That is so *un*true.
If you were to actually go there, you would know they recommend LO -
(in fact, that's how I learned of LO)
If you were to actually go there, you would know they are so opposed
to the freeware/adware software
and only recommend 'clean' software, that are made and handled by
reputable companies and/or individuals.
They do not cater to WINdows; in fact, they often recommend others;
(they started to get away from the MSFT built-in software)
They are strictly volunteer based; therefore no one has undue
influence;
check out their various blogs on whatever program/topic to see
how the various discussions flow ...
or the various articles pertaining to any software category where
not one, but several programs are rated with pros & cons.
They do not recommend 'freeware' or donation-ware -
although some of the individuals making software do state they
would appreciate a donation of any amount at any time;
you should notice, that LO also is in this category.
I was not - nor have I, been advertising this;
but when I think that someone would be interested in a
program(s), which I thoroughly enjoy using -
I think they would be interested in knowing where I located
it/them.
For example, C-Cleaner, Avast, IrfanView, VLC, ...
are in this category - and these are all rated at the top of
their respective categories.
From: Charles-H. Schulz <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] How to use LibreOffice to blur and save a
PNG?
To: [email protected]
Cc: Florian Effenberger <[email protected]>
Sorry Anne, but I'm going to have to disagree. It is not because I want to
be unpleasant or anything, but as a moderator of this list you should
perhaps know better than sending users to this kind of site.
Anyone going to the site you mention will be presented with a list of
software (mostly for Windows, others available as SaaS). As far as I can
tell *none of them* are Free and Open Source Software. Clicking on each
link will point to software that is actual freeware or donationware:
- none of them has a Free/Open Source Software licence
- none of them has an open development model
Surely you do make the difference between a software like LibreOffice and
software listed on the site? Again, I do not point this out to sound
unpleasant or unfriendly, but it is not wise to advertise this kind of
software on a users mailing list of a Free and Open Source Software.
I hope you'll understand what the issue is.
Best,
Charles.
Le 13.07.2015 15:57, anne-ology a écrit :
That is *not* a 'freeware' site;
>
> anyone who has gone there would know this.
>
> If you enjoy LO, then you should also enjoy their dedicated efforts.
>
>
>
> From: Charles-H. Schulz <[email protected]>
> Date: Sat, Jul 11, 2015 at 2:29 AM
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] How to use LibreOffice to blur and save a
> PNG?
> To: anne-ology <[email protected]>, [email protected]
>
>
> Le 11 juillet 2015 02:07:42 GMT+02:00, anne-ology <[email protected]> a
> écrit :
>
> LO is not designed to do that;
>> but there are numerous programs which will do a very good job
>> for you -
>> many of these are even free for the individual user and can be
>> located
>> http://www.techsupportalert.com/
>>
>>
>>
>> From: KARR, DAVID <[email protected]>
>> Date: Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 12:20 PM
>> Subject: [libreoffice-users] How to use LibreOffice to blur and save a
>> PNG?
>> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
>>
>>
>> I have a PNG image. I need to edit the image to blur out some portions
>> that I don't want other people to see, and then save that modified PNG
>> image.
>>
>> Is this something that LibreOffice can do? I tried running Draw and
>> then
>> opening the PNG. I believe the "Smooth" operation is what I need. I
>> can
>> see this in the "Filter" dropdown when I click on the image, but I'm
>> not
>> sure what to do with that.
>>
>> I'm guessing if I can figure out how to properly modify the image, I
>> would
>> use the "Save Image ..." menu item in the context menu to save the
>> modified
>> PNG. Is this correct?
>>
>>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Sorry to nitpick here but I am not sure we want to recommend freeware (and
> not free and open source software) to our users. Many Freeware download
> sites are famous to bundle spyware in the software they distribute.
>
> I am a bit surprized to see this "techsupportalert" being mentioned several
> times by an actual moderator of this mailing list.
>
> There are a few websites listing free and open source software:
> http://www.opensourcewindows.org
> http://www.opensourcemac.org
> http://www.osalt.com
>
> And many more.
>
> Best,
> Charles
>
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