good freeware spreadsheet programs?

Post by **redfella** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 2:54 pm

Per topic... I am looking for a good freeware spreadsheet program as an alternative to Windows Excel. I don't want to use Excel because 1) I don't own it, 2) don't want to pay for it, and 3) don't no anyone that owns it so I can't steal their copy.

Surely there has to be something out there?

Thanks in advance.

Post by **glossy** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 2:54 pm

openoffice.

bam.

Post by **glossy** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 2:55 pm

http://www.openoffice.org/

http://www.openoffice.org/product2/calc.html

Post by **redfella** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 3:00 pm

*downloads*

*gives glossy 2 pints of his favorite b33r*

Post by **glossy** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 3:01 pm

haha thanks

Post by **seremtan** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 5:29 pm

staroffice is open source too?

Post by **Foo** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 5:43 pm

Yep. Staroffice is open source.

Post by **dzjepp** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 6:44 pm

Isn't that the same product? If not what's different about them? (I use OOfice).

Post by **Foo** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 7:20 pm

Same as saying MS office and OpenOffice are the same product.

They are both office suites and they both have similar components.

Post by **r3t** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 7:31 pm

Foo wrote:Same as saying MS office and OpenOffice are the same product.

They are both office suites and they both have similar components.

As far as I know, OpenOffice evolved from Star Office. In fact, I believe Star Office is the commercial version of OpenOffice?

Post by **Foo** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 7:38 pm

r3t wrote:
Foo wrote:Same as saying MS office and OpenOffice are the same product.

They are both office suites and they both have similar components.
As far as I know, OpenOffice evolved from Star Office. In fact, I believe Star Office is the commercial version of OpenOffice?

You're right, it did evolve from it.

However I don't think it's based on the latest StarOffice codebase, so they've forked.

I could go back to it and be surprised to find they're more similar than I remember, but it's been a long time since using StarOffice.

Post by **redfella** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 8:01 pm

I used that Openoffice program for a couple hours today. Good stuff. -Pretty much the same thing as Excel, but free.

Post by **mjrpes** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 8:10 pm

I like how Openoffice 'Base' is slowing starting to behave like MS Access. It's still missing a lot of features, but it will be very nice once it reaches and hopefully surpasses the functionality of MS Access.

Post by **Iccy (temp)** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 11:15 pm

My understanding is that open office uses the same open source stardard that MS uses for its files ( OASIS ), its just that MS wraps it up in proprietary software. My understanding is that office 12 is supposed to open this open source compatibility issue.

Post by **mik0rs** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 11:18 pm

Iccy (temp) wrote:My understanding is that open office uses the same open source stardard that MS uses for its files ( OASIS ), its just that MS wraps it up in proprietary software. My understanding is that office 12 is supposed to open this open source compatibility issue.

Well I've learned something today

I guess since MS are going the XML route (or that was the last I heard) the proprietary problems could soon be gone. Maybe I'm being a bit optimistic.

Post by **Iccy (temp)** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 11:22 pm

From the horses mouth.

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/77076/new-f ... osoft.html