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AbiWord - word processing for everyone

Here's an excellent free alternative to MSWord. It opens Word files and can export to many other formats. Seems to work flawlessly and doesn't hog a lot of system resources. Website - Quote from the website AbiWord is a free word processing program similar to Microsoft® Word. It is suitable for typing papers, letters, reports, memos, and so forth. AbiWord has been created by a worldwide group of volunteers and currently supports many languages and operating systems. AbiWord is GNU Free Software, which means that you will always have the freedom to use it, make copies of it, and improve it. You are encouraged to make use of these freedoms and share the program with your family and friends!

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