I wish they'd make LibreQuickbooks.
LibreOffice downloads on the rise as users look to avoid subscription costs
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Re: LibreOffice downloads on the rise as users look to avoid subscription costs
#142If I'm evaluating a potential application whose core functionality does not require external resources/servers (Dropbox for example) and they don't at a minimum offer some kind of perpetual fallback license (aka the Jetbrains annual subscription model), then I straight up bounce. Examples of good alternatives - Pixelmator > Photoshop - Davinci Resolve > Premiere - Reaper > Audition I have no interest in renting my to…
I really enjoy the affinity suite.
Yeah, likewise, just wish they did Linux
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#143It's probably also related to the geopolitical context. The US has threatened war at least against Canada, Europe, Panama and China, while clearly eyeing an alliance with Russia, which would in turn threaten many countries bordering Russia. That's a pretty large number of users who don't feel safe using US products anymore.
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The actual phrasing I've heard was much harsher and I was trying to keep it more neutral for a public forum. Feel free to substitute.
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#144If I'm evaluating a potential application whose core functionality does not require external resources/servers (Dropbox for example) and they don't at a minimum offer some kind of perpetual fallback license (aka the Jetbrains annual subscription model), then I straight up bounce. Examples of good alternatives - Pixelmator > Photoshop - Davinci Resolve > Premiere - Reaper > Audition I have no interest in renting my to…
Wishing there was a capable Lightroom alternative.
Darktable?
https://www.darktable.org/
Re: LibreOffice downloads on the rise as users look to avoid subscription costs
#145Earlier quoted context omitted.
While I do recognize those concerns I'll note that it is still a viable model and not just for indie devs. Look to the DAW world (Ableton, FL Studio, Bitwig, Logic, etc.) if you're ever curious about building a sustainable business model around a flat pricing structure.
You listed software that range between $500-$15k. Last time a “I want the option to pay for my software” posts here I replied to was about Infuse. And people complained that “$80 is an absurd amount for a software” and “Why isn’t there a free version?” A software that costs $500-15k is only feasible for a B2B type business.
Wow. Flat out wrong and/or hallucinated for both DAW software and the original recommendations.
In USD currently:
FL Studio Producer Edition = $180
Logic X = $200
Bitwig Producer = $200
Ableton Standard = $450
Reaper = $60 (personal use) or $225
Pixelmator = $50
Davinci Resolve = Free or $300
Re: LibreOffice downloads on the rise as users look to avoid subscription costs
#146Given the number of people who still right align texts with spaces or tab if they are professionals I think for mist people programs like Word and LibreOffice Writer are overkill
I dare to say Word is so poorly designed that there are so many ways to screw up formatting... that bad behaviors (like right aligning text with spaces) are inevitable. For 90% of documents, software like Word was a mistake and you should be using google docs level of detail or markdown or so. And for the rest you want publishing software, not Word :(.
Hugely agree with markdown.
99% of the time people want bullet points, headers, maybe a table or two. Using a word processor is very overkill and actually makes the simple stuff more arduous.
Markdown is the best too because:
1. Sending as plaintext is so convenient and it looks pretty decent
2. Most software (gitlab, jira, etc) accept markdown input so you can just copy-paste
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#147Google docs doesn’t work?
It works fine for most use cases, but Google Docs and Sheets features pale in comparison full desktop base apps.
Uhm. You probably haven't seen the crazy Google sheets that exist out there.
They are really stretching what you should be doing with a spreadsheet and they are fully collaborative/multi-user. At some point it got really old to wait fifteen minutes for the sheets to recalculate.
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#148I've been trying different office apps that work with MS office !!! I understand this is a shifting requirement but I just don't work in an environment where I can force everyone to switch. Currently I find OnlyOffice to be much better than LibreOffice. Does HN know of any others?
Note that OnlyOffice is a Russian clone of MS Office. Its Russian branding P7 is still sold to Russian government and military. They didn't stop business with Russian government and opened offices in Latvia and Singapore to continue West presence. The clients are not fully open source either. You cannot independently build it. It is quite shady. There is WPS from China with similar issues. So your options are limited…
Yeah I really don't understand the LibreOffice hype.
I've never found it to work, and the UX looks like it was designed at IBM in 1985.
Re: LibreOffice downloads on the rise as users look to avoid subscription costs
#149If I'm evaluating a potential application whose core functionality does not require external resources/servers (Dropbox for example) and they don't at a minimum offer some kind of perpetual fallback license (aka the Jetbrains annual subscription model), then I straight up bounce. Examples of good alternatives - Pixelmator > Photoshop - Davinci Resolve > Premiere - Reaper > Audition I have no interest in renting my to…
I would also like to throw in Lightworks into the “very good Premiere alternatives”. If you are ok with exporting 720p, the free version is pretty capable but if you want higher export resolution it cost money. It has a subscription option, but also a “buy outright” option, and it’s often on sale for half price for the permanent license, ends up costing around ~$200 and it works on Windows, Mac, and Linux. I think it…
I haven't personally used it much, except for a very simple cut but I have heard very good things about KDENLive too.
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#150Earlier quoted context omitted.
i reckon these software ought to run fine in a VM, perhaps running something like windows xp. Unfortunately, with photoshop, the hardware drivers for the various drawing tablets will probably not function (or remain available).
Also work on a brand new Linux with wine. Actually come to that, my wife has Windows 10 and runs Photoshop CS2 occasionally.
I tested PS7 on ARM64 Windows and it ran fine even. A little blurry on the high DPI display though.