New office suite for Linux
Here is a link to a new office suite by thinkfree. It's a Java based program and runs Window$, Mac OS, and Linux for $49.99.
http://www.thinkfree.com/products/pd_office20.jsp |
wow pretty expensive no? why no tjust buy vmware or win4lin and use ms office (mostly everyone has that).
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Why not to use OpenOffice?
Well, java program will never be as fast as a compiled one... |
Yea, I use vmware for when I need to read and write in MS Office applications.
When StarOffice 6.0 is released, I'll try that and see how it stacks up. But I'll still use vmware since Linux printing isn't up to par compared to MS printing. |
I'm using OO 642 and I send files from it (saved in MSOffice formats) quite often. No complains.
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Interesting to find out about those other options. Are they all free?
And are they all compatible when sharing documents with wintel machines running M$ office programs? |
haha, for a minute there i thought you *seriously* meant using an entire java based office program... no thanks!
but erm.. as for the "using vmware and ms office instead" Option... well that costs a hell of a lot more... doesn't vmware alone cost $300? i do like the irony that "thinkfree" are charging $50 for that. nice... |
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HOWEVER, *THIS* site is warez free, and always will be, and that includes suggestions of software piracy as well. thankyou. |
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I use http://www.openoffice.org and it's free (LGPL). It imports and exports M$ office formats quite nicely in many cases. And in case you are biased against Java, don't worry, Open Office is written in C++. Some people hate Swing (see next post) but I don't see why. It works fine for me. I don't see how he can call it "ugly", it has pluggable look and feel so you can make it look differently if you want. As for "horrid", well thats not descriptive enough to argue about. My experience with Swing has been pleasant. |
java pisses me off so much, if nothing else then because Swing is horrid and ugly. and open office uses XUL, which is just as slow and cludgey i think. personally, vmware + msoffice...kword is good, but not good enough.
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Anybody know how much a student license for VMware costs? Perhaps I should take advantage of the lower fee while I'm still in school.
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http://www.plex86.org http://bochs.sourceforge.net/ If you want to buy something, there is a product that lets you run M$ office on x86 Linux: http://www.codeweavers.com Here is an aritcle: http://www.wired.com/news/linux/0,1411,51390,00.html Quote:
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