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OpenOffice.org - Contributing a Case Study
Migrating to OpenOffice.org - read about completed migrations

OpenOffice.org - Contributing a Case Study

The Mission Statement of the OpenOffice.org project is:

"To create, as a community, the leading international office suite that will run on all major platforms and provide access to all functionality and data through open-component based APIs and an XML-based file format."

By contributing your Case Study, you are contributing to the success of this project, thank you.

Your case study may appear on OpenOffice.org in Case Studies or Testimonials.

More Case Study / Migration Story Links:
www.openoffice.org Case Studies Page: click here
www.openoffice.org Testimonials Page: click here

A request for Migration Stories, and subsequent replies...
...on www.OOoForum.org: click here
...on the 8daysaweek forums: click here

To download one of these templates please right-click on a link below and choose the appropriate option to save the link target to your computer: If you can provide an in-depth case study please download the "Case Study Worksheet A" template here: OOo11CaseStudyWorksheet-indepth.sxw Would you prefer to fill in a shorter case study? Then you can download a similar, shorter template: OOo11CaseStudyWorksheet-easy.sxw If you cannot provide a full Case Study, please use this template to submit your story: OOo Migration Story Template.sxw This short "Migration Story" template takes about 15 mins to fill in. It is designed to give "testimonials" a structure so that readers can compare them. Members of the OOo community have also created an "OOo Waiver" for you to complete which grants the OpenOffice.org team permission to use the details you've submitted: OOo Waiver.sxw When you have completed the template(s) and waiver please save your file in OpenOffice.org (.sxw) format and email it as an attachment to: 8daysaweek AT openoffice DOT org The templates can also be downloaded from Issue 18858 on the openoffice.org web site.

This page:
OpenOffice.org - Contributing a Case Study
Migrating to OpenOffice.org - read about completed migrations

Migrating to OpenOffice.org

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