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AbiWord
AbiWord: Before you spring for a big budget word
processor, take a look at AbiWord first. Besides a price
that's right (free), it offers a clean, intuitive interface,
and about all of the word processing power most people
need. It's available for a number of languages and operating
systems.
AbiWord is a free word processing program similar to Microsoft Word. It is suitable for typing papers, letters, reports, memos, etc. It is designed to integrate perfectly with the operating system it runs on.
You wiil find AbiWord is unique among word
processors in its drive to become a fully cross-platform
word processor. The source code is carefully written so
that AbiWord will run on virtually any operating system
with a minimum of time spent on porting.
Like most Open Source projects, AbiWord
started as a cathedral, but has become more like a bazaar.
AbiWord is part of a larger project known as AbiSource,
which was started by the SourceGear Corporation. The goal
of the project was the development of a cross-platform,
Open Source office suite beginning with AbiWord, the project's
word processor.
AbiWord is unique among word processors in its drive
to become a fully cross-platform word processor. Our source
code is carefully written so that AbiWord will run on
virtually any operating system with a minimum of time
spent on porting.
This combined with our support for internationalization
(the ability to run AbiWord in many languages) gives AbiWord
a massive potential user-base.
Currently we run on most UNIX systems, Windows 95 and
later, QNX Neutrino 6.2. We also have a MacOS X native
port in the way (you can still use the UNIX version on
MacOS X if you want).
There used to be a BeOS port, but that version has been
gone unmaitained for too long to consider it as still
alive; we dreamt that it was any different, so if you
want to help, feel free to contact us.
Author: AbiSource Community
Software: AbiWord
Program Type: Freeware
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