Date: Sat, 20 May 2000 08:44:17 -0700 From: Jeff Gibbons <jgibbons@protogate.com> To: Gary Roberts <garyr@wcs.uq.edu.au> Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: rpm and WordPerfect Office 2000 Message-ID: <20000520084416.B43451@nike.relcast.com> In-Reply-To: <200005160032.KAA09256@amor.wcs.uq.edu.au>; from Gary Roberts on Tue, May 16, 2000 at 10:32:49AM %2B1000 References: <200005152346.QAA11498@freeway.dcfinc.com> <200005160032.KAA09256@amor.wcs.uq.edu.au>
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On Tue, May 16, 2000 at 10:32:49AM +1000, Gary Roberts wrote: > Chad R. Larson writes :- > > > Has anyone tried to evaluate pros and cons of the various office > > suites? > > > > 1) Applixware - native > > 2) StarOffice - linux > > 3) WordPerfect - linux > > 4) anything - Wine > > 5) ??? > > <snip description of secretary trying W98 version of staroffice> > > At the moment I've basically given up - she uses W98 and I use FreeBSD. > I would be very interested in other peoples experiences. > Applixware has been a lifesaver for me, because it can import and read or edit MS Word 95/97/2000 ".doc" files directly, though it can't export to those formats (it uses .rtf instead, which is better anyway in my opinion because it is more portable). I originally bought the FreeBSD version (after seeing it demo'ed at the FreeBSDCon last year) because I work with some people who occasionally send me email with .doc file attachments, and it has allowed me to interoperate with them easily without having to boot a Windows machine. Other than the FreeBSD CDs themselves, it has been the best money I ever spent. Of course, I haven't really "wrung it out" to really see what it's capable of -- I use vi for everything _I_ have control over. You might consider trying it out; even if you can't wean your secretary off W98, you'd at least be able to read her output on your FreeBSD machine! Jeff To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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