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My experience tells me there are a lot of people interested in trying
open source, but they don't know where to start. And the perception
that you have to write code to contribute to is a barrier to that
curiosity. So, I've outlined 10 ways that anyone can get started with
open source—no code writing involved.
I welcome your ideas and additions, there are without a doubt more than 10 ways—let's get started.
10 ways to start using open source
Use open source for everyday productivity. Download
and install a free web browser, email client, or office and
productivity suite—no matter what platform you're on. This is one of the
easiest ways to start using open source software. I recommend Firefox for web browsing and Thunderbird for email. Use Libre Office
for word documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, and replace
Microsoft Office for free! I call these the gateway apps, because once
you start using these, you’ll be turned on to other open source tools
(and won't want to go back).
Join an open source project. I know that joining a project can be scary, but contributors from all experience levels
are welcome. Open source communities use project managers, designers,
writers, marketers, and many other types of skills to get their work
done. If you’d like to introduce students to open source, here’s a great
way to get started. You never know, getting involved and actively participating in an open source project could boost your resume and land you a job.
Learn how to create and nurture communities of contributors. Flip through the online book, The Open Source Way, and then share your new knowledge by starting a community or becoming a part of an existing one.
Start using Creative Commons. Before
you create your next work of art, photography, writing, or music, use
copyleft instead of copyright. By using Creative Commons, you can share
your work with the world. First, you’ll need to choose which license is right for you, then you may be interested in seeing how Creative Commons is used in different areas such as government, business, and journalism.
Start exploring. Check out the OpenROV project and explore the ocean or a local lake. If you don’t want to get wet, put on a space suit and see what it’s like to explore Mars.
DIY and create something. Tiny Linux boards, like Raspberry Pi, are doing some amazing things. Check out other creative hardware boards like Makey Makey or a variety of electronics from SparkFUN, If you’re into 3D printing, be sure to see how you can use Inkscape.
Learn to program. Notice I didn’t say "learn to write code." Scratch comes installed on some Raspberry Pi’s and is being used to teach kids how to program. I wish I had this when I was learning computer programming in college.
Fact is, there are so many ways to get started with open source. Do
you remember how you got started? Share your story about your first open
source experience or how you introduced someone to open source.
A tapestry of footage tracing the cosmic and biological origins of our species, set to original music.
Also on Bandcamp: http://melodysheep.bandcamp.com/track...
Through The Wormhole with Morgan Freeman
Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking
Do We Really Need the Moon? BBC
How Planet Earth Was Made
David Attenborough's First Life
Life
Dinosaurs Alive
Journey to the Edge of the Universe
Last Day of the Dinosaurs
Walking With Cavemen
Human Planet
Mankind: The Story of All of Us
Hubble Ultra Deep Field
Wonders of the Universe
Quest for Fire
Baraka
The Tree of Life
This version of LibreOffice is prepared with care and presented with
pride by the LibreOffice community. PLEASE NOTE that, since this is the
very first version in the series, make sure to read the release notes (under "Handy resources").
This
version of LibreOffice is prepared with care and presented with pride
by the LibreOffice community. PLEASE NOTE that, since this is the very
first version in the series, make sure to read the release notes (see
right).
The LibreOffice suite includes a word processor, spreadsheet,
graphics editor, slideshow creator, database and math formula writer.
It is designed to be compatible with other major office suites, including Microsoft Office,[5] though some Microsoft Office layout features and formatting attributes are handled differently or unsupported.[6] LibreOffice is available for a variety of computing platforms,[5] including Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger or newer, and Linux-based systems running Linux kernel version 2.6.18 or newer.[2] It is the default office suite of popular Linux distributions like Debian,[7]Fedora,[8]openSUSE[9] and Ubuntu.[10] Ports for FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD are being maintained by contributors to those projects, respectively.[11][12][13]
Between January 2011 (its first stable launch) and October 2011, LibreOffice was downloaded approximately 7.5 million times.[14]
A spreadsheet program, similar to Microsoft Excel or Lotus 1-2-3.
