[Indic-computing-standards] FYI: Google throws bodies at OpenOffice

[Abhijit D. <kut...@ya...>]

CNET News.com
Google throws bodies at OpenOffice

By Stephen Shankland
http://news.com.com/Google+throws+bodies+at+OpenOffice/2100-7344_3-5920762.html

Google plans to hire programmers to improve OpenOffice.org, a
demonstration of its affinity for open source initiatives and one the
company believes also shows sound practical sense.

OpenOffice has its roots in Sun Microsystems' StarOffice suite of
programs. Five years ago, Sun turned its proprietary software into an
open-source project. Only recently, however, has the competitor to
Microsoft's Office attracted serious attention.

Now Google believes it can help OpenOffice--perhaps working to pare
down the software's memory requirements or its mammoth 80MB download
size, said Chris DiBona, manager for open-source programs at the
search company. .........

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