OpenOffice(.org) – the “father project” of LibreOffice – was a great office suite, and changed the world. But sometimes, users can lose out when they’re not aware of newer alternatives, or when one brand overshadows another. Hundreds of millions of people around the world have benefited from the choice and customisation that they bring. It’s great to have a rich and diverse set of free and open source software projects. And today we say: LibreOffice is the future of OpenOffice. Having to chose between OpenOffice and LibreOffice (both based on the original OpenOffice experience), there is very little to discuss: the second one is the only alternative you should consider.Today marks 20 years since the source code to OpenOffice was released. Also if a strong community is still existing, it has majorly moved to LibreOffice project, a suite which is the choice if you are looking for an (inexpensive) alternative to Microsoft. Its development has not been updated in the last years, if not for minor updates, and community support is falling down. Actually Apache is the owner of the project, and also if it is still free, I wouldn't recommend to spend a second on it. But the situation changed in 2010 when concerns arose around the management of the project. Its vast number of developers around the world made it easy to find solutions to your problems in any language, and to install flawlessly a wide number of plugins. It has been THE alternative to Microsoft Suite for many years, and at no cost. I have been a daily user of OpenOffice since its earliest versions. The lack of support and the creation of LibreOffice made it a deprecated solution, unless you are already a user who doesn't feel confortable with changes (but you would feel much happier with LibreOffice from minute 1). I've been really happy with it (some concerns with some specific version, but nothing that couldn't be resolved downgrading to the previous one.
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