Re: [users] Re: OpenOffice.org 2.0 Is Here

2005-10-23 Thread Nicu Buculei
Chad Smith wrote: On 10/22/05, Nicu Buculei [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.lotus.com/products/product5.nsf/wdocs/workplacehome Lotus = IBM Workplace Big difference between Lotus and IBM Workplace IBM Workplace is just a repackaged OOo - of course it will use ODF Workplace is a

[users] Re: OpenOffice.org 2.0 Is Here

2005-10-22 Thread John Thompson
On 2005-10-21, Chad Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The real facts of the matter are ISO haven't approved OpenDocument, so calling it an international standard is misleading. As OASIS is a recognized international standards body, calling OpenDocument an international standard is entirely

Re: [users] Re: OpenOffice.org 2.0 Is Here

2005-10-22 Thread Chad Smith
On 10/22/05, John Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It appears both WordPerfect and Lotus have plans to include OpenDocument support in the near future. Of the major office software suites, only Microsoft has explicitly rejected OpenDocument support, although it still may become available

Re: [users] Re: OpenOffice.org 2.0 Is Here

2005-10-22 Thread Nicu Buculei
Chad Smith wrote: And, I'm sorry, did you say LOTUS? As in Lotus 123, Lotus SmartSuite? Lotus has been all-but abandoned by IBM. The SmartSuite hasn't been maintained since before OOo began (that's before 2000). In fact, the latest version of Lotus SmartSuite (which is 9.8) - is called the

Re: [users] Re: OpenOffice.org 2.0 Is Here

2005-10-22 Thread Chad Smith
On 10/22/05, Nicu Buculei [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.lotus.com/products/product5.nsf/wdocs/workplacehome Lotus = IBM Workplace Big difference between Lotus and IBM Workplace IBM Workplace is just a repackaged OOo - of course it will use ODF Lotus SmartSuite is a completely

[users] Re: OpenOffice.org 2.0 Is Here

2005-10-21 Thread Andrew Brown
Nicu Buculei [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Can be used = the specifications are public and free, so any office application can use OpenDocument it it will implement input filters Yes, and if my aunty had balls, she'd be my uncle. This announcement is A) full of

[users] Re: OpenOffice.org 2.0 Is Here

2005-10-21 Thread Charles Marcus
John Boyle wrote: To All: I cannot remember if you have to remove the earlier version, 1.15, to then be able to install the version 2.0. Would someone please clarify? :-[ Nope - they happily coexist - although, we have been using the 2.o builds since about build 79 (about 9 months ago?),

Re: [users] Re: OpenOffice.org 2.0 Is Here

2005-10-21 Thread Chad Smith
On 10/21/05, Andrew Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nicu Buculei [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Can be used = the specifications are public and free, so any office application can use OpenDocument it it will implement input filters Yes, and if my aunty had balls,