"Let me know when that very good alternative is available."Let me know when Excel and work with delimited text files properly (including fixed width fields and arbitrary delimiters) and can save CSV data without screwing up string fields.I use OO Calc because it can do those things. You should use what works for you.
I tried to install OO on a laptop cart at our school instead of Office and had nothing but problems. First all the students log in and when they run it they are greeted with a registration (B%^%S**&^) screen, then when they mommy-save it saves in an .odt format. The kids then try and open thier report in word and it is broken. Yes, I know that there is a way to save the default settings, yes, I know there is a way to kill the registration screen. Yes, I am even aware of open office enterprise... A plain old MS office installation just works. No BS!If OO really wants to take over, they need to make sure it just works. And not just for home PC's but PC's on a large AD network with hundreds of computers already running office!
>>If OO really wants to take over, they need to make sure it just works. And not just for home PC's but PC's on a large AD network with hundreds of computers already running office!That's called 'interoperability' and if you have a problem with OOo's integration into AD and other MS technologies, I suggest you take it up with MS as they are the one's who control it.
$5 is still more than I had in college. And the rest of the cost comes out of your tuition and "computer" fees anyway. Smart universities should give OpenOffice installation CDs to all incoming students; in fact, some of them already do.
I am an OpenOffice.org user and have been for quite a while now. I have no reason to use Microsoft Office instead of OpenOffice.org, it does everything I want it to, including running on both my Linux and Windows computers.I don't diss Microsoft Office, because clearly they're doing the right thing, for a lot of people, and by them having a product available, doesn't hurt me, so why should I care?I am a big supporter of the GPL and open-source software in general. I don't want to pay big $$$ for an office suite, but it is not because I shouldn't. Microsoft puts a lot of effort into its office products. However, there's a whole bunch of other hackers out there coding OO.O and giving it to me for free and under the GPL :)Keep up the good work at OpenOffice.org.
shakinDec 13, 2006
"Let me know when that very good alternative is available."Let me know when Excel and work with delimited text files properly (including fixed width fields and arbitrary delimiters) and can save CSV data without screwing up string fields.I use OO Calc because it can do those things. You should use what works for you.
bpwagnerDec 13, 2006
I tried to install OO on a laptop cart at our school instead of Office and had nothing but problems. First all the students log in and when they run it they are greeted with a registration (B%^%S**&^) screen, then when they mommy-save it saves in an .odt format. The kids then try and open thier report in word and it is broken. Yes, I know that there is a way to save the default settings, yes, I know there is a way to kill the registration screen. Yes, I am even aware of open office enterprise... A plain old MS office installation just works. No BS!If OO really wants to take over, they need to make sure it just works. And not just for home PC's but PC's on a large AD network with hundreds of computers already running office!
bariusDec 13, 2006
>>If OO really wants to take over, they need to make sure it just works. And not just for home PC's but PC's on a large AD network with hundreds of computers already running office!That's called 'interoperability' and if you have a problem with OOo's integration into AD and other MS technologies, I suggest you take it up with MS as they are the one's who control it.
thomashaukDec 13, 2006
There is a feature to auto-complete previously typed words... might just help.
womfalcs7Dec 13, 2006
I love OO, but they need to better their updating engine.
bhorstDec 14, 2006
$5 is still more than I had in college. And the rest of the cost comes out of your tuition and "computer" fees anyway. Smart universities should give OpenOffice installation CDs to all incoming students; in fact, some of them already do.
revidiumDec 14, 2006
I was trying to download via Bittorrent. Anyway, I just downloaded the 2.1.0, not the release candidate.
agabusDec 16, 2006
I am an OpenOffice.org user and have been for quite a while now. I have no reason to use Microsoft Office instead of OpenOffice.org, it does everything I want it to, including running on both my Linux and Windows computers.I don't diss Microsoft Office, because clearly they're doing the right thing, for a lot of people, and by them having a product available, doesn't hurt me, so why should I care?I am a big supporter of the GPL and open-source software in general. I don't want to pay big $$$ for an office suite, but it is not because I shouldn't. Microsoft puts a lot of effort into its office products. However, there's a whole bunch of other hackers out there coding OO.O and giving it to me for free and under the GPL :)Keep up the good work at OpenOffice.org.