Sandro Henrique CEO Conectiva Inc. The open source community will now have a top-notch productivity to draw from as it innovates and develops exciting new applications. This effort will continue to increase the adoption of StarOffice as well as increase the market for Linux software products. The benefits that the open source community will bring to this feature rich suite will continue the momentum in the market for this exciting alternative to Microsoft Office. The availability of StarOffice under the GPL will give Linux a boost on the desktop, but more importantly, the wide availability of StarOffice's code for reading and writing Microsoft Office formats will allow other open source projects to provide compatible functionality as well.
Open data is the other side of the open source coin.
The availability of professional applications like StarOffice software with Red Hat Linux only serves to further validate the platform and the future growth potential of Linux. Paul McNamara Vice President, Products and Platforms Red Hat Linux, Inc. Stormix Technologies Inc. is pleased that Sun is taking this bold step and applauds their approach. This announcement will further enable Stormix customers to receive the best application software available on the Linux operating system. As a Linux solutions provider, SuSE helps consumers, small to medium-sized businesses, corporations, government agencies and educators around the world make informed decisions when purchasing computer technology.