 November 2006 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> and had released a free software Java, [[OpenJDK]], by May 2007.

=== Security ===
In 2006, Lt. Col. Eric Filiol of the  Laboratoire de Virologie et de Cryptologie de l'ESAT demonstrated security weaknesses, in particular within macros.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060718-7288.html|title=OpenOffice.org less secure than Microsoft Office?|work=Ars Technica|first=Eric|last=Bangeman|date=18 July 2006|access-date=1 August 2006|archive-date=21 July 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060721120651/http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060718-7288.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://openoffice.2283327.n4.nabble.com/quot-Le-ministere-de-la-Defense-met-OpenOffice-a-l-index-quot-td2918635.html|title='Le ministère de la Défense met OpenOffice à l'index'|first=Louis|last=Suárez-Potts|date=21 July 2006|access-date=23 September 2013|archive-date=1 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701190215/http://openoffice.2283327.n4.nabble.com/quot-Le-ministere-de-la-Defense-met-OpenOffice-a-l-index-quot-td2918635.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/le-ministere-de-la-defense-met-openoffice-a-l-index-39362096.htm|title=Le ministère de la Défense met OpenOffice à l'index|language=fr|first=Thomas|last=Rousseau|work=ZDnet.fr|date=11 July 2006|access-date=14 October 2015|archive-date=16 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016114524/http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/le-ministere-de-la-defense-met-openoffice-a-l-index-39362096.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2006, [[Kaspersky Lab]] demonstrated a [[proof of concept]] virus, "Stardust", for OpenOffice.org.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/2100-7349_3-6078475.html|first=Joris|last=Evans|title=Stardust virus lands on OpenOffice|publisher=CNet|date=31 May 2006|access-date=23 September 2013|archive-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060944/http://news.cnet.com/2100-7349_3-6078475.html|url-status=live}}</ref> This showed OpenOffice.org viruses are possible, but there is no known virus "in the wild".

As of October 2011, [[Secunia]] reported no known unpatched security flaws for the software.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://secunia.com/advisories/product/20130/ |title= Vulnerability Report: OpenOffice.org 3.x |publisher= [[Secunia]] |access-date= 20 October 2011 |archive-date= 18 December 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111218221239/http://secunia.com/advisories/product/20130/ |url-status= live }}</ref> A vulnerability in the inherited OpenOffice.org codebase was found and fixed in LibreOffice in October 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lwn.net/Articles/461673/|title=An odd vulnerability report for LibreOffice|first=Jake|last=Edge|work=LWN.net|date=5 October 2011|access-date=15 October 2013|archive-date=28 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928135641/http://lwn.net/Articles/461673/|url-status=live}}</ref> and Apache OpenOffice in May 2012.<ref name="aoo340"/>

