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LXer 09-29-2010 10:40 AM
LXer: LibreOffice - What it means to End Users
 
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Yesterday the Open Office community announced they were forking the project. The results of splitting off an FOSS project means many things to many people. Why should the end user care about the forking of Open Office?

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craigevil 09-29-2010 01:35 PM
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Libre (pronounced /ˈliːbrə/) in English is a neologism adopted from the various Romance languages, ultimately descending from the Latin word lībere. It denotes "the state of being free", as in "liberty" or "having freedom".

Although gratis appears in many English dictionaries, including the Oxford English Dictionary, libre does so less commonly, and no other English adjective signifies "liberty" exclusively and as distinct from "at no monetary cost".
Long Live LibreOffice!!!


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