> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chad W. Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 8:44 PM
> To: Redhat-List
> Subject: Ximian (gnome), Nautilus and KDE
>
>
> Also, One area that I feel linux is currently lacking in the
> area of desktop
> use is simply general desktop applications.
There are a number of alternatives, Applixware(???) comes to mind. Do a web
search, maybe at freshmeat or tucows.
I've installed Corel's
> WordPerfect and Sun's Star Office, but Star Office seems too
> integrated to
> me. Does anyone know of a product like star office that does
> not have its
> own desktop, but rather utilized the gnome desktop or KDE. I
> would like a
> word processor, spreadsheet, etc. that all work well together
> and easily?
> Abiword seemed like a good start for a word processor, but I
> have not kept
> up on it either. (I guess one thing I hate about star office
> is the desktop,
> if I wanted something that looks like windows I'll boot up 98
> and start
> office.)
Well, that's you isn't it? The easiest way for Linux to get on the desktop
is to provide a Windows front end with more stability and performance. You
and I and others on the list might not shy away from new experiences. The
masses in general don't want things to change and are not interested in new
applications. Learning a new O/S and set of office applicatons takes time
away from what the should be doing, which is writing reports, proposals,
entering data etc.
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