For more information on Free and Open Source software, visit these
websites:
Open Source Initiative
(OSI): http://www.opensource.org
Free Software Foundation
(FSF): http://www.gnu.org
What is OpenDocument?
Starting with Version 2.0, OpenOffice.org by default saves documents
in Open Document Format (ODF). OpenOffice.org 3 has adopted
version 1.2 of the OpenDocument standard.
OpenDocument is an XML-based file format for office documents (text
documents, spreadsheets, drawings, presentations and more),
developed at OASIS, an independent, international standards group.
Unlike other file formats, ODF is an open standard. It is publicly
available, royalty-free, and without legal or other restrictions;
therefore ODF files are not tied to a specific office suite and anybody
can build a program that interprets these files. For this reason ODF is
quickly becoming the preferred file format for government agencies,
schools and other companies who prefer not to be too dependent on a
particular software supplier.
File formats OOo can open
OpenOffice.org can open a wide variety of file formats in addition to
the OpenDocument formats.
Opening text documents
In addition to OpenDocument formats (.odt, .ott, .oth, and .odm),
Writer 3 can open the formats used by OOo 1.x (.sxw, .stw, and .sxg)
and the following text document formats:
Microsoft Word 6.0/95/97/2000/XP) (.doc and .dot)
Microsoft Word 2003 XML (.xml)
Microsoft Word 2007 XML (.docx, .docm, .dotx, .dotm)
Microsoft WinWord 5 (.doc)
WordPerfect Document (.wpd)
WPS 2000/Office 1.0 (.wps)
.rtf, .txt, and .csv
StarWriter formats (.sdw, .sgl, .vor)
DocBook (.xml)
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