[Gllug] Office Alternatives

[Andy Millar]

You get what you pay for really.

Despite being slow and bloated, ms office isn't  that bad.

The only thing I can't do without is outlook as there really isn't  a goot open source alternative.

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Andy Millar

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-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Lee <paul at ma1.se>
Sent: 21 May 2008 15:45
To: Greater London Linux User Group <gllug at gllug.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [Gllug] Office Alternatives

Stephen Nelson-Smith wrote:
> <rant>
> 
> /me weeps! £350.00 fscking pounds for *one* copy of Microsoft Office!
> 
> Openoffice is crap - unstable, not feature complete - the users just
> hate it - it isn't fit for purpose either as a wordprocessor or a
> spreadsheet.
> 
> </rant>
> 
> Surely there has to be an alternative?
> 
> S.

Since I've wiped my Office install on my Windows XP laptop following a 
re-install, I've relied on OO and Google docs without issue. Which is 
nice as I've managed to move some work over to my CentOS desktop.

However I wouldn't describe myself as an advanced user, as I only need 
to crank out the odd document, spreadsheet or presentation.

There are Linux alternatives such as KOffice(?) but if you regard OO as 
immature, then I suspect KOffice will be also.

Personally I hate "office suites" but they are a necessary evil at times 
as they seem unreasonably complex for most of my needs. In the mosts 
cases something like Microsoft Works would do. I wonder if Sun Office is 
any better?

Regards


Paul Lee
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