On 22/11/2007, Leslie Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > Just a thought-- > > This list has seen during my brief time here quite a few postings > talking about purchasing OOo, getting license keys, shady offers to > "buy" OOo on eBay and in other places, etc. > > Now I know that in a "caveat emptor" world we can't rescue all consumers > from their own naivete, but the basic concepts that one can download and > use and distribute OOo freely to ones heart's content seem lost on some > folks, and it really perplexes me. > > It just drives me nuts that some poor fools are shelling out cash for > the exact same software most of us here use quite happily for nothing. > > Maybe it is so darn good (and it is) and the majority of the > computer-using world so brainwashed by the MS hegemony that some > otherwise perfectly reasonable folks think that this is all maybe too > good to be true. I must confessed that the thought crossed my mind when > I discovered OOo when I got interest in Linux in generally and Ubuntu > specifically. > > Is there any way to get the word out better? I have a funny feeling that > OOo is for so many poor schmucks who feel enslaved to MS a too-well-kept > secret. > > Thank you for letting me rant. > > Les > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Well OpenOffice basically turned me towards open-source software in general or maybe the idea that there was software that was free to get (disregarding download costs), free to use, available for Windows works every bit as well as other choices and gave me a choice between something and nothing.
Cameron
