[libreoffice-users]

George_Roberts · May 12, 2014, 8:47am

Dear Sir

Is there any connection between Libre and Open Office?

The reason I ask, I downloaded Open Office, did a spreadsheet, and on
advice, was told Libre was better, so I downloaded Libre.

Then I did a copy/paste of my spreadsheet from OO to Libre, but the heading
still shows as Open Office.

So, thinking it was because it was a copy/paste, I produced a sample
spreadsheet called dates using Libre, and open office is still shown in the
saved title name?

Could it be because I have not uninstalled Open Office yet?

*Regards*

*George*

James_Knott · May 12, 2014, 2:07pm

George Roberts wrote:

Is there any connection between Libre and Open Office?

The reason I ask, I downloaded Open Office, did a spreadsheet, and on
advice, was told Libre was better, so I downloaded Libre.

Then I did a copy/paste of my spreadsheet from OO to Libre, but the heading
still shows as Open Office.

So, thinking it was because it was a copy/paste, I produced a sample
spreadsheet called dates using Libre, and open office is still shown in the
saved title name?

Could it be because I have not uninstalled Open Office yet?

LibreOffice is a fork from OpenOffice, created when Oracle hadn't
decided what to to with OpenOffice & StarOffice. So, there is a lot of
similarity between them. However, what are you referring to by
"heading"? If it's something you put in the document, it will always
show, no matter what app you use.

You can have both OpenOffice and LibreOffice on the same computer, but
only one can be the default app for the various file formats.

Tom_Davies1 · May 12, 2014, 2:12pm

Hi
Yes there is a strong connection between LibreOffice and OpenOffice.

A few years ago they were both 1 and the same but underwent a process
similar to "cell division" found in biological systems = where 1 cell buds
off into 2 almost identical cells which each then grow in slightly
different directions.

If you really need to have both on your system at the same time it might be
worth having a look through this wiki-guide
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Installing_in_parallel

Regards from
Tom

planas · May 12, 2014, 2:26pm

GeorgeWe are separate projects. LO is a fork off the 3.X branch of OO
        when it was controlled by Oracle. There are some differences
        between the two projects. Most of the differences are behind the
        scenes. I believe both projects are doing serious code cleanup
        as well as adding new features to their product.I hesitate to make the blanket statement that LO is always
        better than AOO, especially for a specific user.. The biggest,
        ongoing issue for both is the MSO document compatibility with
        the current MSO formats. Many users do not report any issues
        with compatibility but for more complex documents there can be
        issues.Depending on the OS, you can reset the defaults for each file
        type. I think this your problem, the OS has not changed the file
        associations to LO.JayOn 05/12/2014 04:47 AM, George Roberts
      wrote:
Dear Sir

Is there any connection between Libre and Open Office?

The reason I ask, I downloaded Open Office, did a spreadsheet, and on
advice, was told Libre was better, so I downloaded Libre.

Then I did a copy/paste of my spreadsheet from OO to Libre, but the heading
still shows as Open Office.

So, thinking it was because it was a copy/paste, I produced a sample
spreadsheet called dates using Libre, and open office is still shown in the
saved title name?

Could it be because I have not uninstalled Open Office yet?

*Regards*

*George*--
Jay Lozierjslozier@gmail.com

Tom_Davies1 · May 12, 2014, 2:52pm

Hi
Of course i would LibreOffice. I use it because i prefer it and because of
those 2 things i'm here rather than the OpenOffice forums.

A less-biased opinion would be that it might be a really good idea to
uninstall OpenOffice and install LibreOffice and then try it out for a few
weeks and decide for yourself which you prefer.

The beauty of OpenSource is that
1. the programs are usually for free
2. they co-operate well and use the same formats
So you can easily keep switching between different ones or you can settle
down with one for a few years and then switch or just settle down with
whichever one. Also it's entirely possible to have 1 on 1 machine and
something else on another or to share documents with someone using
something different from you without either of you needing to know what the
other person is using.

If you do go with LibreOffice i would recommend the
4.1.6
because that 3rd digit is higher and that indicates greater stability. On
the other hand the
4.2.4
is already at 4 in the 3rd digit and that indicates it has just reached
stability but is maybe not quite as rock solid as the 4.1.6. The advantage
of going with the 4.3.0 is that although it might not be completely stable
it will have more functionality and greater compatibility with MS formats.
Many of us go for the more stable versions though and just wait for the
newer branch to reach greater maturity and stability before taking it on.

I put most of my colleagues on stable versions but try to play around with
the newer branch as soon as possible to see if i can spot any bugs and
report them to gain a bit of kudos. Sadly i've always found the newer
branch to be more than stable enough for me and i've never yet found any
problems worth reporting. Even so i play it safe.
Regards

cornouws · May 12, 2014, 3:07pm

Hi *,

Jay Lozier wrote (12-05-14 16:26)

        We are separate projects. LO is a fork off the 3.X branch of OO
        when it was controlled by Oracle. There are some differences
        between the two projects. Most of the differences are behind the
        scenes.

A nice _summary_ of that can be found on this page
http://de.libreoffice.org/features/why-libreoffice/?SubsiteID=3
But pls note that information about 4.2 and the upcoming 4.3 is not yet
included. And that it is just a _summary_ of the _unique_
LibreOffice-features.

I believe both projects are doing serious code cleanup

I've marked some reports of the cleanup being done:

  https://people.gnome.org/~michael/blog/2012-08-08-libreoffice-3-6-0.html
  https://people.gnome.org/~michael/blog/2013-06-13-under-the-hood.html
  https://people.gnome.org/~michael/blog/2014-01-30-under-the-hood.html

HTH,
Cor