=== Version history ===
{| class="wikitable floatright" style="width: 30em; margin-left:1em;"
|+ OpenOffice.org release history
|-
! Version
! style=white-space:nowrap | Release date
! Description
|-
|Build 638c
|2001–10<ref name="briefhistory"/>
|The first public milestone release.
|-
|1.0
|2002-05-01<ref name="release1.0"/>
|First official release.
|-
|1.0.3.1
|2003–04<ref name="briefhistory"/>
|Last version officially supporting Windows&nbsp;95.
|-
|1.1
|2003-09-02<ref name=productrelease/>
|Export to PDF, export to Flash, macro recording, extension mechanism.<ref name="ooo11"/>
|-
|1.1.1
|2004-03-29<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.osnews.com/story/6515|title=OpenOffice.org 1.1.1 Released|first=Eugenia|last=Loli|work=OSNews|date=29 March 2004|access-date=16 October 2013|archive-date=17 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017032755/http://www.osnews.com/story/6515|url-status=live}}</ref>
|Bundled with [[TheOpenCD]].<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040610181058/http://theopencd.sunsite.dk/programs-v1.4/|archive-date=10 June 2004|publisher=[[TheOpenCD]]|title=TheOpenCD Home|access-date=2 February 2013|url-status=dead|url=http://theopencd.sunsite.dk/programs-v1.4/|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|1.1.4
|2004-12-22<ref name=productrelease>{{cite web|url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Product_Release&oldid=195944|title=Product Release|work=OpenOffice.org Wiki|publisher=Sun Microsystems|date=11 April 2011|access-date=23 September 2013|archive-date=4 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904074256/https://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Product_Release&oldid=195944|url-status=live}}</ref>
|Last version released under SISSL.
|-
|1.1.5
|2005-09-09<ref name=productrelease/>
|Last release for 1.x product line. Can edit OpenDocument files.<br/>Last version to officially support Windows NT 4.0.
|-
|2.0
|2005-10-20<ref name="ooo20pr"/>
|Milestone, with major enhancements and default saving in the OpenDocument format.
|-
|2.1.0
|2006-12-12<ref name=productrelease/>
|Minor enhancements, bug fixes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/2.1.0.html|title=OpenOffice.org2.1 – Release Notes|publisher=Sun Microsystems|access-date=26 September 2013|archive-date=28 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928130854/http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/2.1.0.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2.2.0
|2007-03-29<ref name=productrelease/>
|Minor enhancements, bug fixes,<ref name="ooo220">{{cite web|url=http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/2.2.0.html|title=OpenOffice.org 2.2 (build OOF680_m14) – Release Notes|publisher=Sun Microsystems|access-date=26 September 2013|archive-date=28 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928131007/http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/2.2.0.html|url-status=live}}</ref> security fixes.<ref>{{cite news |last=Espiner |first=Tom |title=New OpenOffice version includes security upgrades |publisher=CNet |date=4 April 2007 | url = http://news.cnet.com/New+OpenOffice+version+includes+security+upgrade/2100-7344_3-6173145.html| access-date =16 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022081324/http://news.cnet.com/New-OpenOffice-version-includes-security-upgrade/2100-7344_3-6173145.html|archive-date=22 October 2012}}</ref>
|-
|2.3.0
|2007-09-17<ref name=productrelease/>
|Updated charting component, minor enhancements,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://development.openoffice.org/releases/2.3.0.html |title=OpenOffice.org 2.3.0 (build OOG680_m5) – Release Notes |publisher=Sun Microsystems |access-date=22 May 2011 |archive-date=27 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727151234/http://development.openoffice.org/releases/2.3.0.html |url-status=live }}</ref> improved extension manager.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/20/openoffice_org_unveils_new_version_trumpeting_extensions/ |work=The Register |publisher=Situation Publishing |access-date=26 April 2012 |title=OpenOffice builds extensions for v2.3 |date=20 September 2007 |first=Cade |last=Metz |archive-date=4 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004044010/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/20/openoffice_org_unveils_new_version_trumpeting_extensions/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2.4.0
|2008-03-27<ref name=productrelease/>
|Bug fixes and new features,<ref name="ooo240">{{cite web |url=http://development.openoffice.org/releases/2.4.0.html |title=New Features in OpenOffice.org 2.4 |publisher=Sun Microsystems |access-date=22 May 2011 |archive-date=30 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121230132246/http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/2.4.0.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Feature_Freeze_Testing_2.4&oldid=108873|title=Feature Freeze Testing 2.4|work=OpenOffice.org Wiki|publisher=Sun Microsystems|date=23 January 2009|access-date=22 May 2011|archive-date=25 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825214319/http://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Feature_Freeze_Testing_2.4&oldid=108873|url-status=live}}</ref> enhancements from RedOffice.<ref name=redflag240>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/openoffice_org_2_4_features|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024114047/http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/openoffice_org_2_4_features|archive-date=24 October 2007|title=OpenOffice.org 2.4 features implemented in cooperation with the RedFlag 2000 framework team|work=GullFOSS|publisher=Sun Microsystems|date=22 October 2007|first=Carsten|last=Driesner|access-date=16 October 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|2.4.3
|2009-09-04<ref name=productrelease/>
|Last version for Windows 98 and Windows ME<ref name="sysreqs20"/>
|-
|3.0.0
|2008-10-13<ref name=productrelease/>
|Milestone: ODF 1.2, OOXML import, improved VBA, native OS X interface, Start Center.<ref name=ooo30/>
|-
|3.1.0
|2009-05-07<ref name=productrelease/>
|Overlining and transparent dragging.
|-
|3.2
|2010-02-11<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=OOoRelease32&oldid=157099|title=OpenOffice 3.2 developer page|date=11 February 2010|access-date=11 February 2010|work=OpenOffice.org Wiki|publisher=Oracle Corporation|archive-date=30 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121230071237/http://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=OOoRelease32&oldid=157099|url-status=live}}</ref>
|New features,<ref name="OOo32plannedFeatures">{{cite web |title=Features planned for OOo 3.2 (November 2009) |work=OpenOffice.org wiki |publisher=Sun Microsystems |date=1 August 2009 |url=http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Features&oldid=153651#Features_planned_for_OOo_3.2_.28January_2010.29 |access-date=23 August 2009 |archive-date=17 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117020356/http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Features&oldid=153651#Features_planned_for_OOo_3.2_.28January_2010.29 |url-status=live }}</ref> and performance enhancements.<ref>{{cite web |title=Performance |work=OpenOffice.org wiki |publisher=Sun Microsystems |url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Performance&oldid=135877 |date=24 July 2009 |access-date=23 August 2009 |archive-date=4 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904074256/https://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Performance&oldid=135877 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|3.2.1
|2010-06-04<ref name=productrelease/>
|Updated Oracle Start Center and OpenDocument format icons, bug fixes. First Oracle stable release.<ref name="releasenotes321">{{cite web|url=http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/3.2.1.html#note|title=3.2.1 (build OOO320m18) – Release Notes: Important Notes: OOo Brand Refresh|publisher=Oracle Corporation|access-date=19 October 2013|archive-date=20 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020133105/http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/3.2.1.html#note|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|3.3
|2011-01-26<ref name=productrelease/>
|New spreadsheet functions and parameters. Last Oracle stable release, and the last stable release to support Windows 2000 and Mac OS X on PowerPC.
|-
|3.4 Beta 1
|2011-04-12<ref name="ooo34b1"/>
|Last Oracle code release, and the last release to support Windows 2000 and Mac OS X on PowerPC.
|}

