Christian Einfeldt wrote:
Here are a couple of quotes from the Feb issue of Computer user mag. FLOSS is their cover story. Their server is down now, so go to this sister site:I say, offended. OOo is superior to MSO in several a ways. Yes the basic function is the same and you can accomplish 95% of the same stuff on both platforms. but there are things OOo does that I find to be way easier to learn. I have had MSO in some fashion for 7+ years and only used it for basic WordProcessing and Spreadsheets. I find myself trying to do much more in OOo because I find it easier to use.
http://www.kccomputeruser.com/
Here's a quote from "into the Great wide open" by Keith Mansfield:
"The most potentially disruptive movement in open source is in the form of applications like OpenOffice.org, a clone of the Microsoft Office suite, and OpenGroupware, which is a clone of Microsoft Exchange. I believe these two applications are the key to converting government and business offices into abandoning Microsoft and using open-source alternatives. Why? Because they are free while Office and Exchange are very expensive, and they have the potential to be more open and friendly to more data formats."
http://www.kccomputeruser.com/articles.php?ARTID=432 for that article
I'm not sure whether to be offended or flattered on behalf of OOo by the "clone" remark. ;-)
I think I will go and read it and send them a couple of remarks.
Here's another article from that same issue.
Making the switch 2005-02-10
Migrating from Windows to Linux is only as as stressful as you want it to be.
By Dan Heilman
From most of what's written and said about the subject, it would be easy to presume that open source is largely the province of hardcore programmers and dedicated shade-tree computer mechanics. However, taking advantage of what open source--and in particular, Linux--has to offer can mean widely varying degrees of commitment to the platform. If you're thinking of adopting it for your business, here are a few pointers to keep in mind. snip....
Who's it for?
Laushman says Linux also makes sense if you employ such technical workers as software developers and engineers--or, on the other hand, if you have employees who need only a few computer functions to do their jobs, such as call centers operators or receptionists, or who use nothing but word processors, spreadsheets, and Web browsers.
"They can do very well with a user-friendly Linux desktop distribution like Xandros or SUSE and the free open-source productivity package called OpenOffice, which is very similar to Microsoft Office," she says.
Here's the link for that article.
http://www.kccomputeruser.com/articles.php?ARTID=430
Christian Einfeldt 415-351-1300
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