From owner-freebsd-newbies Mon Aug 24 08:38:22 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA12977 for freebsd-newbies-outgoing; Mon, 24 Aug 1998 08:38:22 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from pau-amma.whistle.com (s205m64.whistle.com [207.76.205.64]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id IAA12971 for ; Mon, 24 Aug 1998 08:38:20 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dhw@whistle.com) Received: (from dhw@localhost) by pau-amma.whistle.com (8.8.8/8.8.7) id IAA18157; Mon, 24 Aug 1998 08:36:54 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dhw) Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 08:36:54 -0700 (PDT) From: David Wolfskill Message-Id: <199808241536.IAA18157@pau-amma.whistle.com> To: wwoods@cybcon.com Subject: Re: StarOffice & wordperfect Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org >Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 07:02:05 -0700 (PDT) >Reply-To: wwoods@cybcon.com >From: William Woods >> I installed it only to 'see' it and know if and how it works. >> I don't see it as a 'killer-app', nor would I use/welcome the >> MS-Office-Suite, if there was a port to Linux/FreeBSD. >Well, I would both use and welcome a MS Office like program, for a couple >reasons. Unlike a lot of people, I use FreeBSD not as a hobby system, but a >work system. I need Word Processing, spread sheets, database and would greeatly >welcome a program like Power Point. Interesting perspective. You see, I (also) only use FreeBSD at work -- but to me, that means I would have no use whatsoever for any MS-like stuff at all. >Personally, if they were integrated and worked together, great. IMHO, lack of >everyday apps like these are holding FreeBSD back. StarOffice and Word Perfect, >(I use both) are a welcome addition to the Unix world and fill a very big hole >in needed apps. If they're useful for you, great...! [I'll go ahead & Cc: -newbies on this, despite the Reply-To: header you had on your message to restrict replies only to you. -- dhw] david -- David Wolfskill UNIX System Administrator dhw@whistle.com voice: (650) 577-7158 pager: (650) 371-4621 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message