Why does OpenOffice.org suck? Wondering if I am missing something... I have really been surprised at how complete it seems to be (I even got MailMerge working with our MySQL-based CRM system)... am I in for a rough ride on some important point if I try to use this in production?
I should note that as of yet, I am using it on Windows, not Linux (/me ducks for cover). Baby steps... :) --sk. ======================== Sean Kirkby Concentrico, Inc. P: (801) 221-7606 x204 W: www.Concentrico.net -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Easy Anti-Virus / Anti-Spam Flexible E-mail Archiving Expert Custom Software World-Class Service ======================== >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2/15/2005 11:41:38 PM >>> On Tue, 2005-02-15 at 21:43 -0700, Stephen Shaw wrote: > From what I understand suse is more compliant with the LSB than most > distros > > -Stephen It was a light-hearted comment, meaning I would like them to put things in directories "that I'm used to". When the other things fall into place for them, I'll simply get used to where SuSE installs. I'm 90% sure I'll be a SuSE user in the next year or two. TOP 10 REASONS I'LL USE SuSE "IN A YEAR OR TWO": (based on what Novell has done *and* wishful thinking): 0) They are the only "local" distro - unless you count SCO (according to them *ALL* disros are belong to them and are therefore local :)). 1) They will have a killer Gnome desktop that will no longer play second fiddle to KDE. I mean come on, they bought Ximian. Give them a while. They don't want to scare the KDE folks and they need time to do it right. I'm not saying KDE will get any less attention. I'm just saying Gnome will arrive on SuSE. 2) Miguel and I are buds. 3) ISOs will become more available. None of this crappy ftp stuff or waiting periods. We already see this happening. 4) Mono will be an option at install. It will be polished and along with the tools surrounding it, it will be a top notch development environment. 5) Nat and I are buds. 6) In a stab at MS's base they will make OpenOffice.org not suck. 7) yast will get better and lighter. This will be a result of having opened it up to the community. It will take a while but other distros will adopt and improve it. 8) They will fork their product to offer a more community based version (Red Hat / FC style) that will speed development and reduce costs. This will lead to repositories for SuSE packages springing up everywhere - all the bleeding edge stuff will be an apt-get (tied into yast of course) away. 9) They will hire me to predict their future. I must be bored. Gabe .===================================. | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | | Don't Fear the Penguin. | | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | `===================================' .===================================. | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | | Don't Fear the Penguin. | | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | `==================================='
