Say "NO" to Windows Office - Try OpenOffice

[Patriot]

No. I only support the princple of helping others when that help does no
harm to anyone else.

Thank you

Patriot

"Your busines is really of no concern or interest to this group."
True, but couldn't the same be said about the non-Microsoft product you

are promoting?

 

[Nick Dougan]

This woman (Milly) has seriously lost her marbles! First she started to tell somebody
off for discussing Open Office but then she continued to elaborate on her bedroom habits
such as Lotus position and what not. Thank god she didn't discuss position 69!

Now she wants to use the F word in her cryptic ROTFL. Is she so lonely that she
has to antagonise users of this newsgroup?

ROTFL!!

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.

| Why is this woman telling us about linux and her smartsuite. I couldn't
care
| less and she should refrain from posting on this newsgroup her experiences
of
| fringe packages. she knows it well (or ought to know it) that this is a
MS
| hosted newsgroup dealing with Ms' products.
|
|
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
| > Um, this is a forum to get assistance with Microsoft Office, not O or
| > Star Office. If you want to extol their virtues, then post in a place
| > appropriate to the product being extolled.
| >
| > This is not one of them.
| >
| > I use O on my Linux machine (Mandrake 9.x) and find it severely
lacking
| > from my expectations of what an office suite should be. Even my old
Lotus
| > SmartSuite (1999?) does things a LOT better than that program. It has a
| > LONG way to go for anyone who does more than prepare a simple document
or
| > uses a simple list in a spreadsheet.
| >
| > And, as I said, the lack of a PIM is a major drawback. Put in a hook to
| > Evolution (probably not possible now that Novell owns it) and you might
| > approach 25% of the functionality already existing in Microsoft Office
97.
| >
| > --
| > Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
| >
| > Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
| > the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
| > account will be deleted without reading.
| >
| > After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Patriot asked:
| >
| > | While the Microsoft public boards may not be the most apropos area to
| > | put in a plug for OpenOffice it certainly is no troll. I continually
| > | recommend and make it available to many occasional, home and light
| > | office users.
| > |
| > | The MS renditions remain quite clutzy and over loaded with junk even
| > | after years of work. Using financial leverage to replace innovation
| > | and serving customer needs is the accepted norm.
| > |
| > | Over pricing and scant regard for program integrity and security is
| > | to be expected and the reasons are quite clear when dealing with MS.
| > | After a few conversations with their professional support people one
| > | wonders what went wrong.
| > |
| > | So while I am forced to use many MS products I am also quite aware of
| > | the laggardly incorporation of the quality design we should be able
| > | to expect from the worlds software leader but probably will never get.
| > |
| > | OpenOffice is indeed a very legitament alternative to those who wish
| > | not to buy the MS monsters when a much simpler program will serve
| > | their needs. So in showing consideration for these users it is
| > | totally in line to indicate there are other options available to them.
| > |
| > | Free is a good price for a great compromise program.
| > |
| > | Thank you
| > |
| > | Patriot
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > | "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
| > | | > || Tried it - didn't like it. Same with Star Office.
| > ||
| > || Why you ask? Cheap MS Office knock offs without half the
| > || functionality. For dear old mum and dad, may be enough - not for
| > || power users. No PIM program, no office automation, etc.
| > ||
| > || Try your trolling elsewhere, folks here are happy to get assistance
| > || with something that actually works as advertised.
| > ||
| > ||
| > || --
| > || Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
| > ||
| > || Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
| > || the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
| > || personal account will be deleted without reading.
| > ||
| > || After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, niaxous
| > || asked:
| > ||
| > ||| Hi,
| > |||
| > ||| I know I am off the subject but Windows Office is just soo expensive
| > ||| to write a letter, view an exell file, view or write a presentation.
| > ||| In Europe the simple office version to an end-user is ? 500 ($600).
| > ||| The lisence agreement that companies have to pay per user in their
| > ||| company is way out and companies need to judge, analyse and implent
| > ||| a cheaper solution.
| > ||| There's one alternative which makes live cheaper www.openoffice.org.
| > |||
| > ||| I downloaded this version and it's just great to use.
| > ||| It is only when you start using this open-sourced office version,
| > ||| you see that those MS Office mechanism you aquired throughout the
| > ||| years
| > ||| are a bit a pain to implement but if you stick to it(like I did), it
| > ||| will eventually avoid paying those bucks to MS.
| > ||| No need to pirate it, it's for FREE!!!!!
| > ||| If you have programming skills, modify it to suit you or your
| > ||| company.
| > |||
| > |||
| > ||| I would like to have your comments, if you have tried to use
| > ||| openoffice or why you haven't tried it, yet or why do you continue
| > ||| to pay when you can get the same for free.
| > |||
| > ||| Niax
|
|

