said by urbanriot:The primary difference as far as I'm concerned is the polish. LibreOffice is too quick to offer new functions and features while the OpenOffice path is tried and true, more reliable for users.
I suggest LibreOffice to young folk and enthusiasts while OpenOffice for standard users.
Actually, Libreoffice does consider the wants of you "old folk"
too. If you prefer a more mature version you can use the "Still" version which is one version older but still supported as opposed to the "Fresh" version which is the latest release.