It has a number of unique features, including a system which
automatically defines series of graphs, based on information available
to the user.[5][15]
A vector graphics editor and diagramming tool similar to Microsoft Visio and comparable in features to early versions of CorelDRAW. It provides connectors between shapes, which are available in a range of line styles and facilitate building drawings such as flowcharts. It also includes features similar to desktop publishing software such as Scribus and Microsoft Publisher.[17]
Base
A database management program, similar to Microsoft Access.
LibreOffice Base allows the creation and management of databases,
preparation of forms and reports that provide end users easy access to
data. Like Access, it can be used to create small embedded databases
that are stored with the document files (using Java-based HSQLDB
as its storage engine), and for more demanding tasks it can also be
used as a front-end for various database systems, including Access
databases (JET), ODBC/JDBC data sources, and MySQL or PostgreSQL.[5][18] Base is not always included in distributions and may need to be installed separately.[19]
Math
An application designed for creating and editing mathematical formulae. The application uses a variant of XML
for creating formulas, as defined in the OpenDocument specification.
These formulas can be incorporated into other documents in the
LibreOffice suite, such as those created by Writer or Calc, by embedding
the formulas into the document.[20]
Supported formats
LibreOffice can import and export documents in several file formats;[5] its native format is the OpenDocument Format (ODF). Formats supported (for reading and writing) include those used by Microsoft Office, including the Office Open XML specification used in Microsoft Office 2007 and 2010, which use the .docx, .pptx and .xlsx extensions,[21]
as well as to the older file formats used in Microsoft Office 95 and
97-2003, which use .doc, .ppt and .xls extensions. It also supports Rich Text File format (.rtf) and OpenOffice.org XML format.[22]
LibreOffice has VBA macro support. It can import files from MS Works and Lotus Word Pro. LibreOffice Draw has native functionality to open SVG files, whereas OpenOffice.org Draw requires an extension.[23][24][25] There is improved EMF drawing and WordPerfect Graphics import. In LibreOffice 3.5, a new Visio.vsd filter was introduced.
Exporting to a number of non-editable formats is supported. All documents can be exported to the PDF format,[5]hybrid PDF,[26] as well as presentations to Adobe Flash (SWF).[27] LibreOffice also has the ability to import documents in read-only mode in the Uniform Office Format,[28]Data Interchange Format[28] and the formats of Microsoft Works,[28] WordPerfect[28] and Lotus 1-2-3.[28]
Support for the industry standard Microsoft Word document format is
continuously improving, yet some features may cause parts of the
document to be formatted improperly, causing interoperability problems.[citation needed]
Common features
Like OpenOffice.org, LibreOffice can use the GStreamer
multimedia framework in Linux to render multimedia content such as
videos in Impress and other programs. Visually, LibreOffice uses the
large "Tango
style" icons that are used for the application shortcuts, quick launch
icons, icons for associated files and for the icons found on the toolbar
of the LibreOffice programs.[29][30]
They are also used on the toolbars and menus by default. OpenOffice.org
uses small icon sizes and the "Classic" or "Galaxy" icon style by
default.[29][31][32] LibreOffice also ships with a modified theme which looks native on GTK-based Linux distributions. It also renders fonts via Cairo on Linux distributions; this means that text in LibreOffice is rendered the same as the rest of the Linux desktop.[33]
The first run wizard from OpenOffice.org that guides a user through the
setting of user name and the registration process has been removed from
LibreOffice.[34]
Future developments
In 2011, it was announced that plans are under way to port LibreOffice to both Android and iOS.[35]
