Is it still Open source? I thought Oracle bought it out and closed the source? That's why LibreOffice was formed?
That's not quite correct. Windows Vista/Seven/Eight still have hard disk management practices that allow fragmentation to develop. I troubleshooted some sluggish issues for a friend with Windows 7, and their hard drive was horribly fragmented and with little free space. It took all night to do it, but after the HDD was defragged it ran better.Modern versions of Windows don't really need defraging. Norton and it's "utilities" are products of a bygone era still trying to find a market. Uninstall it. Get Microsoft Security Essentials (a free download from MS) for you're antivirus needs. It does a fine job for home use.
From the Open Office website:Is it still Open source? I thought Oracle bought it out and closed the source? That's why LibreOffice was formed?
To answer your question, it is still open source and free of charge.Why should I use Apache OpenOffice?
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