Personal computing discussed
ronch wrote:Slowriot, I didn't mean this thread to put LO down, I'm just asking an honest question.
ronch wrote:'Crap' is a common expression.
ronch wrote:You know how it is: LibreOffice is always 'getting better'. Bug fixes, performance improvements, UI tweaks, compatibility improvements with MS Office and such, etc. But is it finally good? Are you using it? How do you find it? Yes, it's free, but is it free junk? Or is it actually worth a lot more than $free? Is it good enough to replace MS Office? Good/bad experiences?
You can get LibreOffice here.
ronch wrote:And as someone who got burned by LO and still wants to give it a chance by checking up on it every few months or so.... that's got to count for something, doesn't it?
ronch wrote:You know how it is: LibreOffice is always 'getting better'. Bug fixes, performance improvements, UI tweaks, compatibility improvements with MS Office and such, etc. But is it finally good? Are you using it? How do you find it? Yes, it's free, but is it free junk? Or is it actually worth a lot more than $free? Is it good enough to replace MS Office? Good/bad experiences?
You can get LibreOffice here.
ronch wrote:You know how it is: LibreOffice is always 'getting better'. Bug fixes, performance improvements, UI tweaks, compatibility improvements with MS Office and such, etc. But is it finally good? Are you using it? How do you find it? Yes, it's free, but is it free junk? Or is it actually worth a lot more than $free? Is it good enough to replace MS Office? Good/bad experiences?
ronch wrote:I guess the concept of freedom of speech and expressing one's honest opinion about products has become increasingly stifled around here at TR. Jeez, it's just a product, people. I'm not shooting a person down. It amazes me how some people get offended so easily when someone shoots a product he/she loves.
flip-mode wrote:I'll say this: Everyone who uses Microsoft Word /hates/ Microsoft Word ... until they use something else.
just brew it! wrote:flip-mode wrote:I'll say this: Everyone who uses Microsoft Word /hates/ Microsoft Word ... until they use something else.
Would it be safe to say that the last word processing software that people didn't hate was WordPerfect for DOS?
Kurotetsu wrote:Freedom of speech goes both ways. People are allowed to criticize your choice of your words just as much as you're allowed to make the choice. Don't like other people exercising their freedom of speech? Tough ****.
flip-mode wrote:I'll say this: Everyone who uses Microsoft Word /hates/ Microsoft Word ... until they use something else.
just brew it! wrote:flip-mode wrote:I'll say this: Everyone who uses Microsoft Word /hates/ Microsoft Word ... until they use something else.
Would it be safe to say that the last word processing software that people didn't hate was WordPerfect for DOS?
Ringofett wrote:Of course people got touchy, I can think of no other minority group on the internet with buttons easier to press than the linux/open-source clan.