OpenOffice.org Free Support via Forum

OpenOffice.org, an alternative tool to Microsoft Office, brings free support via their community forum. The open-source office productivity suite recently added language support to its forum, catering larger audiences across the web. Initially launched with English, they now have Hungarian, French and Japanese language support enabling global sharing of knowledge and serves a venue for support among users.

According to Drew Jensen, one of the Forum administrators, explained the appeal of the Forum:

“The reality is that most day to day IT support is provided by friends or colleagues. If you’ve a problem with a spreadsheet, you talk to Amrita in Accounts who’s the in-house expert. The OpenOffice.org, Users’ Community Forum covers the globe, and brings together experts and novices to provide a level of quality support that money literally can’t buy. People appreciate that the Community has given them this world class software for free. Helping others via the Forum is one way to give something back.”

[ via PRWEB ]