 

[Nick Dougan]

This woman (Milly) has seriously lost her marbles! First she started to tell somebody
off for discussing Open Office but then she continued to elaborate on her bedroom habits
such as Lotus position and what not. Thank god she didn't discuss position 69!

Now she wants to use the F word in her cryptic ROTFL. Is she so lonely that she
has to antagonise users of this newsgroup?

ROTFL!!

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.

| Why is this woman telling us about linux and her smartsuite. I couldn't
care
| less and she should refrain from posting on this newsgroup her experiences
of
| fringe packages. she knows it well (or ought to know it) that this is a
MS
| hosted newsgroup dealing with Ms' products.
|
|
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
| > Um, this is a forum to get assistance with Microsoft Office, not O or
| > Star Office. If you want to extol their virtues, then post in a place
| > appropriate to the product being extolled.
| >
| > This is not one of them.
| >
| > I use O on my Linux machine (Mandrake 9.x) and find it severely
lacking
| > from my expectations of what an office suite should be. Even my old
Lotus
| > SmartSuite (1999?) does things a LOT better than that program. It has a
| > LONG way to go for anyone who does more than prepare a simple document
or
| > uses a simple list in a spreadsheet.
| >
| > And, as I said, the lack of a PIM is a major drawback. Put in a hook to
| > Evolution (probably not possible now that Novell owns it) and you might
| > approach 25% of the functionality already existing in Microsoft Office
97.
| >
| > --
| > Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
| >
| > Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
| > the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
| > account will be deleted without reading.
| >
| > After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Patriot asked:
| >
| > | While the Microsoft public boards may not be the most apropos area to
| > | put in a plug for OpenOffice it certainly is no troll. I continually
| > | recommend and make it available to many occasional, home and light
| > | office users.
| > |
| > | The MS renditions remain quite clutzy and over loaded with junk even
| > | after years of work. Using financial leverage to replace innovation
| > | and serving customer needs is the accepted norm.
| > |
| > | Over pricing and scant regard for program integrity and security is
| > | to be expected and the reasons are quite clear when dealing with MS.
| > | After a few conversations with their professional support people one
| > | wonders what went wrong.
| > |
| > | So while I am forced to use many MS products I am also quite aware of
| > | the laggardly incorporation of the quality design we should be able
| > | to expect from the worlds software leader but probably will never get.
| > |
| > | OpenOffice is indeed a very legitament alternative to those who wish
| > | not to buy the MS monsters when a much simpler program will serve
| > | their needs. So in showing consideration for these users it is
| > | totally in line to indicate there are other options available to them.
| > |
| > | Free is a good price for a great compromise program.
| > |
| > | Thank you
| > |
| > | Patriot
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > | "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
| > | | > || Tried it - didn't like it. Same with Star Office.
| > ||
| > || Why you ask? Cheap MS Office knock offs without half the
| > || functionality. For dear old mum and dad, may be enough - not for
| > || power users. No PIM program, no office automation, etc.
| > ||
| > || Try your trolling elsewhere, folks here are happy to get assistance
| > || with something that actually works as advertised.
| > ||
| > ||
| > || --
| > || Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
| > ||
| > || Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
| > || the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
| > || personal account will be deleted without reading.
| > ||
| > || After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, niaxous
| > || asked:
| > ||
| > ||| Hi,
| > |||
| > ||| I know I am off the subject but Windows Office is just soo expensive
| > ||| to write a letter, view an exell file, view or write a presentation.
| > ||| In Europe the simple office version to an end-user is ? 500 ($600).
| > ||| The lisence agreement that companies have to pay per user in their
| > ||| company is way out and companies need to judge, analyse and implent
| > ||| a cheaper solution.
| > ||| There's one alternative which makes live cheaper www.openoffice.org.
| > |||
| > ||| I downloaded this version and it's just great to use.
| > ||| It is only when you start using this open-sourced office version,
| > ||| you see that those MS Office mechanism you aquired throughout the
| > ||| years
| > ||| are a bit a pain to implement but if you stick to it(like I did), it
| > ||| will eventually avoid paying those bucks to MS.
| > ||| No need to pirate it, it's for FREE!!!!!
| > ||| If you have programming skills, modify it to suit you or your
| > ||| company.
| > |||
| > |||
| > ||| I would like to have your comments, if you have tried to use
| > ||| openoffice or why you haven't tried it, yet or why do you continue
| > ||| to pay when you can get the same for free.
| > |||
| > ||| Niax
|
|

