In news:[email protected], Wayne Borean <[email protected]> typed: > I'll disagree with that. Windows didn't open the World. > Unix did. Windows just imitated what Unix did, ten years > later. > > Wayne
Umm, no. But you are entitled to your opinion. HTH, Twayne` > > > On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 10:04 AM, <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi Lorenzo, >> >> Much appreciate your reply. >> >> I think you maybe right and that's it's probably a Win >> XP related problem with LibO! >> >> I asked a friend to test a copy of my Impress >> presentation (which lost the links under XP) on >> Linux which he did this morning and the links are still >> active (without having to re-set) when >> impress presentation is run under Linux. >> >> This just adds to my utter frustration with OOO and >> LibO..... >> >> If open-source products are to become a standard you >> simply cannot say OK it runs on >> Linux.... The majority of my business contacts would not >> even know where or what Linux >> was... let alone replace Windows with it... which to >> them is already "geeky" enough. >> >> The wonderful freedom and exciting functionality of Open >> Source product is going to get >> marginalised IF it cannot challenge conventional >> systems..... it will become a "them & us" >> type environment and never be taken seriously by the >> business world unless the brilliant >> minds behind OOO and LibO realise that in order to prove >> product maturity and reliability you >> must be able to convert to their standard without >> problem, then it will never be taken >> seriously. >> >> I don't give a damn what came before MS..... Windows >> opened the world up to communications where anyone can >> write a doc, send via email and more or less guarantee it >> can be read or viewed by any MS recipient.... I don't >> like it ( because of monopoly) but that's >> the bottom line. >> >> I would love to give the finger to my business partners >> by using LibO 24x7 BUT I can't.... If >> they can't read my output then I have no business! >> >> Surely LibO has the skill to sort out compatibility >> between the OOO/LibO open standard >> versus MS closed..... please! Where "we" are at the >> moment is the product is more important >> than the market it belongs in.... the market has the >> power to kill it! >> >> Do this and I can stop paying MS licence fees.... and so >> will millions of other prople and LibO >> will become the new standard Office for XP, WIN7 and >> Linux..... do not do it and the >> business community cannot support the product. >> >> To save time please I don't want emails saying well >> change to Linux.... My answer is make >> Linux business friendly and the standard operating >> system for PC's and ask me again. >> >> Right now it's a sad day.... A brilliant product but >> missing the boat. (just a personal view). >> >> Despite this I will continue to try and make LibO work >> for me and my business.... Plse try and >> treat compatibility issues as priority. >> >> >> timi >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to >> [email protected] >> Posting guidelines + more: >> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List >> archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ >> All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived >> and cannot be deleted -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
