Editing OpenOffice.org (section)

==== 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
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| 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
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 |title       = OpenOffice aims to boost lagging performance
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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>