On Sat, 2012-05-19 at 13:35 -0700, Gordon Messmer wrote:
> It probably already has:
> http://people.gnome.org/~michael/blog/2012-04-26-ooo-comparison.html
"Sadly, most end-users care remarkably little about licenses - clicking
through them without even reading; that is something we should try to
f
On 05/19/2012 09:50 AM, Greg Woods wrote:
So it will not be too long before LibreOffice
leaves OpenOffice behind IMHO.
It probably already has:
http://people.gnome.org/~michael/blog/2012-04-26-ooo-comparison.html
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On 05/19/2012 11:00 PM, Edward M wrote:
> On 05/19/2012 09:50 AM, Greg Woods wrote:
>> but since Apache projects cannot use GPL-licensed code, the
>> reverse is not true. So it will not be too long before LibreOffice
>> leaves OpenOffice behind IMHO.
>
> I thought Apache license 2 was compati
On 05/19/2012 10:30 AM, Edward M wrote:
On 05/19/2012 09:50 AM, Greg Woods wrote:
but since Apache projects cannot use GPL-licensed code, the
reverse is not true. So it will not be too long before LibreOffice
leaves OpenOffice behind IMHO.
I thought Apache license 2 was compatible with GP
On 05/19/2012 09:50 AM, Greg Woods wrote:
but since Apache projects cannot use GPL-licensed code, the
reverse is not true. So it will not be too long before LibreOffice
leaves OpenOffice behind IMHO.
I thought Apache license 2 was compatible with GPLv3. According
to wikipedia
libreof
On Fri, 2012-05-18 at 22:17 +0100, Frank Murphy wrote:
> On 18/05/12 20:32, Timothy Murphy wrote:
> >> Alan Cox wrote:
> >> OpenOffice then got given to Apache in
> >> what a lot of people consider a face saving exercise.
> >
> > I guess what puzzles me is why Apache took it.
> > Does it have a di
On 18/05/12 20:32, Timothy Murphy wrote:
Alan Cox wrote:
OpenOffice then got given to Apache in
what a lot of people consider a face saving exercise.
I guess what puzzles me is why Apache took it.
Does it have a different model in mind?
Maybe Microsoft told them to?
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Alan Cox wrote:
> Openoffice was run under a very restrictive policy and many of the
> developers forked it. Most folk switched to Libreoffice which has been
> rapidly evolving since the split. OpenOffice then got given to Apache in
> what a lot of people consider a face saving exercise.
I guess
On Fri, 18 May 2012 18:30:59 +0200
Timothy Murphy wrote:
> What is the exact relation between these two?
Openoffice was run under a very restrictive policy and many of the
developers forked it. Most folk switched to Libreoffice which has been
rapidly evolving since the split. OpenOffice then got
On 05/18/2012 10:30 AM, Timothy Murphy wrote:
What is the exact relation between these two?
Are they likely to merge?
How do they differ?
They are both free.:-) :-)
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Are they likely to merge?
How do they differ?
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JD wrote:
> I found that current release of libreoffice is same as
> openoffice.
OpenOffice is at version 3.3 in F13, while LibreOffice is only at 2.96 in
Rawhide.
Are you sure they are the same?
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2010/10/18 Chris Smart
> On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 9:18 AM, Manuel Escudero
> wrote:
> > We have many many "Office Projects" at Linux, Even separate programs as
> > Abiword and so on...
> > I believe it would be better if all of them join to create a Powerfull
> > OpenSource Alternative to MS Offi
On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 9:18 AM, Manuel Escudero wrote:
> We have many many "Office Projects" at Linux, Even separate programs as
> Abiword and so on...
> I believe it would be better if all of them join to create a Powerfull
> OpenSource Alternative to MS Office Don't you?
No, I like my freedom
2010/10/18 JD
> On 10/18/2010 01:57 PM, orsch...@googlemail.com wrote:
> > Any suggestions which one to use?
> >
> > What are your personal recommendations?
> >
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> I found that current release of libreoffice is same as
> openoffice. So take your own pick. They are the same.
>
>
On Mon, 2010-10-18 at 23:34 +0200, orsch...@googlemail.com wrote:
> The question is why it shouldn't be intended for productive use as it
> is based on OpenOffice that runs farly stable.
It's a beta because it's not finished and completely tested yet. While
it's based on Openoffice, it's not Ope
On Mon, 2010-10-18 at 23:34 +0200, orsch...@googlemail.com wrote:
> 2010/10/18 Frank Cox :
> >
> > On Mon, 2010-10-18 at 22:57 +0200, orsch...@googlemail.com wrote:
> >> Any suggestions which one to use?
> >
> > Did you read the LibreOffice download page, particularly the part where
> > it says "T
On 10/18/2010 01:57 PM, orsch...@googlemail.com wrote:
> Any suggestions which one to use?
>
> What are your personal recommendations?
>
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I found that current release of libreoffice is same as
openoffice. So take your own pick. They are the same.
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The question is why it shouldn't be intended for productive use as it
is based on OpenOffice that runs farly stable.
Ok but following your answers there is currently no repo for Libreoffice.
That's what I wanted to know. :)
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2010/10/18 Frank Cox :
>
> On Mon, 2010-10-18 at 22:57 +0200
On 18/10/10 22:17, Tom Horsley wrote:
>
> But will there be 190MB of updates to download every
> dadgum day like there has been for openoffice
> in the f14 repos? :-).
>
I don't get that much, maybe cause it's writer only.
Maybe twice updated since I branched to F14.
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On Mon, 2010-10-18 at 22:57 +0200, orsch...@googlemail.com wrote:
> Any suggestions which one to use?
Did you read the LibreOffice download page, particularly the part where
it says "This beta release is not intended for production use!"
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On Mon, 2010-10-18 at 22:57 +0200, orsch...@googlemail.com wrote:
> Any suggestions which one to use?
>
> What are your personal recommendations?
If the one that you can "yum upgrade" from within Fedora, from the usual
repos, works fine for you, then use *it*. It's much easier to keep your
syst
On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 22:14:31 +0100
Frank Murphy wrote:
> Libreoffice will obsolete Openoffice in F15.
But will there be 190MB of updates to download every
dadgum day like there has been for openoffice
in the f14 repos? :-).
(I've gotta remember to just not install openoffice
when I'm beta testin
Ah ok good to know. Is Libreoffice already available in any repo?
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2010/10/18 Frank Murphy :
> On 18/10/10 21:57, orsch...@googlemail.com wrote:
>> Any suggestions which one to use?
>>
>
> Libreoffice will obsolete Openoffice in F15.
>
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>
> Frank Murphy
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On 18/10/10 21:57, orsch...@googlemail.com wrote:
> Any suggestions which one to use?
>
Libreoffice will obsolete Openoffice in F15.
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What are your personal recommendations?
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