==== OpenOffice.org 1 ====
[[File:OpenOffice.org 1.1 official main logo 2col trans.png|left|thumb|OpenOffice.org 1.1 logo]]
The preview, Milestone 638c, was released October 2001.<ref name="briefhistory"/> OpenOffice.org 1.0 was released under both the LGPL and the SISSL<ref name="thonline2011" /> for Windows, Linux and Solaris<ref>{{cite web |title=Release Notes for the OpenOffice.org 1.0.0 Release |publisher=Sun Microsystems |url=http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/1.0.0/release_notes_1.0.0.html |date=May 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020504114841/http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/1.0.0/release_notes_1.0.0.html |archive-date=4 May 2002 |access-date=16 October 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> on 1 May 2002.<ref name="release1.0"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.openoffice.org/news.html|title=News: The Press on OpenOffice.org and Open Source|publisher=Sun Microsystems|date=5 June 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020607182735/http://www.openoffice.org/news.html|archive-date=7 June 2002|access-date=16 October 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The version for Mac OS X (with [[X Window System|X11]] interface) was released on 23 June 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/index.html |title=Mac OS X OpenOffice.org Port |date=29 June 2003 |access-date=8 August 2010 |publisher=Sun Microsystems |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030801095825/http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/index.html |archive-date=1 August 2003 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=OpenOffice.org 1.0 for Mac OS X (X11) |date=7 July 2003 |url=http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/ooo-osx_downloads.html |publisher=Sun Microsystems |access-date=8 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030801095614/http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/ooo-osx_downloads.html |archive-date=1 August 2003 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

OpenOffice.org 1.1 introduced One-click Export to PDF, Export presentations to Flash (.SWF) and [[Macro (computer science)|macro]] recording. It also allowed third-party addons.<ref name="ooo11">{{cite web |url=http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/features/1.1/index.html |title=1.1 Features |publisher=Sun Microsystems |access-date=26 July 2010 |archive-date=30 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121230012359/http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/features/1.1/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

