[NTLUG:Discuss] OT: StarOffice? [was: Any open source success stories?]

[Alex Coker]

I don't know of a specific business, but eMachines has settled on
StarOffice 5.2 instead of a worthless MS Works. They last two eMachines
that I've installed Linux on, had StarOffice pre-installed.

Now everyone who purchases an eMachine, and uses the default image, would
be considered (loosely) a StarOffice user.

Personal experience, StarOffice is a GREAT replacement. I'm using the full
functionality of StarOffice (e.g. web browsing, docs, spreadsheets,
presentaitons, email, etc.) and I'm extremely happy with it. It is,
however, slow to startup and shutdown. I added StarOffice to my autostart
folder under KDE and just startup on signon.

Alex




Lance Simmons <lance at lsimmons.net>@ntlug.org on 02/23/2001 10:19:31 AM

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I know this isn't strictly a linux question, but someone
mentioned StarOffice. Does anyone know of a success story where
an institution has adopted StarOffice? I'm trying to move people
away from microsoft, and if I could get them over to StarOffice,
then a later move to linux wouldn't be as traumatic.

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