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OpenOffice vs. Google Apps
Nov 11, 2008, 22 :04 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (4187 reads)

(Other stories by Bruce Byfield)

"Six weeks ago, Richard Stallman condemned network applications as proprietary software. He is right, of course -- not only is the source code for most network apps unavailable, but except in a few cases like Clipperz, using them means that you cede control of your data.

"But if Stallman's observations aren't enough to stop you from using network apps, a comparison of a leading example like Google Apps with free and open source software (FOSS) such as OpenOffice.org should be."

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