[GLLUG] OpenOffice.org

[Karl Schuttler]

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On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 3:44 PM, tigner <tigner at msu.edu> wrote:
> Just in case no one has considered it, SoftMaker has Softmaker Office 2006
> available for FREE. It only includes Word and Excel compatibility, but it
> works
> well and is IMHO faster than OO, and has quite a bit smaller foot print.
>
> Currently OO download is 167.8MB (linux edition) , while SMOffice is 24MB.
> Granted OO has perhaps Access and PP compatibility, however most
> people only use either Word or Excel.
>
> There are versions for Windows, Linux and FreeBSD.
>
> The 2008 version is NOT free.
>
> Barry A. Tigner
> Electronics Shop manager
> Physics and Astronomy department
> Michigan State University
> tigner at msu.edu
> 517-884-5538
>
> On Tue, 2009-04-21 at 13:37 -0500, Andy Ball wrote:
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 9:40 PM, Chick Tower <c.e.tower at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Did the requestor happen to express an interest in OpenOffice.org for a
> particular OS?
>
> They did not say specifically but they hinted at windows, having it for MAC
> would be a good idea though.
>
> -Andy
>
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