Because I'd like Open Source to succeed in replacing all proprietary
outfits; nice though it is that Corel has ported to Linux, what is needed is
a change of philosophy. Linux, KDE, etc. work because people can look at
the code, see the problem and fix it. Corel is taking a completely
different approach; their source code is their secret. The see Linux as a
M$ free environment where they can make good money. I think they're right
but that to succeed, they need to take the different nature of Open Source
software into account.
Patrick
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of Kester Clegg
> Sent: Monday, 19 April 1999 13:52
> To: Suse-Linux-E
> Subject: Re: [SuSE Linux] MS Word dependency
>
>
>
> Why not wait til Corel get their act together - they've already announced
> they will port all their office suit to Linux / Unix; you can also run
> WordPerfect in Windows, thus it should be easy for them to have a
> conversion
> tool. Different systems, same document. Voil�.
> k.
>
> -:Hi all.
> :
> :Over 50% of all Microsoft profits come from MS Office. If this nut could
> be
> :cracked, those of us who HAVE to buy NT/Word to make a living
> would have an
> :alternative. M$ would be just another big software house rather than one
> :that can force me to pay it money so I can stay in business.
> :
> :It would be nice if a way could be found before I am forced to
> buy Windows
> :2000 and Office 2000.
> :
> :Question 1: is it technically feasable to have a small document opener,
> :perhaps running on WINE or even dosemu, that could open a *.doc
> cleanly and
> :then save it as html, xml or whatever is accessable to all OS?
> :
> :Question 2: if it is technically possible, Sun, IBM, Corel,
> Apple and all
> :the usual M$bashers would have a commercial interest in getting
> this done.
> :Take out 50% of Microsoft profit and you take away the air of
> invincibility
> :that surrounds all M$ projects. Who else would have a
> commercial interest
> :in making this type of utility available?
> :
> :Question 3: if it is technically possible, has someone started on this?
> If
> :so, who are they and how can we get the message to the big boys that this
> :person, company or organisation needs caoital and programmers
> and that its
> :in their interest to provide them?
> :
> :Patrick
> :
> :> On Thu, 15 Apr 1999, Patrick Kirk wrote:
> :>
> :> > I'd move to KDE tomorrow id I could open MS Word Documents. I'm a
> :> > recruiter and occasionally a CV comes in by fax or post but
> usually by
> :> > email. It's almost always MSWord. If a way could be found to open
> :> > *.docs, M$ would have a far smaller captive market.
> :> >
> :> > Perhaps thats why they keep changing the format?
> :>
> :> That's (reputed to be) exactly the reason.
> :>
> :> Has anyone tried opening Word documents in AbiWord?
> :>
> :> Matthew.
> :>
>
>
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