Question to Apple users: openOffice or neoOffice?

First off. I know that this is not photography related topic. I'm not sure where it fit so I decided to put it on Computers. [MOD] Feel free to move/delete it where appropriate.

The Apple forum seems to be not working at the moment.

Anyways I'm wondering if anyone has used either one of these product. In the past I think the reason why neo was introduced was because of x11 issues. But I don't think that is the case anymore.

So are you a neoOffice user or an openOffice user..and why?

I am a Linux and Apple user, OpenOffice fits my need. I've never heard of neoOffice though.

AlanZ wrote in post #13257950
I am a Linux and Apple user, OpenOffice fits my need. I've never heard of neoOffice though.

This is a quote from Apple forum site:
"The difference is that OpenOffice runs on Unix and requires the X11 interface to run. The X11 interface essentially provides the program with the tools for the User Interface (the graphical environment).


NeoOffice is just OpenOffice converted to run "natively" in Mac OS X without requiring the Unix X11 interface."

But this is from 2006. Both apps has current versions. That's why I was wondering which one is the norm. I am compelled to use openOffice since it's the one that neo is based on. Since I'm new to mac environment. I thought I'd asks the apple users opinions.

I've been using NeoOffice for years. Works okay.

René Damkot wrote in post #13258046
I've been using NeoOffice for years. Works okay.

So you prefer it over the "original" so to speak. I've read it's slower to start but okay once it's running.

EDIT: Also openOffice being from Oracle does not hold that much weight? <--- sorry newbie reaction

thanks

My wife's school just switched from Open Office to LibreOffice:

http://www.libreoffice​.org/download

I've never tried it so I can't tell you how it is.

Tony-S wrote in post #13262625
My wife's school just switched from Open Office to LibreOffice:

http://www.libreoffice​.org/download

I've never tried it so I can't tell you how it is.

I hope you can see this without signing-in to the community. Follow the link. It has interesting take on my previous question regarding Oracle. It makes sense why your wife's school went with LibreOffice

https://discussions.ap​ple.com/message/164051​15#16405115

thanks for your input.

I use Libre Office (on Linux) a fair bit too - handy in the fact that I can email the documents between work (Windoze/Micro Office) and home (Linux Ubuntu/Libre). Works good.

I use iWorks and it is great for such a small price.

Been using neoOffice for years on my macs, great product.

Ian.

Open office has worked fine for me for the most part.

Thanks for all the replies. No offence to the NeoOffice users. But I've decided to load LibreOffice.

Cheers!

I'm interested in LibreOffice as well. One question though: does it support right-to-left languages? I've browsed their site a bit and couldn't find any information about it.