Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1999 22:23:01 -0800 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com> To: wwoods@cybcon.com Cc: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Bryan Bursey <bbursey@mechv.me.tuns.ca>, Ruben van Staveren <ruben@luna.net>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: StarOffice 5 on a SMP system..... or Applixware... Message-ID: <84534.943251781@localhost> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 21 Nov 1999 21:46:27 PST." <XFMail.991121214627.wwoods@cybcon.com>
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> 1) How well does ApplixWare handle MS Office97 files? I don't know what you mean by Office97 since there is a whole host of file formats encompassed in that phrase. If you're asking if it reads word files, it does. If you're asking if it reads Excel files, it also does that. If you're asking if it reads Powerpoint files then I don't know since I've never tested that. I see powerpoint on the list of import formats so one assumes it works. > 2) Do you know of any plans for Applixware to support Office 2000 formats? I think that's a question for Applix - there's only so much we can know about a 3rd party product. Maybe? > 3) How well does Applix share files with StarOffice (I aleady have a few in > StarOffice format, although I suppose I could change them to .txt > format and use them that way) I have no idea since I've never used StarOffice - you tell me. :) > 4) And this is the biggie.....Does the Applix lisence allow for > multiple copies of the software (For example on a laptop and Desktop) > with one purchase or would I have to purchase two copies... I don't know the answer to this question either. I reviewed the product as well as I could and saw no specific mention of licensing except for documentation on the license key generator and the license manager, something that might be informative if Applixware currently used an LM, which it does not. I think this is another question for Applix. > Regarding question #2, sibce The Applixware we have is a port from > the Linux one, does this mean we will have to wait untill Applix > gets Office 2000 support 1st or will we be able to work on the > source ourself? I don't know what you mean by "a port from the linux one" - this is the standard ApplixWare product and it's not tied to Linux any more than it's tied to FreeBSD. If and when Applix gets Office 2000 support, I expect we'll get something newer than 4.42 to sell, same as all their other partners. - Jordan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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