OpenOffice.org was used in 2005 by ''[[The Guardian]]'' to illustrate what it saw as the limitations of open-source software.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2005/dec/08/opensource.software |title=If this suite's a success, why is it so buggy? |last=Brown |first=Andrew |newspaper=The Guardian |date=8 December 2005 |access-date=2 October 2012 |archive-date=21 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921105259/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2005/dec/08/opensource.software |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== OpenOffice.org 2 ====
Work on version 2.0 began in early 2003 with the following goals (the "Q Product Concept"): better interoperability with Microsoft Office; improved speed and lower memory usage; greater [[Scripting language|scripting]] capabilities; better integration, particularly with GNOME; a more usable database; digital signatures; and improved [[usability]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.openoffice.org/tools/releases/q-concept.html|title=StarOffice / OpenOffice.org "Q" Product Concept|first=Lutz|last=Hoeger|publisher=Sun Microsystems|date=August 2003|access-date=23 September 2013|archive-date=27 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927200324/http://www.openoffice.org/tools/releases/q-concept.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It would also be the first version to default to OpenDocument. Sun released the first [[beta version]] on 4 March 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.openoffice.org/about_us/2.0beta_press_release.html|title=Openoffice.org Announces Version 2.0 Public Beta|date=4 March 2005|publisher=Sun Microsystems|access-date=19 October 2013|archive-date=20 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020133258/http://www.openoffice.org/about_us/2.0beta_press_release.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 2 September 2005, Sun announced that it was retiring SISSL to reduce [[license proliferation]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/webmink/entry/addressing_proliferation_deeds_not_just|first=Simon|last=Phipps|work=Simon Phipps, SunMink|publisher=Sun Microsystems|title=Addressing Proliferation: Deeds not just Words|access-date=26 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308081837/https://blogs.oracle.com/webmink/entry/addressing_proliferation_deeds_not_just|archive-date=8 March 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> though some press analysts felt it was so that IBM could not reuse OpenOffice.org code without contributing back.<ref name="thonline2011"/> Versions after 2.0 beta 2 would use only the LGPL.<ref name="ooolicensechange"/>

On 20 October 2005, OpenOffice.org 2.0 was released.<ref name="ooo20pr">{{cite press release
| url=http://www.openoffice.org/press/2.0/press_release.html
| title=OpenOffice.org 2.0 Is Here (OpenOffice.org 2.0 Announcement)
| publisher=Sun Microsystems
| date=20 October 2005
| access-date=16 October 2013
| archive-date=13 April 2018
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413002841/http://www.openoffice.org/press/2.0/press_release.html
| url-status=live
}}</ref> 2.0.1 was released eight weeks later, fixing minor bugs and introducing new features. As of the 2.0.3 release, OpenOffice.org changed its release cycle from 18 months to releasing updates every three months.<ref>{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2153630/openoffice-zooms-lagging
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20060408003518/http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2153630/openoffice-zooms-lagging
 |archive-date = 8 April 2006
 |first       = Tom
 |last        = Sanders
 |publisher   = vnunet.com
 |title       = OpenOffice aims to boost lagging performance
 |access-date  = 20 April 2006
 |url-status     = dead
 |df          = dmy-all
}}</ref>

