I've been using OpenOffice for a while both on my laptop and on my UBUNTU Linux install and I can't say that I've noticed that it's unstable or slow in any way.
I think it's a great free alternative to MS Office, especially since it can read and create almost any MS Office file and document..
Just noticed that OpenOffice 2.2 has been released, so you probably should give that one a try and check if they may have fixed the problems that caused the unstability in your previous install?
http://www.openoffice.org/
Whats new:
OpenOffice.org 2.2 (build OOF680_m14) - Release Notes
http://development.openoffice.org/releases/2.2.0.html Quote:
The OpenOffice.org Community announce the release of OpenOffice.org 2.2, the latest version of the leading open-source office suite. With upgrades to its word processor, spreadsheet, presentations, and database software, the free software package provides a real alternative to Microsoft's recently-released Office 2007 product - and an easier upgrade path for existing Microsoft Office users. OpenOffice.org 2.2 also protects users from newly discovered vulnerabilities, where users' PCs could be open to attack if they opened documents from, or accessed web sites set up by, malicious individuals.
In version 2.2, users will immediately notice the improvement in the quality of text display in all parts of OpenOffice.org. The reason for this is that the previously optional support for kerning, a technique to improve the appearance of text written in proportional fonts, has now been enabled by default. OpenOffice.org's unique pdf export function has also been enhanced with the addition of the optional creation of bookmarks feature, and support for user-definable export of form fields.
While OpenOffice.org 2.1 functions well on Microsoft's Windows Vista, version 2.2 makes use of some of the new cosmetic changes available in Vista, the new file dialogues being an example. Apple Mac users will notice a smaller download and a smaller installed size. The Apple Mac Intel version has many stability improvements, and bug fixes ranging from .ppt export to improved UNO connections. Version 2.2 now requires Mac OS X 10.4.x running X11.
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http://www.openoffice.org/press/pres..._ooo2.2.0.html