The LibreOffice project uses a dual LGPLv3 (or later) / MPL license for new contributions to allow the license to be upgraded.[36]
LibreOffice Online will allow for the use of LibreOffice through a web browser by using the canvas element. Development is ongoing and it has not yet been released.[35]
On 28 September 2010, several members of the OpenOffice.org project formed a new group called "The Document Foundation". The Document Foundation created LibreOffice from their former project in response to Oracle Corporation's purchasing of Sun Microsystems
over concerns that Oracle would either discontinue OpenOffice.org, or
place restrictions on it as an open source project, as it had on Sun's OpenSolaris.[37][38][39][40]
It was originally hoped that the LibreOffice name would be
provisional, as Oracle was invited to become a member of The Document
Foundation. Oracle rejected requests to donate the OpenOffice.org brand
to the project[41]
and demanded that all members of the OpenOffice.org Community Council
involved with The Document Foundation step down from the OOo Community
Council, citing a conflict of interest.[42]
The Go-oo project (another fork of OpenOffice.org) was discontinued in favour of LibreOffice.[43] Improvements made by the project were merged into LibreOffice.[44] Also underway is the reduction of Java dependency.[45]
As a result of the fork of OpenOffice.org into LibreOffice, Oracle
announced in April 2011 that it was terminating the commercial
development of OpenOffice.org, therefore releasing the majority of the
paid developers.[46] In June 2011, Oracle announced[47] that it would contribute the OpenOffice.org code and trademark to the Apache Software Foundation, where the project was accepted for a project incubation process within the foundation.
LibreOffice 3.3.0 Beta 1, which was based on the beta release of
OpenOffice.org 3.3, was made available on 28 September 2010 and was
downloaded over 80,000 times.[49] The first stable version of 3.3 was released on 25 January 2011.[50]
Because The Document Foundation and most of the software's new and
former developers considered LibreOffice a direct continuation of
OpenOffice.org, LibreOffice 3.3 continued the OpenOffice.org version
numbering.
LibreOffice 3.3 features several functions not found in its
OpenOffice.org counterpart, mainly as a result of Sun and then Oracle's
requirement of assignment of copyright to themselves. Most of the
features found in the 3.3 release were directly adapted from several
already-created plugins, as well as the Go-oo fork. Among features
unique to LibreOffice are:[51]
Version 3.4.0 was released on 3 June 2011.[53][54]
Early versions of v3.4 contained some bugs, including compatibility
issues with Microsoft Office, and was therefore only recommended as
suitable for early adopters.[55] By 3.4.2, the release was considered suitable for enterprises.[56]
New features and improvements in 3.4 include:[57]
Improvements to Calc, including improved speed and improved compatibility with Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables (formerly called DataPilot in OOo/LO), support for an unlimited number of fields, and a redesigned Move/Copy Sheet dialog[33][54]
There is now no need to close Writer's style edit dialog to check how a new style looks.[59]
Several thousand lines of German comments were translated into English.[54]
Over 5,000 lines of dead code were removed from Writer, Calc and Impress.[54]
The Document Foundation intends to release new major versions of
LibreOffice once every six months and to eventually align with the
March/September schedule of the other major free software projects.[53]
The Foundation provides two different versions of LibreOffice. The
latest version is available for users looking for the latest
enhancements while the previous version caters to users who prefer
stability.[71]
Users
The Document Foundation estimated in September 2011 that there were
10 million users worldwide who had obtained LibreOffice via downloads or
CDs. Over 90% of those are on Windows, with another 5% on Mac OS X.
