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NeoOffice 3.2.1 Patch 3
Mac-tailored, OpenOffice-based productivity suite (donation-ware). Updater ($10)
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NeoOffice is a fully-featured set of office applications (including word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, and database programs) for Mac OS X. Based on the OpenOffice.org office suite, NeoOffice has integrated dozens of native Mac features and can import, edit, and exchange files with other popular office programs such as Microsoft Office.
Released as open-source software under the GNU General Public License (GPL), NeoOffice is fully functional and stable enough for everyday use. The software is actively developed, so improvements and small updates are made
Released as open-source software under the GNU General Public License (GPL), NeoOffice is fully functional and stable enough for everyday use. The software is actively developed, so improvements and small updates are made
What's New
Version 3.2.1 Patch 3:
Please Note: The latest version of NeoOffice is a donation-ware application that requires users to login to the NeoOffice website in order to verify that they have donated at least $10 in the past year.
Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later
Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later
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| Downloads:541,952 |
| Version Downloads:2,031 |
| Type:Business : Applications |
| License:Updater |
| Date:15 Jan 2012 |
| Platform:Intel |
| Price: $10.00 |
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NeoOffice is a fully-featured set of office applications (including word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, and database programs) for Mac OS X. Based on the OpenOffice.org office suite, NeoOffice has integrated dozens of native Mac features and can import, edit, and exchange files with other popular office programs such as Microsoft Office.
Released as open-source software under the GNU General Public License (GPL), NeoOffice is fully functional and stable enough for everyday use. The software is actively developed, so improvements and small updates are made available on a regular basis.
Please consider donating to the NeoOffice project, see the link below on this page.
Released as open-source software under the GNU General Public License (GPL), NeoOffice is fully functional and stable enough for everyday use. The software is actively developed, so improvements and small updates are made available on a regular basis.
Please consider donating to the NeoOffice project, see the link below on this page.
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TomasA reviewed on 21 Jan 2012
As a commercial program it is however cheap, lacking in support and has a few more bugs than one should accept as a buyer of a commercial program. Slow, and crashes a lot.
As a free program - with REAL donations and not fees in disguise - I could easy have given this an average of 3 stars. But since I see this as a commercial program I don't think it is worth to pay for.
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Sure, 'your' time is worth something. If you spend a combined 80/wk, the two of you are working at this all week. You deserve to be paid.
Maybe sell each dot upgrade for five bucks? I'm sure each and every Mac running NeoOffice, could manage that expense. Have single and corporate accounts, maybe.
Or sell it at Mac App Store for 3-4 bucks per upgrade. [Personally, I'd much prefer paying with the App Store]
Maybe get corporate sponsors. "NeoOffice... brought to you by."
Apple 'Pages' sells for 15 bucks. But, then it doesn't get upgraded very often.
Just some thoughts. I think the license 'allows' you to make money. It's just that, the notion of a manditory "donation" seems bizarre.
Anyway, continued success.
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The problem is the bait-and-switch tactic, particularly as was - and still is - an open-source product. If I get hold of it, it's actually legal for me to give it away to as many people as I want, put it on my website, whatever I like.
Asking for a donation is one thing; most open-source projects do. Selling something is another thing. But NeoOffice doesn't do either, and instead uses the rather insulting pretense of still calling it a donation. Be honest, and call it what it is. It's like if the museum stopped saying "suggested donation: $X" and instead wouldn't let you in the front door without giving them $X but still called it a "donation". (In actuality, it's technically a subscription, since your donation from 12 months ago means nothing; you have to keep paying.)
To summarize: sell it, give it away, whatever. But quit with the stupid word games.
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Yoxi reviewed on 15 Jan 2012
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I occationally donate to open source prjojects I'm relying on. Because i _want_ to.
NeoOffice got it all wrong.
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If *you* were to tweak the program and make neatly packaged disks to be sent out via UPS--- "Open Source" does NOT prevent you from charging for your packaging/distribution nor require you to provide support.
It does require you to make your coding available for free.
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I have no problem with NeoOffice wanting to get paid for their effort.
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Also, I understand the need to cover costs, survive, etc… but a *mandatory* donation is not a *donation* at all - it is a fee.
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Since NeoOffice begun their unfair treatment against their users I've used this real OpenSource Office Pack.
BTW: If you use OpenSource, like NeoOffice is doing, and you don't change a thing to it you can't ask money for it. Donations okay! But blocking OpenSource software unless you pay for a donation is a commercial project! They are walking on a thin line and they know it. That's why they release this update.