The OpenOffice.org 2 series attracted considerable press attention.<ref>{{cite news |last=Vaughan-Nichols |first=Steven |title=Why OpenOffice.org 2.0 Is Your Best Choice |work=Linux & Open Source |publisher=[[eWeek]] |date=20 October 2005 |url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/Why-OpenOfficeorg-20-Is-Your-Best-Choice |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102121639/http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/Why-OpenOfficeorg-20-Is-Your-Best-Choice |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 January 2013 |access-date=16 November 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Jason |title=OpenOffice.org 2.0 Has Edge over Its StarOffice 8 Cousin |work=Linux & Open Source |publisher=eWeek |date=21 October 2005 |url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/OpenOfficeorg-20-Has-Edge-over-Its-StarOffice-8-Cousin |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913082852/http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/OpenOfficeorg-20-Has-Edge-over-Its-StarOffice-8-Cousin |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 September 2012 |access-date=8 November 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Bona |first=Michael |title=OFFICE ARRIVAL. Here at last: OpenOffice 2.0 |work=Reviews |publisher=Linux Magazine |date=February 2006 |url=http://w3.linux-magazine.com/issue/63/OpenOffice.org_2.0_Review.pdf |pages=44–46, 48 |access-date=27 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011090041/http://w3.linux-magazine.com/issue/63/OpenOffice.org_2.0_Review.pdf |archive-date=11 October 2007 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1851001,00.asp|title=OpenOffice.org|publisher=Pcmag.com|date=1 December 2004|access-date=22 April 2009|archive-date=16 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416022555/http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1851001,00.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=London |first=Simon |title=Open source moves into Microsoft's Office block |publisher=[[Financial Times]] (Registration required) |date=21 April 2005 |url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1c5e53b8-b205-11d9-8c61-00000e2511c8.html?nclick_check=1 |access-date=16 November 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vnunet.com/personal-computer-world/software/2140229/openoffice-org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051214234333/http://www.vnunet.com/personal-computer-world/software/2140229/openoffice-org|archive-date=14 December 2005|title=Openoffice.org 2|publisher=Personal Computer World|date=22 July 2005|first=Cliff|last=Joseph|access-date=22 April 2009|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/OpenOffice-Sports-AllAround-Improvements/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102124300/http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/OpenOffice-Sports-AllAround-Improvements/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 January 2013 |title=OpenOffice Sports All-Around Improvements |publisher=eWeek |first=Tiffany |last=Maleshefski |date=13 June 2007 |access-date=22 April 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/OpenOfficeorg-23-Impresses/ |title=OpenOffice.org 2.3 Impresses |publisher=eWeek |access-date=22 April 2009 |first=Tiffany |last=Maleshefski |date=28 November 2007 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> A ''[[PC Pro]]'' review awarded it 6 stars out of 6 and stated: "Our pick of the low-cost office suites has had a much-needed overhaul, and now battles Microsoft in terms of features, not just price."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/80012/openoffice-2.html|first=Nik|last=Rawlinson|date=18 November 2005|title=OpenOffice 2 review|publisher=PC Pro|access-date=22 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130081735/http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/80012/openoffice-2.html|archive-date=30 January 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Federal Computer Week]]'' listed OpenOffice.org as one of the "5 stars of open-source products",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcw.com/Articles/2005/09/26/5-stars-of-opensource-products.aspx |title=5 stars of open-source products: If you're not using these tools, you may be missing out |last=Joch |first=Alan |work=Federal Computer Week |publisher=1105 Public Sector Media Group |date=26 September 2005 |access-date=23 September 2013 |archive-date=17 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017080350/http://fcw.com/Articles/2005/09/26/5-stars-of-opensource-products.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> noting in particular the importance of OpenDocument. ''[[Computerworld]]'' reported that for large government departments, migration to OpenOffice.org 2.0 cost one tenth of the price of upgrading to [[Microsoft Office 2007]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Migrating to OpenOffice.org 90 per cent cheaper than to Microsoft Office 12 |work=Daily Update |publisher=[[Computerworld]] Singapore |date=4 October 2005 |url=http://www.computerworld.com.my/PrinterFriendly.aspx?articleid=2742&issueid=94&pubid=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071110134943/http://computerworld.com.my/ShowPage.aspx?pagetype=2&articleid=2742&pubid=3&issueid=66 |archive-date=10 November 2007 |access-date=16 October 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} Computerworld Volume 11, Issue 23.</ref>

