On 19/03/2006, at 7:17 PM, Chad Smith wrote:
On 3/19/06, Jonathon Coombes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Oh yuck! With no choice in what we get to use for these functions and
extra software to try and manage when changes are made to the other
areas of the project? I am one of those who are glad we dropped those
parts.
Weren't you one of those who said the same thing about a Database -
oh,
about a year or so ago?
I don't recall that, too long ago :)
It does not seem something I would say about the whole database
project though? I agreed that getting rid of the database that came
with StarOffice and going for the datasources idea was good, since it
provides flexibility and choice in implementation. I still think it
is a good idea to have an MS Access-style front-end system within
OpenOffice.org.
I don't hear you complaining that they added a database.
It was more alteration of what was there to be more flexible.
Just because OOo has Writer, doesn't mean I can't use AbiWord.
Just because
it has Calc, doesn't mean I can't use Excel. Just because it has
Draw,
doesn't mean I can't use Inkscape. There have been times in my
past when I
had the full version of Microsoft Office installed on my computer -
and it
was my main if not only office suite (this is some time back) - but
I never
used Outlook - why? because I liked Netscape better (back when it had
email). I even used Netscape instead of IE. Just because an
office suite
comes with something doesn't mean you have to use only that program
for that
function. Adding features does in no way limit choice.
Agreed, so why are we trying to "force" one into it when you can
choose already?
Your argument is fundamentally flawed.
Sounds too me like you have already agreed with my argument?
Quite the contray - eliminating StarOffice Browser and StarOffice
email (or
whatever they were called) has *LESSENED* choice. I cannot chose
to use OOo
Email, because it doesn't exist. I have to chose something else.
For a purer form of choice yes, but that is like saying because
Netscape 1.0 is not supported anymore we have less choice. There is a
fine line between choice that works and choice just for the sake of
choice. I think that the StarOffice projects that were dropped here
was because they were not well supported and outdated and it was
better to go with the newer choices rather than the old. Some
projects will become outdated or useless even with new developments
in technology. We have to accept this change.
Regards
Jonathon
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