Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> __/ [ 7 ] on Sunday 24 September 2006 16:49 \__
>
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>>> __/ [ 7 ] on Sunday 24 September 2006 16:12 \__
>>>
>>>> asstroturfer flatfish+++ wrote on behalf of micoshaft:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 09:19:51 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> OpenOffice.org Writer
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ,----[ Overall ]
>>>>>> | I'm pretty happy with Open Office. I definitely wouldn't pay $200 for
>>>>>> | it -- but I would happily use it instead of Word, even if Word came
>>>>>> | free. However, if I already have Word set up to be as minimally
>>>>>> | obnoxious as possible, I'm not going to install Open Office to
>>>>>> | replace it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Translation:
>>>>>
>>>>> I love this Yugo that I found for free.
>>>>> I wouldn't pay $40,000 for it like I did for my Porsche but it's not
>>>>> bad for free.
>>>>>
>>>>> Interesting though how Linux is free, but usage is still dismal.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This kind of asstroturfing on behalf of micoshaft is out of date.
>>>>
>>>> The Linux experience and windope experience has been the same
>>>> for the past few months.
>>>> Products like Open Office make the user experience the same.
>>>> You should download and switch to Linux
>>>> http://www.livecdlist.com
>>>> http://www.distrowatch.com
>>>> and save yourself from having to pay for micoshaft licenses.
>>>> If you must pay for 24/7 support, then buy a RHat, SuSE or Mandriva etc
>>>> license.
>>>
>>>
>>> Same experience? For the past few months? I beg to differ. I sometimes see
>>> some Windows users at work. They regularly need to reboot, then restoring
>>> a desktop one application at the time. They are also forced to tolerate a
>>> desktop environment that reduces productivity, and even spend time
>>> 'maintaining' the machine with FS checks, anti-virus software, you name
>>> it...
>>>
>>> Oh yeah... and they are always low on cash. Proprietary lines of code are
>>> being *gasp* charged for.
>>
>>
>> You are of course right Roy. I phoned up for a reservation
>> a few days back and the person at the other end said the usual things...
>>
>> ...the system is going slow...
>> ...err...
>> ...ITS CRASHED!......
>> ...rebooting now - please wait....
>>
>> That system cost billions to make!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
>>
>> For today, I think we just give these micoshaft asstroturfers
>> the benefit of the doubt and say the user experience is about the same
>> and let them contest it if they can.
>>
>> So far, they are unable to contest I note.
>>
>> Tomorrow, it can be stated the user experience is superior even
>> though it is superior already today.
>> Patience Roy, patience.
>
> I have just prepared (well, it was a couple of hours ago) a beautiful
> presentation using OpenOffice Impress. The output file is OpenDocument
> Presentation (ODP), which is essentially a compressed file that contains a
> well-build set of XML files, as well as pictures and videos in aptly names
> directories. Can you smell that too? It is the scent of control; the joy of
> open format; and Freedom! The user /owns/ his/her data.
>
> I typically do my presentations in HTML (with some JavaScript), but my
> Supervisor wishes to edit as well. I showed him that editing a clean HTML
> file (separate CSS and JS files) is simple, but he wants to stick to his
> long-acquired habits. OpenOffice is compatible with Office 2003 for all I
> can tell and judge by. It is also secure (it requests authorisation for
> macros to be invoked). So WTF do those FUDmeisters talk about? It's
> just
So does office. Whoops.
> sickening that they would spread so much disinformation. Would PowerPoint,
> for example, enable me to compose the presentation on my home computer (also
> runs SUSE) while at work? Will it be windowable? Will it render just the
> bits that change in a small window, which is sent via X11 on a fairly
> low-bandwidth connection? Will I be able to move to full-screen mode
> from my
Jesus : you're a tit. Most people would just use a USB drive or a floppy
or something. To travel to work without a copy & rely on a network is
idiocy.
> home machine while at work? And have some other applications 'on the side'
> (e.g. a second monitor)? Windows and Office are old-tech. Face it. It's a
> broken model for facilitation of transparency, portability, openness, and
> participation with other users.
You have no idea what you are talking about. You are obsessed. Apps have
existed for eons which enable you to have remote desktops in windows.
>
> Since you mentioned stability (I had to reread your message more carefully),
> OpenOffice has /never/ crashed on me. I can't comment on its state on a
> flaky Windows platform though. It's unpredictable as it's
> closed-source.
Predictably is nothing to do with closed source. or open Source. The
buggiest apps I currently use are Amarok, MPlayer, Compiz and
firefox. All are OSS. The most buggy windows apps I used to use were
invariably Java ones.
--
Personally, I think my choice in the mostest-superlative-computer wars has to
be the HP-48 series of calculators. They'll run almost anything. And if they
can't, while I'll just plug a Linux box into the serial port and load up the
HP-48 VT-100 emulator.
(By jdege@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Jeff Dege)
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