Zerg rush! There simply are more of them. The genius about all this is that somehow, Microsoft convinced the world that they must have a software suite where they won't ever use 99.99% of features. It would be the equivalent of buying Photoshop just to resize a photo. Bob
>>> Jason Livezey <jlive...@nlsd122.org> 9/28/2010 11:33 AM >>> If they spent the same energy learning the new office instead of bitching this would go a lot smoother. Why is it that these types of people always win? JL On Sep 28, 2010, at 11:29 AM, Mike Oliveri wrote: Whining that: A) It's unfamiliar B) "It's not what kids will be using in the workplace, and we should be preparing them for that." Both are horse$#!% because: A) I had two other buildings go through the same change with no problems B) We've been out of date for at least four years already. Didn't hear anyone begging for Office 2K7 or Windows Vista! If the squeaky wheels get this grease, I'm not going to be a happy camper. Mike On Sep 28, 2010, at 11:23 AM, McKay, Curtis wrote: If you have open office installed school wide I don’t see what the issue is. We have a mixed environment and causes some complaints, but if you don’t have office anywhere why do they care? I guess you still have to deal when the stuff they bring in from home? Curtis McKay Network Administrator Belleville Township High School District 201 cmc...@bths201.org From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Mike Oliveri Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 8:49 AM To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] Libre Office I like that. I'm done babying these people. Two of them are whining up enough of a storm that the administrators are thinking about buying Office licenses. I've told them it would be over $2K to outfit all the teachers and the lab, which is not in our budget this year thanks to all the cuts following our wonderful state budget situation. They're still mulling it over. I guess $2K is worth it to shut them up? I guess I need to whine more at my next salary negotiation. Mike On Sep 28, 2010, at 8:42 AM, Eric Barringer wrote: Or "What We Got." -Eric On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 8:40 AM, Bob Schmidt <bschm...@winfield34.org> wrote: I just call it office :) >>> Mike Oliveri <mike.oliv...@student.rb60.com> 9/28/2010 8:36 AM >>> Great. I just trained my teachers that NeoOffice is now OpenOffice in two buildings, and in the third they're bitching because OpenOffice is not Microsoft Office. Pretty soon I'm just going to start handing them Etch-a-Sketches and be done with it. Mike On Sep 28, 2010, at 8:17 AM, William M. Bell wrote: I’m not sure if it’s really a competitor...maybe a name change? Q: Why are you calling yourselves "The Document Foundation"? A: For ten years we have used the same name - "OpenOffice.org ( http://openoffice.org/ )" - for both the Community and the software. We've decided it removes ambiguity to have a different name for the two, so the Community is now "The Document Foundation", and the software "LibreOffice". Q: And why are you calling the software "LibreOffice" instead of "OpenOffice.org ( http://openoffice.org/ )"? A: The OpenOffice.org ( http://openoffice.org/ ) trademark is owned by Oracle Corporation. Our hope is that Oracle will donate this to to the Foundation, along with the other assets it holds in trust for the Community, in due course, once legal etc issues are resolved. However, we need to continue work in the meantime - hence "LibreOffice" ("free office"). ---------------------------------------------- Bill Bell Asst. Technology Coordinator Monticello CUSD #25 Monticello, IL 61856 http://www.cafepress.com/tech-geeks ---------------------------------------------- On 9/28/10 7:45 AM, "Paul welte" <pwe...@nashville-k12.org> wrote: With Oracle's acquisition of Sun, it looks like there may be some changes, or at least another competitor, to OpenOffice: http://www.documentfoundation.org/faq/ http://lwn.net/Articles/407383/ <http://www.documentfoundation.org/faq/> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | -- Eric Barringer Technology Coordinator Blue Ridge CUSD #18 | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | Jason Livezey Director of Technology New Lenox School District #122 Cell: 815.693.9338 ACMT Certified
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