LibreOffice is the office suite of choice for many Linux distributions,
and is installed when the operating system is installed or updated;
based on IDC reckonings for new or updated Linux installations in 2011,
TDF estimated a subtotal of 15 million Linux users. This gives a total
estimated user base of 25 million users.[72]
In 2011 the administrative authority of the Île-de-France region, which includes the city of Paris, included LibreOffice in a USB flash drive given to students which contains free open source software. The USB flash drive is given to approximately 800,000 students.[35][73]
The Document Foundation has set a target of 200 million users worldwide before the end of 2020.[72]
LibreOffice was initially named BrOffice in Brazil. OpenOffice.org was distributed as BrOffice.org by the BrOffice Centre of Excellence for Free Software because of a trademark issue.[74]
LibreOffice Conference
Starting in 2011, The Document Foundation has organized the annual LibreOffice Conference as follows:
The free office suite the community has been dreaming of for twelve years
Berlin, February 7, 2013 – The Document Foundation announces
LibreOffice 4.0, the free office suite the community has been dreaming
of since 2001. LibreOffice 4.0 is the first release that reflects the
objectives set by the community at the time of the announcement, in
September 2010: a cleaner and leaner code base, an improved set of
features, better interoperability, and a more diverse and inclusive
ecosystem. LibreOffice 4.0: a community on fire
In less than 30 months, LibreOffice has grown dramatically to become
the largest independent free software project focused on end user
desktop productivity. TDF inclusive governance and the copyleft license
have been instrumental in attracting more than 500 developers – three
quarters of them being independent volunteers – capable of contributing
over 50,000 commits.
The resulting code base is rather different from the original one, as
several million lines of code have been added and removed, by adding
new features, solving bugs and regressions, adopting state of the art
C++ constructs, replacing tools, getting rid of deprecated methods and
obsoleted libraries, and translating twenty five thousand lines of
comments from German to English. All of this makes the code easier to
understand and more rewarding to be involved with for the stream of new
members of our community.
“LibreOffice 4.0 is a milestone in interoperability and an excellent
foundation for our continued work to improve the User Interface,”
explains Florian Effenberger, Chairman of the Board of Directors. “Our
project is not only capable of attracting new developers on a regular
basis, but it also creates a transparent platform for cooperation based
on a strong Free Software ethos, where corporate sponsored and volunteer
developers work to attain the same objective.”
Integration with several content and document management systems –
including Alfresco, IBM FileNet P8, Microsoft Sharepoint 2010, Nuxeo,
OpenText, SAP NetWeaver Cloud Service and others – through the CMIS
standard.
Better interoperability with DOCX and RTF documents, thanks to
several new features and improvements like the possibility of importing
ink annotations and attaching comments to text ranges.
Possibility to import Microsoft Publisher documents, and further
improvement of Visio import filters with the addition of 2013 version
(just announced).
Additional UI incremental improvements, including Unity integration
and support of Firefox Themes (Personas) to give LibreOffice a
personalized look.
Introduction of the widget layout technique for dialog windows,
which makes it easier to translate, resize and hide UI elements, reduces
code complexity, and lays a foundation for a much improved user
interface.
Different header and footer on the first page of a Writer document, without the need of a separate page style.
Several performance improvements to Calc, plus new features such as
export of charts as images (JPG and PNG) and new spreadsheet functions
as defined in ODF OpenFormula.
First release of Impress Remote Control App for Android, supported
only on some Linux distributions. (The second release, coming soon, will
be supported on all platforms: Windows, MacOS X and all Linux distros
and binaries.)
Significant performance improvements when loading and saving many
types of documents, with particular improvements for large ODS and XLSX
spreadsheets and RTF files.
Improved code contribution thanks to Gerrit: a web based code review
system, facilitating the task for projects using Git version control
system (although this is not specific of LibreOffice 4.0, it has entered
the production stage just before the 4.0 branch).
Overall excellent backwards compatibility is retained for legacy
extensions, but moving forward TDF is committed to a more pro-active
approach to evolving the UNO APIs, with more functionality to be
deprecated, and eventually dropped, in due time – according to the six
month release cycle – throughout the LibreOffice 4.x release series.
During the last seven months, since the branch of LibreOffice 3.6 and
during the entire development cycle of LibreOffice 4.0, developers have
made over 10,000 commits. On average, one commit every 30 minutes,
including weekends and the holiday season: a further testimonial of the
incredible vitality of the project.
Support The Document Foundation
LibreOffice users, free software advocates and community members can support The Document Foundation with a donation at http://donate.libreoffice.org.
Money collected will be used to grow the infrastructure, and support
marketing activities to increase the awareness of the project, both at
global and local level.
