On Sat, Dec 22, 2007 18:25:14 PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> I am confused as to the benefits of this program. Please explain. the main benefits for end users are: - it is higly compatible with most files produced with Microsoft Word, Excel or Powerpoint, unless they contain macros, very complicated tables or math formulas and similar things. - it is legally usable without paying anything, even for business purposes - it can directly export texts, spreadsheets and presentations to PDF format This said, there are also huge benefits for all citizens and taxpayers, even if they don't use it personally, to officially demand the usage of both OpenOffice and above all its file format, OpenDocument, by their Public Administrations. The importance of OpenDocument and the real price of software and digital file formats are explained in more details in these articles of mine: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8616 http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/9594#mpart8 http://digifreedom.net/node/45 Hope this helps. Please don't hesitate to come back with further questions, even writing to me directly, if the benefits of OpenOffice and OpenDocument aren't clear yet. Marco -- Your own civil rights and the quality of your own life heavily depend on how software is used *around* you: http://digifreedom.net/node/84 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
