> > StarOffice 4.0 is still free. Check out http://www.stardivision.com. I've
I think you mean free for non-commercial use, a term that is very misunderstood. Commercial use goes far beyond having a business with an official name. If you use this product to create signs or compose an advertisement for a 'yard sale' you are violating the terms and are supposed to buy a commercial license. > study it, but I did find out that it will not load PowerPoint (*.ppt) files. > I also checked on word processor files. WinWord 6.0 and 95 are supported, Even if it loaded a zillion formats, it doesn't appear to give much choice in formats for saving files. You really want to be able to export your work to formats that free software likes to load. > One nice thing. It doesn't violate the Debian scheme because it installs in > the user's home directory. On a real multi-user system, there is a 'net > install' option, for which a deb package should be created, but I suspect > that > most Debian systems are really single user workstations. I think there are quite a few Debian systems that are used as servers. The difference is basically the number of user accounts created. You want the good multiuser packages for the single user workstation. They prevent non-root users from damaging system stuff. If entire packages get installed in your home directory, you have to be careful what you do (just like when you use Windows) pw -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null