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The much anticipated StarOffice 6.0 won’t be released until May but StarOffice 6.0 for Linux is available now for download if you’re a Mandrake Linux Club Member. It’s comprised of five distinct components: StarOffice Writer (wordprocessor); StarOffice Calc (spreadsheet); StarOffice Impress (multimedia presentation); StarOffice Draw (3D graphics); StarOffice Adabas (database).
The new features include a new XML-based document format that results in dramatically reduced file sizes (compared to StarOffice 5.2) and compatibility with Microsoft Office documents. For those wedded to Microsoft programs, Codeweavers ($54), runs Microsoft Office under Mandrake and Redhat.
Meanwhile, Extreme Tech reports Mozilla 1.0, the long-awaited final build of the open source Netscape browser could be available by next week.
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