NeoOffice, everyone's favorite implementation of OpenOffice in java, has released a v.2 beta of their suite with a new and improved Aqua-friendly interface. This new version is based on a recent version of OpenOffice (2.0.3), which includes a for word proce ing, databases, readsheets, drawing and presenting. NeoOffice, however, offers advantages over ru ing OpenOffice on Mac OS X because it doe 't need the X11 Unix environment to run. Moreover, NeoOffice can integrate with the Finder and Mail, which was probably one of the wi ing attributes that warranted the 'Aqua' addition to the name.
The Early Acce Program is, in my opinion, a really cool and clever way to bring in some money for the project's hard work (after all, this entire project is made up of volunteers, and somebody's gotta pay the bills). From now until the 14th of August, users can download a copy of 2.0 Aqua for a mere $25. From August 15th through 29th, the price dro to $10. After that, it goes back to free like it's always been. NeoOffice is also selling Early Acce su criptio for $60, which will offer (what else) early acce privileges throughout the course of NeoOffice 2.x releases.
I personally haven't tried a copy yet (I already - unfortunately - sunk money into Office 2004), but I'm willing to bet with some of the java benchmarks we've seen on Intel Macs, this suite will run pretty well if you have Intel i ide. This sounds like a good a case as any to grab a copy early and help su ort a great project.
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