On Friday 24 March 2006 11:07 pm, Steve Lamb wrote: > Tony Godshall wrote: > > Looking for things in open source that work EXACTLY like > > commercial tools in Windows is a recipe for failure. > > Uh, no, it's not. It's pretty much the foundation of where a lot of OS > software pulls people away from Commercial applications. I mean would you > call someone trolling if they were asking "Is there an office suite like > Microsoft Office" (OpenOffice.org), or "an email/scheduling client like > Outlook" (Evolution)? No. So sorry, it isn't a recipe for failure...
it's not a recipe for failure for asking. but it certainly becomes one when you start abusing the people who come up with something close *as best as they can*. you yourself have suggested that OO.o is a replacement for MSOffice. and Evolution for MSOutlook. is openoffice.org *EXACTLY* like MS Office? is Evolution *EXACTLY* like Outlook? i can come up with a set of criteria where OO.o would not be as EXACT a replacement as you seem to think. now, does the person recommending OO.o deserve a flogging? more to the point, you suggested that OO.o is a replacement for MSOffice. should i start a flame fest with you? # apt-get install mind-reader && read-mind neural-network unreachable. > > > Go troll somewhere else. > > ..so please take your own advice and troll elsewhere. -- anoop [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
