OpenOffice.org 2.4 released

> OpenType support is planned for 3.0

Yes, I know. <sigh>

The problem comes when I have to share files with the rest of the world that (still) uses
Microsoft Word which does support OpenType (and has for quite a while). The other thing that
irritates me is that OpenOffice doesn't use FreeType2, which also supports OpenType.

I have heard it postulated that *.doc format is the standard interchange format for OpenOffice
Writer/Microsoft Word. And if, in fact, the majority of users of OpenOffice Writer do so in a
mixed environment, then I think that complete & seamless compatibility with Microsoft Word
should be the #1 requirement. Of course, that's a tall order, but even now I cannot go from
*.odt to *.doc without major formatting errors. 

These incompatibilities makes it really hard for me to evangelize OpenOffice as a replacement
for Microsoft Office.