Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1999 08:36:09 +0200 From: Gianmarco Giovannelli <gmarco@scotty.masternet.it> To: Wim Livens <livensw@rc.bel.alcatel.be> Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Wordprocessor/OS recommendation ? Message-ID: <4.1.19990731083132.01ab3300@194.184.65.4> In-Reply-To: <19990730180512.J20292@rc.bel.alcatel.be>
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At 30/07/99, you wrote: >Now, I don't know what I should recommend to someone like him. First choice is >the OS: FreeBSD or Linux ? As a FreeBSD administrator, programmer, enthousiast >I like him to use that so I can help with installation, etc. But since his >primary use is desktop applications maybe he's better of with linux instead of >running a lot of stuff (like wordperfect etc.) under emulation. For the use of a good wordpro you can install FreeBSD... The main two wordpro programs for Linux, staroffice and wordperfect, run fine under emulation. I use both of them and I found that wordperfect is lighter to use but has a worse compatibility with windows word (and some bugs too :-) StarOffice 5.1 works fine but is heavier to load (you need at least 64mb and a good cpu). Take both of them and try yourself to see ... Best Regards, Gianmarco Giovannelli , "Unix expert since yesterday" http://www.giovannelli.it/~gmarco http://www2.masternet.it To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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