Software Update: Apache OpenOffice 4.1.6

Apache OpenOffice 4.1.6 was released a few days ago. This open source office package started in 1984 as StarOffice. It passed into the hands of Sun Microsystems in 1999 and then joined Oracle in 2010. After a number of developers switched to LibreOffice out of dissatisfaction with how Oracle managed this project, the source code was eventually donated to the Apache Software Foundation. OpenOffice comes with a word processor (Writer), a spreadsheet program (Calc), a presentation program (Impress), a drawing program (Draw), a database program (Base), and a scientific notation program (Formula). The release notes for version 4.1.6 look like this:

The Apache OpenOffice Project Announces Apache OpenOffice 4.1.6

Apache OpenOffice, the leading Open Source office document productivity suite, announced today Apache OpenOffice 4.1.6, now available in 41 languages ​​on Windows, macOS and Linux. Apache OpenOffice 4.1.6 is a maintenance release aimed at correcting some regressions and delivering the latest English dictionary. All users of Apache OpenOffice 4.1.5 or earlier are advised to upgrade.

The main changes include:

• bug fixes
• Updates for the English language dictionaries

Bug Fixes – Highlighted Improvements/Enhancements

• Fixed bugs which caused improper handling (crashes) when using Microsoft Drawing Binary File format
• Updated OpenSSL to version 0.9.8zh
• Updated curl library used from version 7.19.7 to 7.61.1
• Save As … Docbook now works correctly for Windows 7 and Windows 10
• Updated logos

For a complete overview of all resolved issues please see the list in Bugzilla†