 

[Nick Dougan]

This woman (Milly) has seriously lost her marbles! First she started to tell somebody
off for discussing Open Office but then she continued to elaborate on her bedroom habits
such as Lotus position and what not. Thank god she didn't discuss position 69!

Now she wants to use the F word in her cryptic ROTFL. Is she so lonely that she
has to antagonise users of this newsgroup?

ROTFL!!

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.

| Why is this woman telling us about linux and her smartsuite. I couldn't
care
| less and she should refrain from posting on this newsgroup her experiences
of
| fringe packages. she knows it well (or ought to know it) that this is a
MS
| hosted newsgroup dealing with Ms' products.
|
|
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
| > Um, this is a forum to get assistance with Microsoft Office, not O or
| > Star Office. If you want to extol their virtues, then post in a place
| > appropriate to the product being extolled.
| >
| > This is not one of them.
| >
| > I use O on my Linux machine (Mandrake 9.x) and find it severely
lacking
| > from my expectations of what an office suite should be. Even my old
Lotus
| > SmartSuite (1999?) does things a LOT better than that program. It has a
| > LONG way to go for anyone who does more than prepare a simple document
or
| > uses a simple list in a spreadsheet.
| >
| > And, as I said, the lack of a PIM is a major drawback. Put in a hook to
| > Evolution (probably not possible now that Novell owns it) and you might
| > approach 25% of the functionality already existing in Microsoft Office
97.
| >
| > --
| > Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
| >
| > Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
| > the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
| > account will be deleted without reading.
| >
| > After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Patriot asked:
| >
| > | While the Microsoft public boards may not be the most apropos area to
| > | put in a plug for OpenOffice it certainly is no troll. I continually
| > | recommend and make it available to many occasional, home and light
| > | office users.
| > |
| > | The MS renditions remain quite clutzy and over loaded with junk even
| > | after years of work. Using financial leverage to replace innovation
| > | and serving customer needs is the accepted norm.
| > |
| > | Over pricing and scant regard for program integrity and security is
| > | to be expected and the reasons are quite clear when dealing with MS.
| > | After a few conversations with their professional support people one
| > | wonders what went wrong.
| > |
| > | So while I am forced to use many MS products I am also quite aware of
| > | the laggardly incorporation of the quality design we should be able
| > | to expect from the worlds software leader but probably will never get.
| > |
| > | OpenOffice is indeed a very legitament alternative to those who wish
| > | not to buy the MS monsters when a much simpler program will serve
| > | their needs. So in showing consideration for these users it is
| > | totally in line to indicate there are other options available to them.
| > |
| > | Free is a good price for a great compromise program.
| > |
| > | Thank you
| > |
| > | Patriot
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > | "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
| > | | > || Tried it - didn't like it. Same with Star Office.
| > ||
| > || Why you ask? Cheap MS Office knock offs without half the
| > || functionality. For dear old mum and dad, may be enough - not for
| > || power users. No PIM program, no office automation, etc.
| > ||
| > || Try your trolling elsewhere, folks here are happy to get assistance
| > || with something that actually works as advertised.
| > ||
| > ||
| > || --
| > || Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
| > ||
| > || Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
| > || the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
| > || personal account will be deleted without reading.
| > ||
| > || After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, niaxous
| > || asked:
| > ||
| > ||| Hi,
| > |||
| > ||| I know I am off the subject but Windows Office is just soo expensive
| > ||| to write a letter, view an exell file, view or write a presentation.
| > ||| In Europe the simple office version to an end-user is ? 500 ($600).
| > ||| The lisence agreement that companies have to pay per user in their
| > ||| company is way out and companies need to judge, analyse and implent
| > ||| a cheaper solution.
| > ||| There's one alternative which makes live cheaper www.openoffice.org.
| > |||
| > ||| I downloaded this version and it's just great to use.
| > ||| It is only when you start using this open-sourced office version,
| > ||| you see that those MS Office mechanism you aquired throughout the
| > ||| years
| > ||| are a bit a pain to implement but if you stick to it(like I did), it
| > ||| will eventually avoid paying those bucks to MS.
| > ||| No need to pirate it, it's for FREE!!!!!
| > ||| If you have programming skills, modify it to suit you or your
| > ||| company.
| > |||
| > |||
| > ||| I would like to have your comments, if you have tried to use
| > ||| openoffice or why you haven't tried it, yet or why do you continue
| > ||| to pay when you can get the same for free.
| > |||
| > ||| Niax
|
|

