SoftMaker Office 2008 is a good alternative to Microsoft office. (Latest version is SoftMaker Office 2010)
SoftMaker Office 2008 for Linux is a capable office suite that's pitched at Microsoft Office users. It's better and more feature-complete than its earlier version. While it now adds a presentation component to the existing bouquet of word processor, spreadsheet program, database manager, and drawing app, the word processor remains its strongest component.
Read a review of Linux version here
To get a free license of SoftMaker Office 2008 visit the promotional page here, and fill the form
You can download the software free of charge and unlimited in use. Your license is fully entitled to upgrade.
On the next screen you can see the download link, it is here, download and register using the license code you received.
[Via TechGravy]