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:InfoWorld: Problems with OpenOffice
InfoWorld: Problems with OpenOffice
Jan 10, 2006, 01 :30 UTC (5 Talkback[s]) (7364 reads)

(Other stories by Matt Asay)

"Before you start flaming, please understand that both I and the author of the news article are open source PROponents. We like open source. I've made a career of it.

"But that doesn't mean open source is somehow infallible. Sometimes the comments here read like a devout Catholic thinking I've started a smear campaign against the immaculate conception. Keep in mind that it's just software and that it can always get better. Things get better as we find their bugs and improve them..."

Complete Story

Related Stories:
The Guardian: If This Suite's a Success, Why Is It So Buggy?(Dec 10, 2005)
eWeek: Why OpenOffice.org 2.0 Is Your Best Choice(Oct 22, 2005)
ONLamp: Mozillarization of OpenOffice.org(Oct 21, 2005)
NewsForge: Three Reasons Why Internet-based Applications are a Bad Idea(Oct 19, 2005)


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Maybe the reason OO is so buggy is that  ...   Is it buggy because it is too complex!   
Scott Howell
Jan 10, 2006, 02:15:58
 
All the article said about the OpenOffic ...   The article didn't list any problems with Open   
Dan Kegel
Jan 10, 2006, 17:28:57
 
I commented at the cite, but just to be  ...   Poor Article   
C. Whitman
Jan 10, 2006, 21:23:46
 
I don't want an office package the & ...   Complexity-or comprehensiveness?   
ac
Jan 10, 2006, 22:17:18
 
Annoyed once again by Microsoft Office " ...   Open Office annoyance...   
Wonderbird
Jan 11, 2006, 08:05:00
 
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