 

[Nick Dougan]

This woman (Milly) has seriously lost her marbles! First she started to tell somebody
off for discussing Open Office but then she continued to elaborate on her bedroom habits
such as Lotus position and what not. Thank god she didn't discuss position 69!

Now she wants to use the F word in her cryptic ROTFL. Is she so lonely that she
has to antagonise users of this newsgroup?

ROTFL!!

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.

| Why is this woman telling us about linux and her smartsuite. I couldn't
care
| less and she should refrain from posting on this newsgroup her experiences
of
| fringe packages. she knows it well (or ought to know it) that this is a
MS
| hosted newsgroup dealing with Ms' products.
|
|
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
| > Um, this is a forum to get assistance with Microsoft Office, not O or
| > Star Office. If you want to extol their virtues, then post in a place
| > appropriate to the product being extolled.
| >
| > This is not one of them.
| >
| > I use O on my Linux machine (Mandrake 9.x) and find it severely
lacking
| > from my expectations of what an office suite should be. Even my old
Lotus
| > SmartSuite (1999?) does things a LOT better than that program. It has a
| > LONG way to go for anyone who does more than prepare a simple document
or
| > uses a simple list in a spreadsheet.
| >
| > And, as I said, the lack of a PIM is a major drawback. Put in a hook to
| > Evolution (probably not possible now that Novell owns it) and you might
| > approach 25% of the functionality already existing in Microsoft Office
97.
| >
| > --
| > Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
| >
| > Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
| > the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
| > account will be deleted without reading.
| >
| > After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Patriot asked:
| >
| > | While the Microsoft public boards may not be the most apropos area to
| > | put in a plug for OpenOffice it certainly is no troll. I continually
| > | recommend and make it available to many occasional, home and light
| > | office users.
| > |
| > | The MS renditions remain quite clutzy and over loaded with junk even
| > | after years of work. Using financial leverage to replace innovation
| > | and serving customer needs is the accepted norm.
| > |
| > | Over pricing and scant regard for program integrity and security is
| > | to be expected and the reasons are quite clear when dealing with MS.
| > | After a few conversations with their professional support people one
| > | wonders what went wrong.
| > |
| > | So while I am forced to use many MS products I am also quite aware of
| > | the laggardly incorporation of the quality design we should be able
| > | to expect from the worlds software leader but probably will never get.
| > |
| > | OpenOffice is indeed a very legitament alternative to those who wish
| > | not to buy the MS monsters when a much simpler program will serve
| > | their needs. So in showing consideration for these users it is
| > | totally in line to indicate there are other options available to them.
| > |
| > | Free is a good price for a great compromise program.
| > |
| > | Thank you
| > |
| > | Patriot
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > | "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
| > | | > || Tried it - didn't like it. Same with Star Office.
| > ||
| > || Why you ask? Cheap MS Office knock offs without half the
| > || functionality. For dear old mum and dad, may be enough - not for
| > || power users. No PIM program, no office automation, etc.
| > ||
| > || Try your trolling elsewhere, folks here are happy to get assistance
| > || with something that actually works as advertised.
| > ||
| > ||
| > || --
| > || Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
