[Coco] RE: [Color Computer] Linux a cousin to OS-9

[David]

James Jones wrote:


>Charles Richmond wrote:

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>>I agree that Linux being free and open source is a wonderful thing!!!

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>>Also, you don't need MS Office...there is a work-alike on Linux 

>>called StarOffice that will save and load MS Office files. So you can 

>>run StarOffice on Linux and still exchange files with MS Office users.

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>Alas, StarOffice/OpenOffice's ability to accurately convert MS

>Office/Word files is not perfect...and it's in MS's interest to make

>sure it stays that way, to make life as difficult as possible for those

>who do not use MS software and make it as difficult as possible to

>switch from MS Office/Word to something else. Vide their efforts in the

>EU to get around the requirement to open their file formats.

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>	James Jones

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As an alternative to both, try Crossover Office - a Linux set of 
libraries and API's that allows some commercial Windows software 
(including Office, IE, Dreamweaver etc) to run under X-Windows on Linux 
- its based on the WINE project, and is incredibly stable and mature - 
its commercial, however.. but for those who simply must have the 
original software, they can still GNOME or KDE it :)

- David