[discuss] Re: OO is too large

2011-04-29 Thread RA Brown
Paul Temple wrote: Hi (again - so soon?) I kinda feel strongly about this so thought there's nothing quite like now. I'm not claiming to be unique and haven't read the archives so sorry if this idea is a repeat of someone else's - but even if it is it will just add weight to the idea!!! Why

[discuss] Re: OO is too large

2011-04-29 Thread Paul Temple
No, I can't re-write. Lost those skills long ago otherwise I would have already offered. However, you were right to suggest it. I didn't intend all guns blazing and was just trying to make my point clear. I'm happy for people to say my thoughts are misguided or dumb or otherwise, if they think

[discuss] Re: OO is too large

2011-04-29 Thread Fernando Cassia
Paul, Three options: 1. Go to a local university, or library, and ask for someone to download it for you, or burn it to a CD. 2. The size of OpenOffice is *NOT* ridiculous. OpenOffice.org is SEVERAL ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE smaller than MICROSOFT OFFICE, for example. Wants facts, here are the

[discuss] Re: OO is too large

2011-04-29 Thread Fernando Cassia
I forgot option #3. Use Google Docs and quit being a whiner, or a troll. OpenOffice.org is damn small by today´s software standards. Paint Shop Pro 12 (just a bitmap editor/ painting program): 389 MB http://www.oldversion.com/download_Paint_Shop_Pro_12.html FC On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 10:33

[discuss] Re: OO is too large

2011-04-29 Thread Fernando Cassia
On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 10:56 PM, Alexandro Colorado j...@openoffice.org wrote: Use abiword or other free and open source office suite. If you want to get really ridiculous, there is siag office which is only 1.9 MB. Google Docs. He only needs the browser. But maybe he´s on dial-up. In any

[discuss] Re: OO is too large

2011-04-29 Thread Alexandro Colorado
Use abiword or other free and open source office suite. If you want to get really ridiculous, there is siag office which is only 1.9 MB. http://siag.nu/index.shtml On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 7:19 PM, Paul Temple pauli...@gmail.com wrote: Hi (again - so soon?) I kinda feel strongly about this