[GLLUG] Meeting Schedule and stuff

[Caleb Cushing]

as far as #2 that is incorrect. I don't run kde. I run fluxbox. it may
require some libraries but not all of kde. nor does it require you to use
kde as your window manager. And as far as #1 where is open offices visio
replacement? it may have some features... but none that I have needed or
even noticed. but to each their own. I'm not saying it's actually better, I
just think it is. and I think some people don't give it enough credit. but
this is like comparing gnome and kde. each are respectable. and each have
people that say the other are better. I think too many people aren't even
looking at koffice though or giving it a chance. although it really isn't a
viable option for non *nix users.

On 8/1/06, Charles Ulrich <charles at idealso.com> wrote:
>
> Caleb Cushing wrote:
> > I could help you with the openoffice / koffice topic. base sucks as bad
> > as access I think ;-).
>
> Far worse, actually. Access is evil but mostly capable within its design
> limits. Base is just a collosal blunder. I know the OO team had to start
> somewhere with their database component, but they should have at least
> waited until they had something halfway usable.
>
> > and koffice is much better than open office in my
> > opinion (except for a few bugs). unless someone can give me a reason why
> > it isn't.
>
> Well, I'm not going to try to start an argument about which one is
> better than the other. I've used both and I do like them both, but
> KOffice has two significant strikes against it:
>
> 1) OpenOffice has lots of additional features that cater to those coming
> from MS Office. This doesn't matter much to me or probably many others
> on this list, but it matters to most people.
>
> 2) KOffice only runs under KDE.
>
> Number 1 might change over time, or it might not. Number 2 *should*
> change once the bulk of KDE is running fine on Qt4, which is GPL. In
> particular, the KDE frameworks and applications can be legally
> distributed for use on closed source operating systems like Windows. We
> should see KOffice, Konqueror, and their friends running happily (and
> natively) on Windows and OS X within a couple years. I may have read
> somewhere that the KDE 4 release would have an official Windows build.
> (Just don't quote me on any of this as I'm going from memory and my
> memory isn't known to be completely accurate...)
>
> --
> Charles Ulrich
> Ideal Solution, LLC -- http://www.idealso.com
>
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