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Re: [LUG] OpenOffice 3.1 released

 

Tom Potts wrote:
> On Friday 08 May 2009 16:25, sam tarling wrote:
>   
>> Anyone tried it? Whats it like? PLEASE tell me it hasn't gone Word
>> 2007 ribbon-y!
>>     
> ribbon-y ?don't know what that means. I use linux so it wont polute my menus 
> etc.
> I have no need for a word processor - other than a good HTML editor.
> I have very little need for a spreadsheet
> I have no need for an image sequencer/bad animation setup (or whatever you 
> call impress and similar.
> The drawing package is just as bad as it was 
> Base seems to be the same - I'd like an Access equiv but its not there by a 
> long shot.
>
> Seems to be just another wannabe imitation of something that people shouldn't 
> be using in the first place!
>
> Office software: the red flag walking slowly in front of your computer.
>
> At least OO doesnt drag you to the cashpoint every five minutes.
> Tom te tom te tom
>   
But just because you won't use it doesn't mean that others won't use it.

Rob


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