OpenGoo

infobox software
name = OpenGoo
developer = OpenGoo community
latest_release_version = 0.8
latest_release_date = release date|2008|08|27
operating_system = Cross-platform, Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
language = Multilingual
genre = Online office suite
license = GPL
website = http://www.opengoo.org/

OpenGoo is an open source online office suite software package developed by the OpenGoo community. It is a fully featured online office suite with a similar set of features as alternatives: Google Apps, Microsoft Office Live, Zimbra, and Zoho. The application can be downloaded and installed on a server. Its main features include document management, contact management, e-mail, project management, and time management.

OpenGoo could also be categorized as collaborative software [http://obsessivecollaborator.com/2008/03/more_updates_opengoo_eyeos.html] and as personal information manager software.

Features

OpenGoo main features include document management, contact management, e-mail, project management, contact management, and time management. Text documents and presentations can be created and edited online [http://thinkofit.com/webconf/workspaces.htm#groupware] . Computer File can be uploaded, organized and shared, independent of file formats.

Organization of the information in OpenGoo is done using Workspace#Online_applications and Tag (metadata). [http://www.artduszynski.com/?p=31]

The application presents the information stored using different Interface (computer science) such as lists, Dashboards (management information systems) and calendar views.

Licensing

OpenGoo is distributed under the GPL license. [http://linux.softpedia.com/get/Office/Office-Suites/OpenGoo-40218.shtml]

Technology used

OpenGoo uses PHP, JavaScript, AJAX (extJS) and MySQL technology.

Several open source projects served as a basis for development. ActiveCollab last open sourced release was used as the initial code base. It includes Fckeditor for online document edition.

System requirements

The server could run on any operating system. The system needs the following packages:
* Apache HTTP Server 2.0
* PHP 5.1
* MySQL 4.1 (with InnoDB support)

On the client side, the user is only required to use a modern Web browser.

History

OpenGoo started as a degree project at the faculty of Engineering of the University of the Republic, Uruguay. The project was presented and championed by Software Engineer Conrado Viña. [http://www.fing.edu.uy/inco/cursos/proygrado/bosquejos2008.html#0039] Software Engineer Marcos Saiz and Software Analyst Igancio de Soto developed the first prototype as their thesis. Professors Eduardo Fernández and Tomás Laurenzo served as tutors. Conrado, Ignacio and Marcos founded the OpenGoo community and remain active members and core developers. The thesis was approved with the highest score.

Currently there is a second project for OpenGoo at the same University being developed by students Fernando Rodríguez, Ignacio Vázquez and Juan Pedro del Campo. [http://www.fing.edu.uy/inco/cursos/proygrado/asigestud_2008.htm] Their project aims to build an open source Web-based spreadsheet. [http://www.opengoo.org/who.html]

See also

* Online office suite
* Project management
* Project management software
* Personal information management
* List of project management software
* Collaborative software

External links

* [http://www.opengoo.org OpenGoo community site]
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/opengoo/ Sourceforge Project site]

References