OpenOffice won't open "Uknown developer" error

Issues installing under the Mac OSX - X11 - Aqua
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normk58
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OpenOffice won't open "Uknown developer" error

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I've been using OpenOffice for years, and have never had a problem with it opening until today. I am getting an error indicating it won't open because it's from an Unknown developer. I'm using MacOS10.12.3 and Openoffice was working fine last week. I have rebooted my machine twice hoping that would solve the problem. What's going on and how do I fix it?
OpenOffice3.1 on MacOS10.12.4
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Re: OpenOffice won't open "Uknown developer" error

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From the release notes at https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/dis ... nownIssues
Note: Should alwasy read the release notes.
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.3 will be flagged by the Gatekeeper facility in Mac OS X. This is a feature to help guard against malware on recent Mac OS X systems.
For Mac OS X up to 10.11 "El Capitan": There is a procedure laid out at the following link to allow applications not installed from the Mac App store to run. See the Mac support article.
For Mac OS X 10.12 "Sierra": In Finder, Control-click or right click the icon of the app. Select Open from the top of contextual menu that appears. Click Open in the dialog box. If prompted, enter an administrator name and password.This is needed just the first time you launch Apache OpenOffice.
Larry I. Gusaas
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Apache OpenOffice 4.1.14 — MacBook Air (M1)—macOS Ver.13.5 Ventura
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