Freeware is copyrighted computer software which is made available for use free of charge, for an unlimited time, as opposed to shareware where the user is required to pay (e.g. after some trial period or for additional functionality). The license may be "free for personal, non-commercial use." Everything created with the freeware programs can be distributed at no cost (for example graphic, documents, or sounds made by user). (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeware)

OpenOffice.org 2.4.0 RC2

OpenOffice.org is both an open-source product and a project. The product is a multiplatform office productivity suite. It includes desktop applications such as a word processor, a spreadsheet program, a presentation manager, and a drawing program, with a user interface and feature set similar to those of other office suites. OpenOffice.org also works transparently with a variety of file formats, including those of Microsoft Office.

What is OpenOffice.org 2.4.0 RC2 ?
OpenOffice.org is an open-source, multiplatform and multilingual office suite comparable with MS Office.

Localizations of OpenOffice.org are available in 27 languages, with more being constantly added by the community. OpenOffice.org runs on Solaris, Linux (including PPC Linux), and Windows. Written in C++ and with documented APIs licensed under the LGPL and SISSL open-source protocols, OpenOffice.org allows any knowledgeable developer to benefit from the source.

It is compatible with all other major office suites and is free to download, use, and distribute. It was previously known as StarOffice before it became an open-source project. OpenOffice comes with OpenWriter - a word processor, OpenCalc - a spreadsheet and OpenImpress - a presentational package.

The latest versions of OpenOffice have seen a spurt of growth in the extensions available for the program. These include templates for professional writers, an export tool for bidirectional functionality with Google Docs, blog publishing, and others. Blog publishing assistance especially strikes us as a natural area for word processing to grow toward.

OpenOffice.org 2.4.0 RC2 Features:
+ Easy to install, with a whole new look and feel, matched to the type of computer in use
+ More intuitive, more easy to use than ever, with a host of new usability features
+ The first office suite to use the new OASIS OpenDocument format, the future-proof international standard for office software
+ Compatible with other software packages - now understands even obscure and rarely used features in major competitors.
+ Complete with Base: an easy-to-use database manager with a fully integrated database

You may download OpenOffice.org Version 2 completely free of any licence fees, use it for any purpose - private, educational, government and public administration, commercial - and pass on copies free of charge to family, friends, students, employees, etc.

The version offered for download here is the Windows version. Versions for other platforms are available from OpenOffice.org.

OpenOffice.org 2.4.0 RC2 has license: Freeware
File Size: 112.92 MB
Freeware OpenOffice.org 2.4.0 RC2 Requirements:
- Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP, Java Runtime Environment 1.4 (included)