==== OpenOffice.org 3 ====
[[File:Sun Start Center.png|thumb|220px|left|The Sun Start Center for versions between 3.0 and 3.2.0]]
On 13 October 2008, version 3.0 was released, featuring the ability to import (though not export) [[Office Open XML]] documents, support for ODF 1.2, improved [[Visual Basic for Applications|VBA]] [[Macro (computer science)|macros]], and a native interface port for OS X. It also introduced the new Start Center<ref name=ooo30>{{cite web|url=http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/features/3.0|title=OpenOffice.org 3.0 Features|publisher=Sun Microsystems|access-date=23 September 2013|archive-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921232224/http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/features/3.0/|url-status=live}}</ref> and upgraded to LGPL version 3 as its license.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Suarez-Potts|first1=Louis|title=OpenOffice.org moving to LGPLv3|url=https://lwn.net/Articles/272202/|access-date=16 August 2016|work=Linux Weekly News|date=7 March 2008|archive-date=15 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915215140/https://lwn.net/Articles/272202/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Version 3.2 included support for PostScript-based [[OpenType]] fonts. It warned users when ODF 1.2 Extended features had been used. An improvement to the document integrity check determined if an ODF document conformed to the ODF specification and offered a repair if necessary. Calc and Writer both reduced "cold start" time by 46% compared to version 3.0.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/features/3.2/|title=OpenOffice.org 3.2 New Features|publisher=Oracle Corporation|access-date=26 July 2010|archive-date=22 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100222023142/http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/features/3.2/|url-status=live}}</ref> 3.2.1 was the first Oracle release.<ref name="releasenotes321"/>

Version 3.3, the last Oracle version, was released in January 2011.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.golem.de/1101/81004.html |language=de |publisher=Golem.de |access-date=7 May 2012 |title=Openoffice.org 3.3 als kostenloser Download |trans-title=Openoffice.org 3.3 as a free download |date=26 January 2011 |first=Ingo |last=Pakalski |archive-date=26 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126132334/http://www.golem.de/1101/81004.html |url-status=live }}</ref> New features include an updated print form, a FindBar and interface improvements for Impress.<ref name="wiki.services.openoffice.org">{{cite web |title=Features planned for OOo 3.3 Third quarter 2010 |work=OpenOffice.org Wiki |publisher=Oracle Corporation |date=21 June 2010 |url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Features&oldid=172840#Features_planned_for_OOo_3.3_.28Third_quarter_2010.29 |access-date=26 July 2010 |archive-date=4 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904074256/https://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Features&oldid=172840#Features_planned_for_OOo_3.3_.28Third_quarter_2010.29 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Roadmap 2009 |publisher=Sun Microsystems |date=23 October 2009 |url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Renaissance:The_Roadmap&oldid=144031 |access-date=3 November 2009 |archive-date=24 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124210931/https://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Renaissance:The_Roadmap&oldid=144031 |url-status=live }}</ref> The commercial version, Oracle Open Office 3.3 (StarOffice renamed), based on the beta, was released on 15 December 2010, as was the single release of Oracle Cloud Office (a proprietary product from an unrelated codebase).<ref name=oracleopenoffice>{{cite press release |title=Oracle Announces Oracle Cloud Office and Oracle Open Office 3.3: Industry's First Complete, Open Standards-Based Office Productivity Suites for Desktop, Web and Mobile Users |publisher=Oracle Corporation |date=15 December 2010 |url=http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/195766 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217212955/http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/195766 |archive-date=17 December 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/22/cloud_office_javafx_ready/ |title=Oracle preps Google and Microsoft Office challenger |first=Gavin |last=Clarke |work=The Register |publisher=Situation Publishing |date=22 September 2010 |access-date=9 October 2013 |archive-date=16 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016131152/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/22/cloud_office_javafx_ready/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== OpenOffice.org 3.4 Beta 1 ====
A beta version of OpenOffice.org 3.4 was released on 12 April 2011, including new SVG import, improved ODF 1.2 support, and spreadsheet functionality.<ref name="ooo34b1"/><ref name="ooo34b1changes"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.openoffice.org/news/index.html#OOo340beta |title=News |publisher=Oracle Corporation |year=2011 |access-date=14 January 2012 |archive-date=29 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429190252/http://www.openoffice.org/news/index.html#OOo340beta |url-status=live }}</ref>

Before the final version of OpenOffice.org 3.4 could be released, Oracle cancelled its sponsorship of development<ref name="oooclosurepr"/> and fired the remaining Star Division development team.<ref name="lwn20110520"/><ref name="nww20130904"/>