tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post3424089718838601949..comments2024-03-18T10:43:28.122+00:00Comments on Linux notes from DarkDuck: Top 5 Free Suites to Replace Microsoft OfficeDarkDuck (m)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06273784224243667602noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-51967819443194734602012-11-22T22:20:06.256+00:002012-11-22T22:20:06.256+00:00I also recommend uberwriter for certain word proce...I also recommend uberwriter for certain word processing tasks -- it's employing pandoc for markdown conversion etc. Frank Muellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372248871611624522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-31577325287511191812012-11-19T16:04:38.390+00:002012-11-19T16:04:38.390+00:00Google Docs is good. I use it quite often for writ...Google Docs is good. I use it quite often for writing quick letters or to help my son with presentations for school. LibreOffice is obviously better when doing more in depth things though. I find the whole OpenOffice/LibreOffice thing bizarre. OpenOffice gets sold and then a load of developers fork and go again and call it LibreOffice and everyone is seemingly happy. Imagine if Apple worked in a world like this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11719786605400058652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-7213293185767847682012-11-18T08:58:20.206+00:002012-11-18T08:58:20.206+00:00What a disservice to Calligra Suite - although it ...What a disservice to Calligra Suite - although it is mentioned. It's super-powerful and under heavy development. Worth a look! J. Cainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14296631305054054017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-59455913554987424772012-11-16T14:56:52.568+00:002012-11-16T14:56:52.568+00:00If you put Google Docs on the list then Zoho Docs ...If you put Google Docs on the list then Zoho Docs (or Suite) should be added as wellcampbell2644https://www.blogger.com/profile/12934619995222515134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-85986360733832922992012-11-16T14:17:23.376+00:002012-11-16T14:17:23.376+00:00If you mention google docs (or google drive). I th...If you mention google docs (or google drive). I think is fair to include Microsoft's Office WebApps.<br /><br />--JorgeJorge Henriquezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15413537522313417330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-35128548618132149982012-11-16T09:04:41.962+00:002012-11-16T09:04:41.962+00:00The article title is "Top 5 Free Suites to Re...The article title is "Top 5 Free Suites to Replace Microsoft Office". It sometimes mentioned open source, and most of the applications listed here are open source. But it by no means says that Google Docs is free open source.<br />Please read attentively and do not make assumptions where you shouldn't.<br />Softmaker is neither free nor open source, that's why it should not be here. Please check yourself before making suggestions.DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-2785550310148215552012-11-16T05:01:57.057+00:002012-11-16T05:01:57.057+00:00I think you are confusing "open source" ...I think you are confusing "open source" and "free". The article starts with "free", switches briefly to "open source" and then back to free... If your point was to cover "open source" then google docs should not be in there (it uses open formats, just like MS Office, but is not open source, just like MS Office)... OTOH if the point was to cover "free" software then maybe R Woods suggestion is valid.<br /><br />Please either remove the reference to "open source" or remove Google docs from the list as the article is misleading at the moment.PuZZleDucKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17997715260758486610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-1972886336847034342012-11-16T00:07:17.227+00:002012-11-16T00:07:17.227+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Ken Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09640418877837613767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-28216954445867138502012-11-16T00:05:53.930+00:002012-11-16T00:05:53.930+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Ken Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09640418877837613767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-78367661977301227072012-11-15T22:52:02.295+00:002012-11-15T22:52:02.295+00:00Thanks for correction, Nanni. I edited the text.Thanks for correction, Nanni. I edited the text.DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-55891650386125093502012-11-15T22:04:01.763+00:002012-11-15T22:04:01.763+00:00Google Docs is deprecated... It's now part of ...Google Docs is deprecated... It's now part of Google Drive.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11469911836816851094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-2359100200792864452012-11-15T16:52:02.400+00:002012-11-15T16:52:02.400+00:00I think you precisely stated the reason why the au...I think you precisely stated the reason why the author did not include Softmaker in the list.DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-20736705689118401662012-11-15T16:13:17.314+00:002012-11-15T16:13:17.314+00:00The article lists "free" suites, so that...The article lists "free" suites, so that precludes Softmaker, which is neither opensource nor free-as-in-beer. But its ability to read and write Microsoft documents is far better than any of the alternatives listed here. R Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309678206939813411noreply@blogger.com