Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2001 17:57:12 -0500 (EST) From: Louis Bertrand <louis@bertrandtech.on.ca> To: Doug Barton <DougB@gorean.org> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: office suites (was: Re: FreeBSD Newbies First Aid Kit) Message-ID: <Pine.BSO.4.20.0101061752090.18998-100000@grendel.bts> In-Reply-To: <3A578016.479A218E@gorean.org>
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Doug, Yes, but hopefully not more of a PITA than rebooting into Windows when someone sends me a MS-Word doc. Actually this is turning into an interesting experiment. I've just downloaded StarOffice and it seems to be running just fine (bloated download -- I'm glad I have a cable modem!). I also have a release of ApplixWare which I bought last year and never used, and finally, I'm going to get a copy of Corel WordPerfect for Linux (although, business-wise, Corel may not be a viable Linux player for long). I'll keep notes. Ciao --Louis <louis@bertrandtech.on.ca> On Sat, 6 Jan 2001, Doug Barton wrote: > Louis Bertrand wrote: > > > What attracted me was the hope of running Star Office (under Linux > > emulation) or Applixware so I wouldn't have to reboot into Windows > > whenever someone sends me a MS-Word document (too schizo). > > Word on the lists is that star office under linux compatability mode is > a giant pita, whereas applixware has a native freebsd version that runs > quite well. > > Good luck, > > Doug > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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