Re: contact emails for the NICT workshop
Samiuela LV Taufa
licensing, and if you don't' want to pay, then you HAVE to use free
software, doesn't really make any clarification about why Open Office Write
incorrectly formats tables imported from Open Office Calc.
You made a glib statement that we should consider Open Office. I responded
that it didn't work for me, so much so that I am willing to pay my own money
to use Microsoft Office.
You, of course, may be fully immersed in using Open Source Software on your
desktop and servers.
Championing Open Source is welcomed, but let's not make it a religious war
where my X is better than your Y. Tell me which parts you prefer and how it
will help me evolve my work practises.
Sam T.
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From: "Edwin Liava'a" <liavaa...@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 2:22 PM
To: <tg-...@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: contact emails for the NICT workshop
> If Open Source is not a lucrative alternative, I wonder why countries like
> China are pushing forward with the idea. The beauty of FOSS is that the
> final product is constantly evolving thus improving day by day.
>
> Something to consider:
> http://www.news.com/China-Local-software-for-local-people/2100-7344_3-5951629.html
>
> cheers!
>
> On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:39:58 +1300, Samiuela LV Taufa <sa...@taufa.tbu.to>
> wrote:
>
>> Having seriously used Open Office for the past two years (exclusively
>> for over 10 months this year) I am more than happy to give Microsoft my
>> Money.
>>
>> That is not an unabated endorsement of Microsoft Office (or Microsoft)
>> as I choose to exclusively use Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0x for email, and
>> primarily use Mozilla Firefox for Internet Browsing. An email manager
>> (Outlook) is provided by Microsoft Office, and Windows provides email
>> manager (Outlook Express, Windows Mail) and Internet Browser, IE 7.x.
>>
>> Of the office productivity tools, I do much prefer Microsoft's Word,
>> Excel, Onenote, Powerpoint, and there is no equivalence for Publisher,
>> Access, or Project. If I needed to use Exchange Server, then I would
>> have a business case for using Outlook and obviously no longer be using
>> Thunderbird.
>>
>> Those who want, should try Open Office and make their own conclusions.
>>
>> Bermingham City Council is one of the touted Linux Desktop (read: using
>> Open Office) case studies where Open Source can supposedly replace
>> Microsoft. See the report, review on the implementation at the below
>> link, and you can query the web for more analysis.
>>
>> http://www.opensourceacademy.org.uk/solutions/casestudies/birminham-city-council/file
>>
>> To prejudice your reading, replacing office productivity tools is not
>> equivalent to changing the brand and model of screw-driver you use. Try
>> changing the tooth-paste or shampoo your wife uses, and that may better
>> give you an idea of this statement. Equivalent product functionality is
>> not equivalent to acceptable.
>>
>>
>> Your Mileage May Vary: YMMV
>>
>> Edwin Liava'a wrote the following on 12/17/2007 12:15 PM:
>> We should consider OpenOffice..
>
>
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Samiuela LV Taufa
Do you want to take it on ?
Presentation need only go a short one like 'Veni or Saia's.
Sam T.
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From: "Edwin Liava'a" <liavaa...@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 8:58 AM
To: <sa...@nomoa.com>; <tg-...@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: contact emails for the NICT workshop
> Don't get me wrong, this is not "a religious war where my X is better than
> your Y". My 2 cents is that there is an alternative which is FREE. It's OK
> if you are willing to pay your OWN money for licencing fees to microsoft,
> but the TAXPAYER's money? I think would be wise to consider the
> alternative.
>
> Well, open office might be dodgy with importing formatting, but will get
> better with the next releases. I've had my mishaps with Microsoft products
> likewise, especially when you try to open a files with an older version of
> MS-Office. Talking bout not being backward competible, so everytime
> there's an upgrade, microsoft forces the user to upgrade with licencing
> fees of course.
>
> Some food for thought "The medium is NOT the message"
>
> cheers!