On 11/21/05, Ian Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mon, 2005-11-21 at 16:59 +0800, Jacqueline McNally wrote: > > That is, what other redeeming features does > > OpenOffice.org have, other than OpenDocument?
<snip> In the longer term ODF means there are likely to be a wider range of > competing products and each will have its niche markets. If you want a > lightweight WP on line, Writer is not going to be as good a choice as > Writely, however, if you want excellent .doc filters Writer would be a > better choice. It might well be that people will use combinations. > Writer for complex documents where .doc import is essential and Writely > for general letters etc. I think this is one of the exciting things > about ODF, it injects competition and enables a variety of technologies > better fitted to specific tasks than one sledge hammer to crack every > nut. The view that OOo will take over from MSO with 90%+ of the market > might not happen, OOo might settle at say 50% of the market with the > other 50% taken by a variety of web based, compact pda editors and > alternative interface apps, maybe some proprietary apps. No reason not > to have this type of development if there is confidence that files can > be transferred between the apps reliably. > <snip> Even answering the question "what does OOo have other than ODF, you still spent more than half your email talking about the wonders of ODF. And about a 1/3 of it complaining about OOo. This is a marketing list for OOo, not for ODF, and not to tear down OOo. Are you a MS shill? Are you a troll? Why don't you go play with your friends on the other side, Ian? See, you have your agenda - which is ODF, obviously - it's your baby, it's your thing. It's not in competition with the goals of OOo, so that's good. You bring out what you see as a potential problem with OOo, and you try to get it fixed. It's not fair for me to attack you because of that is it? I mean, OOo supports ODF, in fact, it's the default format, so they are not mutually exclusive goals. I'm the same as you, Ian. I like Windows - it's my main OS at home. It's not in competition with the goals of OOo, so that's good. I bring out things I see as potential problems with OOo, and I try to get them fixed. It's not fair for me to be attacked because of that is it? In fact, more people use OOo on Windows than any other OS, so they are not mutually exclusive goals. - Chad Smith http://www.gimpshop.net/ Because everyone loves free software!
