[H-GEN] Software Freedom Day (new thread)

[Greg Black]

On 2005-09-09, Ted Percival wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 08, 2005 at 09:48:54AM +1000, Greg Black wrote:
>> I must say that I am very uncomfortable whenever I see OO
>> evangelism.  Yes, it's useful for those situations when somebody
>> clueless sends you a Word document.  But as for being useful in
>> its own right, no way.
> 
> Sounds like you've only used OpenOffice.org 1. OOo 2 has some great
> improvements, I know it's considered beta software, but I think the
> advantages far outweigh the disadvantages of being beta software.

Sounds like you didn't bother to read what I've written about
this.  I have previously explained that the significant increase
of reliance on Java in OO2 is a major show-stopper as far as I'm
concerned.  And, considering the crash-prone nature of OO in
general, suggesting that people risk beta versions seems a bit
cruel to me.

> I use
> it for everything at work and at home. Granted I don't spend a lot of
> time using office suites, but I find it a perfect for my needs.

Great.  As I've said several times, if it works for you, use
it.  If you're happy with the experience you have with it, and
you can put up with the quality of its output, then that's
great.  But don't be surprised if people with requirements for
quality and reliability are reluctant to go down the path with
you.

Greg