[NTLUG:Discuss] OT - maybe not

[Dennis Myhand]

Jack Snodgrass wrote:

> I use open office ( not sure if it came with RH 8.0 or if I got it 
> from RedCarpet ( ximian ) )
> and it seems to work fine for the .doc and .xls files I have to 
> access. I haven't used
> windows in a couple of months.
>
> It was free... can't beat that. ;)
>
> jack
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> On Thu, 2003-03-06 at 09:34, Fred James wrote:
>
>>/I found this article (see snippet and URL below) in the InformationWeek 
>>Daily this morning.  I just sent an inquiry to Corel regarding 
>>availability, functionality, compatibility, and pricing for Linux.  But 
>>I should like to ask if anyone on the list has any insight to share on 
>>the subject, perhaps with comparisons to StarOffice, and OpenOffice, as 
>>well.
>>
>>*Corel Beats Office 2003 To Market*
>>The Canadian vendor says it will have its office-productivity
>>upgrade on the market by the end of April, and hopes its lower
>>pricing will lure buyers away from Microsoft Office.
>>informationweek.com/story/IWK20030305S0007 
>><//http://update.informationweek.com/cgi-bin4/flo/y/hK6x0BfOkC0V20BthC0Ak>/
>>
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OpenOffice is the only way to go if you are going to have to work with 
files from that company in Redmond, WA.  OpenOffice works with all their 
stuff, and works as well as anything could, I would suppose.  It comes 
with RedHat 8.0, I know, and I would not really think it would be in 
with Ximian, but hey, I thought the "Tech Slump" was only going to last 
a few months, so, what the hell do I know?  Peace, Dennis in Victoria, 
and still in need of work.