tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544609315733972726.post-60973611460875446022008-03-26T07:29:00.012-06:002008-03-27T06:21:08.847-06:00<p>Here's something while you are waiting for <a href="http://www.oooninja.com/search/label/openoffice.org 2.4">OpenOffice.org 2.4.0</a> final.</p> <p>Maarten Brouwers <a rel="external nofollow" href="http://website.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=dev&msgNo=9680">announced</a> that today around 20:00 CET (19:00 GMT, 2:00pm EST) we should see a new OpenOffice.org home like below. You can preview it at <a rel="external nofollow" href="http://test.openoffice.org/">http://test.openoffice.org/</a>.</p> <img src="http://lh6.google.com/OOoNinja/R-pQNRZy4sI/AAAAAAAAAxk/pQA6mJ5alSQ/s512/wwwOpenOfficeOrghome_new.png" /> <p>Here's the current (old) page.</p> <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/OOoNinja/OOoNinja200803/photo?authkey=zTolMYPKvk0#5182042514478260946"><img src="http://lh3.google.com/OOoNinja/R-pQNhZy4tI/AAAAAAAAAxs/0Op2unfrn0A/s512/wwwOpenOfficeOrghome_old.png" /></a> <p>Some random trivia: During the period of anticipation and incubation before OpenOffice.org 2.0.0 was released, the seagull eggs were closed and the seagull was not shown:</p> <img src="http://lh6.google.com/OOoNinja/R-pVTRZy4uI/AAAAAAAAAx0/FOxb6EeyYXQ/s400/gulleggs.png" alt="OpenOffice.org open office seagull eggs closed" /> <p>When 2.0.0 release candidate was available, the eggs cracked:</p> <img src="http://lh6.google.com/OOoNinja/R-pVTRZy4vI/AAAAAAAAAx8/O7CuThWrmvI/s400/gulleggs_ooorc.png" alt="OpenOffice.org open office seagull eggs cracked" /> <p>Finally, when 2.0.0 was finally released, the eggs hatched and the seagull emerged, which is what you see now.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=9b46c817936b44038e3def7b73e77e6e&u=%%UNIQUEID%%"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=9b46c817936b44038e3def7b73e77e6e&u=%%UNIQUEID%%" border="0"/></a></div>Andrew Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10108637160465346326noreply@blogger.com