| > ||
| > || Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
| > || the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
| > || personal account will be deleted without reading.
| > ||
| > || After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, niaxous
| > || asked:
| > ||
| > ||| Hi,
| > |||
| > ||| I know I am off the subject but Windows Office is just soo expensive
| > ||| to write a letter, view an exell file, view or write a presentation.
| > ||| In Europe the simple office version to an end-user is ? 500 ($600).
| > ||| The lisence agreement that companies have to pay per user in their
| > ||| company is way out and companies need to judge, analyse and implent
| > ||| a cheaper solution.
| > ||| There's one alternative which makes live cheaper www.openoffice.org.
| > |||
| > ||| I downloaded this version and it's just great to use.
| > ||| It is only when you start using this open-sourced office version,
| > ||| you see that those MS Office mechanism you aquired throughout the
| > ||| years
| > ||| are a bit a pain to implement but if you stick to it(like I did), it
| > ||| will eventually avoid paying those bucks to MS.
| > ||| No need to pirate it, it's for FREE!!!!!
| > ||| If you have programming skills, modify it to suit you or your
| > ||| company.
| > |||
| > |||
| > ||| I would like to have your comments, if you have tried to use
| > ||| openoffice or why you haven't tried it, yet or why do you continue
| > ||| to pay when you can get the same for free.
| > |||
| > ||| Niax
|
|

 

[Chris Schatte]

no war, just opinion/discussion..
software that makes money for the company that produces it and some that is "free"
My son & I have Linux vs Microsoft "opinions" on a regular basis
As you say, "let the public decide" and to date they have...

 

[Chris Schatte]

no war, just opinion/discussion..
software that makes money for the company that produces it and some that is "free"
My son & I have Linux vs Microsoft "opinions" on a regular basis
As you say, "let the public decide" and to date they have...

 

[Chris Schatte]

no war, just opinion/discussion..
software that makes money for the company that produces it and some that is "free"
My son & I have Linux vs Microsoft "opinions" on a regular basis
As you say, "let the public decide" and to date they have...

 

[Chris Schatte]

no war, just opinion/discussion..
software that makes money for the company that produces it and some that is "free"
My son & I have Linux vs Microsoft "opinions" on a regular basis
As you say, "let the public decide" and to date they have...

 

[Mr Right]

Let us share the knowledge of ALL products (including rival's) and let the
public decides what is good for them. I hope we don't have a war here for
simple thing like whether it should be Microsoft or something else. There is
only one winner in all this and that person is getting richer everyday!

 

[Mr Right]

Let us share the knowledge of ALL products (including rival's) and let the
public decides what is good for them. I hope we don't have a war here for
simple thing like whether it should be Microsoft or something else. There is
only one winner in all this and that person is getting richer everyday!

 

[Mr Right]

Let us share the knowledge of ALL products (including rival's) and let the
public decides what is good for them. I hope we don't have a war here for
simple thing like whether it should be Microsoft or something else. There is
only one winner in all this and that person is getting richer everyday!

 

[Mr Right]

Let us share the knowledge of ALL products (including rival's) and let the
public decides what is good for them. I hope we don't have a war here for
simple thing like whether it should be Microsoft or something else. There is
only one winner in all this and that person is getting richer everyday!