> Nearly 9 out of 10 downloads of the new version of OpenOffice have been for Windows machines, rather than Linux, according to recently released statistics from Apache.
I'm fairly certain that Linux users install the majority of their software from package repositories rather than downloading and installing from websites.
I'm a Windows user and I use LibreOffice. The new version really is excellent. I've debated for a bit which version I should be on (Open vs. Libre) but as of this release I am very content to stay put.
On the other hand, LibreOffice is good enough to replace NeoOffice that seems to be stuck in its Java foundation and the need to pay for up-to-date versions. And I like in particular Writer in many parts better than Word.
Kudos to all LibreOffice developers and supporters!
Implementing a full-screen mode that only exists in 10.7 certainly isn't a showstopper bug. Even the original reporter (a Mac user) called this a "low priority". Saying LibreOffice "has not found its rhythm" and using a tiny feature request like this as an example is a bit silly.
Most disappointing thing out of this is that there is a third "fork" of OpenOffice.org that is license incompatible and Mac OS X specific: NeoOffice. I had always thought it was a separate suite.
I'm fairly certain that Linux users install the majority of their software from package repositories rather than downloading and installing from websites.