On Thu, 28 Mar 2002 at 09:42, Orlando Andico wrote: > http://gobe.com/products/productive/faq.html > > does anyone have this? they don't offer a trial download, and i'm > somewhat loathe to charge $75 on my credit card just to try it out. > right now what they have is the Windoze version, but a Linux version is > promised. > > the problem is that staroffice 6.0 has some (well, many) problems with > MSOffice file integration. we're trying to move away from MSOffice > enterprise-wide because we don't want the BSA on our backs. > unfortunately, aside from imperfect MSOffice compatibility, StarOffice > is a frightful resource hog.
You know what Orly? I'm checking out gobe.com and the ArsTechnica review right now. And I just came from chatting with my father about this, and about a previous attempt of mine to migrate part of the office to StarOffice that failed miserably. My problem with StarOffice 5.2 (I have tried neither OpenOffice 641C nor StarOffice 6.0, if it's actually been released) is, like you say, compatibility with Microsoft Office's format. We have some spreadsheets that just knock the hell out of StarOffice's "compatibility". So while it's okay as is, in the real world of "MSOffice domination", it's a tough choice. And like you I'm not so sure about whether US$75 (plus shipping I presume) is affordable for a test. Supposedly people with Windows versions get free Linux versions when it comes out, and subsequent sales will be for both versions in one box. Cool. I also wonder what the license will say about having an application server and having multiple thin clients run the same app from one box remotely. In the meantime I will continue to read up on it, and hopefully will be able to convince my father to shell out US$75 for us to test. It's really the compatibility and the ease of migration that concern us for the office. For me, it's the fact that we won't be tied to Windows. We're still using Windows 95 here, and can't justify upgrading to Windows 98 just because the latter's been phased out. Really sucks, having expiration dates on software! Por dios! :( --> Jijo -- Federico Sevilla III : <http://jijo.free.net.ph/> Network Administrator : The Leather Collection, Inc. GnuPG Key Fingerprint : 0x93B746BE _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
