I don't care what its called.. I just want to to open a document so I can view and optionally ammed and even save it..
Simple as that for an enduser point of view. As long as its in the same format x-platform I'm happy I dont really care how its works, I just want an interface thats easy to install does what it says on the tin and done.. ta pete On 24 November 2010 17:27, Carl Symons <carlsym...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 2:51 AM, Thorsten Wilms <t...@freenet.de> wrote: >> Hi! >> >> This only saw a little bit of discussion on the marketing list (after >> the first draft was met with silence here). >> >> I like the interpretation, that there is not much to anything >> objectionable or to add, better than the alternatives, so I went on and >> placed the newest version on: >> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Mission >> >> Actually, I would really like to have a better definition of what is >> being addressed with a so called office suite. What's the thing that >> ties the package together? >> >> >> -- >> Thorsten Wilms >> > > I use LibreOffice, but I don't use an "office productivity solution" > (c&p'd from Mission). What's needed is a phrase that accurately and > succinctly provides a conceptual container for LibreOffice elements. > Something that connects for users. To me, "office productivity > solution" or "office suite" sound like overblown marketing (no offense > meant by that). > > Kudos to Microsoft for laying claim to "Office". The "kleenex" of > business software...a generic name. Microsoft also use "office suite", > and have likely somewhere used something about "office productivity". > > "LibreOffice" already locates the products in the Office world. It may > be that people now associate "Office" with the kinds of tasks that > LibreOffice supports. But how about a student paper, a recipe > collection, and other activities that are not really done at or in an > office? > > How about just a simple statement of the LibreOffice components? > Suggestions below, none of which do the trick for me, but maybe a > trigger for more creative people... > > LibreOffice Tools for Work > Software for writing, presenting and record-keeping > LibreOffice Collection > LibreOffice Tools for (the) People > > This is a hard question, Thorsten. But it's a good one to communicate > whatever sets LibO apart. > > Carl > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org > Archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/ > *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** > > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
