I think we are infinitely more likely to fix such a problem than we are to upgrade ourselves out of it. And I think Mandrakesoft knows it. So if this were a tactic on MDK's part, it's a poor one.
Also, a set-up like this would give fodder to anti open source factions, and propel the myth that proprietary apps are better. We all know that MDK lives and breathes the open source philosophy. They stand alone in that respect, I think. So I have to believe that MDK just made a mistake. They're smarter and more circumspect than to do this deliberately. Miark On Wed, 20 Nov 2002 08:47:03 +1100 "Craig Williamson (ENZ)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi There, > > I can't be 100% certain about this. > > I know that the mandrake guys are really clued up about what they > do, maybe they did disable the spell checker on purpose, maybe it was a > genuine mistake. If they did it on purpose, they would most likely try and > push the fix to the solution as StarOffice (hence the powerpack statement) > or possibly even the Mandrake Club. If true, it smells of a Microsoft > tactic. Disable an important feature in a cheaper program, and push the > solution as the more expensive option. > > It could also be a mistake, no bodies perfect. In my experiences > with Mandrake9.0, there are a lot of bugs that keep me from completely > dropping windows. This problem is pretty big for a lot of people, and I am > sure that if Mandrake didn't ship StarOffice as well, OpenOffice would have > been working correctly. > > Any comments? > > Craig > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Miark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, 20 November, 2002 10:28 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] OpenOffice Spell Checker. > > > Craig, you can't be serious. > > Miark > > > > Mandrake's repair tool does not fix the problem. Just off > > topic, the Mandrake guys may have done this on purpose (as a ploy) to put > > you onto StarOffice (i.e. buy the PowerPack). > > >
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