Be sure, NeoOffice has programmers enough! It's the money they want without changing a thing in the source. Free source btw, which you still can download for free and compile!!! And yes I'm talking about the so called payed version which is blocked for users who can't compile the source. I really h*t* them for that!
Sincerely and I'm really sorry for my language. But this/they make me so angry :@ ...
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That said, I use LibreOffice ever since NeoOffice went to a mandated $10 "donation." Donations are voluntary; mandating them is a fee and makes NeoOffice a commercial application based upon FOSS software. IMHO the NeoOffice team is within their legal and moral rights to charge for their software if they wish.
For those who pay- at least in the past- the NeoOffice team was very fast to address and correct issues with their software. I had them fix something within a couple of hours and have a new patch out for everyone; you won't get that with LibreOffice or OpenOffice (and that's the sort of thing you are paying for with that $10).
All that being said, somehow the NeoOffice thing has rubbed me the wrong way and I have converted to LibreOffice, incompetent print dialogs and all.
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Here are the steps:
1. Download and install uTorrent (Yes, I know, but I want to keep it simple for people new to bittorrent):
http://macupdate.com/app/mac/29824/utorrent
2. Go to this web site:
http://isohunt.com
3. In the search box of that site, type in this filename:
NeoOffice-3.2.1-Intel.dmg
4. Now click on the listing that should come up from the search.
5. Now click the link that says "Download .torrent".
6. Depending on the browser you are using, you will either get a prompt as to how you want to handle the file, the file may download automatically but nothing happen after that, or the file may download automatically and then the uTorrent program will open immediately after that.
7. If you click the link and nothing happens after about a minute, then find the file that was downloaded in your download folder, and double-click it. This should cause uTorrent to start. If some other program starts up instead, close it, then go back and right-click the file, and then explicitly choose uTorrent as the program that you want to open it.
8. When uTorrent starts, there should be an initial dialogue box with the name of the file and "Add New Torrent" in it's title. There's no need to change anything, just click the OK button to start the download. Click on the name of the download in the upper-half of the screen to see more details in the lower-half. When finished, both bars in the lower half of the screen should be green. You've now successfully downloaded NeoOffice, and are helping to seed the file to other people who would like to download it.
9. One last thing, we need to verify that the file you downloaded is safe. Go to this web page:
http://neowiki.neooffice.org/index.php/NeoOffice_MD5_Checksums
10. Now, remembering the location of your download directory and the name of the file that was downloaded, open Terminal, and at the prompt, type:
md5 path/to/dmg/file
In the case of this specific download, for most people, the command will probably look something like this:
md5 ~/Downloads/NeoOffice-3.2.1-Intel/NeoOffice-3.2.1-Intel.dmg
Now compare the output string of that command (the part after the equals sign), with what is supposed to be the output as indicated on the web site I showed you. If the two strings match, then you're good. If they don't match, you have a problem, and you should delete the file and start over.
That's it. Really simple, and once you get used to it, you'll be able to torrent without even thinking about it in the future.
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Skyhorse reviewed on 03 Oct 2011
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dburry reviewed on 22 Sep 2011
but now that I've upgraded to Lion, this software has become at best nagware (nagging me to pay every time I open it), and at worst, totally useless and against all open source principles (it warns me my existing install may not work for me anymore unless I pay)
I have no more choice but to pay up, or uninstall it and move to one of its free competitors... I'm not against paying for good stuff, but with this kind of experience, I shall choose the latter.
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Jpellino reviewed on 14 Sep 2011
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veropcnet reviewed on 10 Sep 2011
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with the message "One or more BSD commands were not found on this machine."
Presently I have 3.1.1 patch 0 installed. No errors occurred during the previous install. Also BSD is part of 10.4.
Any suggestions anyone?
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http://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=16319
http://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=16039
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http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/maindownload.php
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http://bugzilla.neooffice.org/
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thank you for the solution, SCOTTDB
When I click to start NeoOffice, it bounces in the dock for a while then stops. When I right click on it, it says "Application Not Responding."
Any idea why the app is not starting up properly?
However, if I go to the actual menu it works just fine.
It is a minnor detail, other than that it works perfectly.
Great Ap!
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The installer says it can't find a NeoOffice 2.0 Beta 3 installation.
Huh?
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Diaa rated on 16 Jan 2012
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