i've used OO only because of its Word compatibility. The root of evil here is why i needed the Word compatibility.
LibreOffice tells Oracle to fork off
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Re: LibreOffice tells Oracle to fork off
#22Maybe I'm overlooking it, but I don't see why the link is to this page. The name "Oracle" isn't even mentioned there.
Re: LibreOffice tells Oracle to fork off
#23Is this legit ? as in, are there enough people from the original project's lead developers in here . I am considering donating to their development fund, so was wondering if it was just an overly ambitious project going nowhere.
This LWN article cites several big names announcing their support: http://lwn.net/Articles/407383/ RMS, DiBona from Google, Lunardi from Novell and even Mark Shuttleworth.
It's nice that Big Names are supporting it, but for it to survive, it needs actual developers who know the codebase. I believe the actual developers are what sandGordon was referring to.
Re: LibreOffice tells Oracle to fork off
#24Is this legit ? as in, are there enough people from the original project's lead developers in here . I am considering donating to their development fund, so was wondering if it was just an overly ambitious project going nowhere.
This LWN article cites several big names announcing their support: http://lwn.net/Articles/407383/ RMS, DiBona from Google, Lunardi from Novell and even Mark Shuttleworth.
Chris is here from time to time.
Re: LibreOffice tells Oracle to fork off
#25i've used OO only because of its Word compatibility. The root of evil here is why i needed the Word compatibility.
I use it because it runs on Linux. Also, I happen to not mind it
Re: LibreOffice tells Oracle to fork off
#26I never understood why I couldn't find an OO fork that trimmed all the fat, took a "Google approach", and tried to be really good at basic word processing. This includes elements like an uncluttered UI, responsiveness of pagination, collaborative editing, better fonts and design templates, maybe even web storage integration. Think college students and their needs, as a way of feeding into the next generation. Instead…
Abiword?