Re: [tdf-discuss] Just make the damn thing work! (was Re: Dictionary Syncing)

2011-01-04 Thread Rogerio Luz Coelho
In Brazil the leading dictionary is VERO (BrOffice's - LibreOffice default) the only one that ships with most of our new orthography ... so it IS possible for FOSS to bring a BETTER thing to the table, we in Brasil are no longer running AFTER MSO , we are seing them at our rear mirror ;) Rogerio

Re: [tdf-discuss] Just make the damn thing work! (was Re: Dictionary Syncing)

2011-01-01 Thread Charles Marcus
On 2011-01-01 12:07 PM, Zaphod Feeblejocks wrote: A few points to remember though: We are in a long-term goal to replace MS Office as the package of-choice. As part of the wider open-source fraternity, we are in long-term campaign to remove Microsoft's influence and bring back proper choice

Re: [tdf-discuss] Just make the damn thing work! (was Re: Dictionary Syncing)

2011-01-01 Thread Lee Hyde
On 01/01/11 17:35, Charles Marcus wrote: What I think we are or should be striving for is to simply be the best Office/Productivity software available, whether free or commercial. We do and should NOT have to put Microsoft Office Down in order to raise ourselves up. If we cannot stand on our

Re: [tdf-discuss] Just make the damn thing work! (was Re: Dictionary Syncing)

2011-01-01 Thread Michael Wheatland
On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 3:28 AM, Zaphod Feeblejocks zapho...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Charles, So why is there so much duplication of effort in the campaign against MS? I strongly disagree with your assertion that we are or should be engaging in any kind of 'campaign against Microsoft', or even

Re: [tdf-discuss] Just make the damn thing work! (was Re: Dictionary Syncing)

2011-01-01 Thread Italo Vignoli
On 01/01/2011 06:07 PM, Zaphod Feeblejocks wrote: Remember the users. TDF was born to bring back the user at the center of the project. Users generate and manage documents. Now that MS are giving away Office for free (on the web), or cheap (£40 to UK school students - free to many