We need people to beta test distros and when you run a beta that is what you are
doing. You should post a bug report. I have 8.10 running fine and have
OpenOffice 3.0 installed with no problems. It could be just something triggered
by your configuration which is why it is good to post a bug report so the
developers can fix it.

Never install a beta and use it as your main OS, at least until the beta is
locked just before final release, which is too early still. I hope that you
still have 8.04 installed to use in the meantime.