I have half a dozen PC's running OpenOffice (I cannot afford to buy MS
Office). Based on folks' experience with LibreOffice and OpenOffice, do
you think it is a wise move to dump OpenOffice in favor of LibreOffice?
Mike
On 1/12/2011 9:27 PM, Art Clemons wrote:
On 01/11/2011 01:26 PM, Mike
Mike from what I have seen they are virtually the same with Libre
maybe a little more up to date. I see no reason why you cant have
both on there and let them decide.
Stewart
At 06:07 AM 1/13/2011, you wrote:
I have half a dozen PC's running OpenOffice (I cannot afford to buy
MS Office).
On 01/11/2011 01:26 PM, Mike Sloane wrote:
LibreOffice http://www.documentfoundation.org/ does appear to be an
effort at an evolution of OpenOffice, but it seems to come from a
different organization not related to Oracle (formerly Sun).
LibreOffice has most of the main former non Sun/Oracle
Did somebody on this list fairly, but not terribly, recently suggest a
substitute for OpenOffice? better.
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Open Office is no longer being updated or has changed.
Libre Office is its successor.
Stewart
At 11:17 AM 1/11/2011, you wrote:
Did somebody on this list fairly, but not terribly, recently suggest a
substitute for OpenOffice? better.
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I cant remember who or where I saw this, but there are some concerns
that since Oracle has taken over Sun that Open Office will not remain
Open for much longer.
A number of the folks moved over to Libre Office and are developing it instead.
Very similar projects and programs.
Stewart
At
Are you sure about that, Stewart? I just went to the site
http://www.openoffice.org/ and there was no mention of that. In fact,
they just announced an update.
LibreOffice http://www.documentfoundation.org/ does appear to be an
effort at an evolution of OpenOffice, but it seems to come from a
