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LibreOffice - A fresh page for OpenOffice

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Re: LibreOffice - A fresh page for OpenOffice

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Post by acqq »

JoachimSchipper wrote: post #4

This article doesn't really explain why go-oo.org was not sufficient. Nonetheless, I wish them all the best (but will continue to use LaTeX.)

As far as I understand, behind the "LibreOffice" will be the non-profit "Document Foundation" and that's already a lot -- the better legal position and he companies can better relate to it or commit to support it -- companies simply need other company-like entities.

Re: LibreOffice - A fresh page for OpenOffice

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Post by krschultz »

FreeOffice wasn't an option?

Open Source Office?

Anything-other-than-LibreOffice?

OpenOffice is something that I can explain to my mother when I install it for her instead of MS Office, Mom, it's just like Office but it is open source. In fact she didn't notice for a long time.

Libre Office? She'll question that for sure, and then what am I going to do, explain the GNU manifesto to her? Come on.

I like the use of the word Libre instead of Free among people who know what we're talking about, but from a marketing/branding standpoint, this is horrible.

Re: LibreOffice - A fresh page for OpenOffice

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Post by hakl »

krschultz wrote: post #15

FreeOffice wasn't an option? Open Source Office? Anything-other-than-LibreOffice? OpenOffice is something that I can explain to my mother when I install it for her instead of MS Office, Mom, it's just like Office but it is open source. In fact she didn't notice for a long time. Libre Office? She'll question that for sure, and then what am I going to do, explain the GNU manifesto to her? Come on. I like the use of the…

Did you explain to her what source code is and explain OSI's definition of open source (you know, DFSG rebranded)?

Re: LibreOffice - A fresh page for OpenOffice

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Post by jawee »

krschultz wrote: post #15

FreeOffice wasn't an option? Open Source Office? Anything-other-than-LibreOffice? OpenOffice is something that I can explain to my mother when I install it for her instead of MS Office, Mom, it's just like Office but it is open source. In fact she didn't notice for a long time. Libre Office? She'll question that for sure, and then what am I going to do, explain the GNU manifesto to her? Come on. I like the use of the…

Isn't it easier to explain the concept of libre meaning free[dom] than it is to explain the concept of open source, which may be harder to grasp? If you need to explain, libre is similar to liberty.. and it's a word in several languages.

I fail to see how it's a marketing failure.

Re: LibreOffice - A fresh page for OpenOffice

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Post by e1ven »

In general I'm in favor of moving things out of Oracle's control, since they have acted as an untrustworthy partner in many places, but why not use the existing fork?

The article dismisses Go-oo as not having enough support.. Why not give them more, rather than splitting the community further?

Re: LibreOffice - A fresh page for OpenOffice

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Post by nihilocrat »

krschultz wrote: post #15

FreeOffice wasn't an option? Open Source Office? Anything-other-than-LibreOffice? OpenOffice is something that I can explain to my mother when I install it for her instead of MS Office, Mom, it's just like Office but it is open source. In fact she didn't notice for a long time. Libre Office? She'll question that for sure, and then what am I going to do, explain the GNU manifesto to her? Come on. I like the use of the…

"Libre" is probably better understood in Europe to mean "free" in its intended "free as in speech" sense.
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