who says good things don't come free? (Open Office)
I heard from my friend of this prog. But I just couldn't believe it. After looking at their site it really is true! it's called Open Office located at http://www.openoffice.org . And it's a program much like Microsoft Office. But better, it is open sourced, compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux. It can open and safe in microsoft office format, it's own format, or in .swf (flash) for presentations. And best of all... it's free!go ahead, check out the site, to learn more about their features go here http://www.openoffice.org/product/
Whadda think? Free is better than $150-300, does the same, compatible with all, and it's legal
Whadda think? Free is better than $150-300, does the same, compatible with all, and it's legal
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But yes, it is great. I noticed I have a copy of MS office on my book. As I didnt order it with it, i assume it's demo, and it'll be on the PB DVD anyway. So tomorrow when I install Panther I will just delete all that and never bother to have any M$ programs on my Macs again (at least I try. No IE, no M$ Office, no Win Mediaprayer etc). Yes, OpenOffice will be there. Happy to see you like it.
Originally posted by penseive
fink and finkcommander will rock your world if OOo's "port" of OO makes you this happy. Right now it doesn't work with Panther, but I expect it to soon.
This true?
I thought it would work off the bat, considering Panther has XFree86 as a standard feature.
Originally posted by \\/\\/ickes
This true?
I thought it would work off the bat, considering Panther has XFree86 as a standard feature.
I meant fink, not OO. Sorry for the confusion.
I used it to install wget, kstars, nmap, ethereal and liquid.
I love OpenOffice on my PC. When I get my iBook G4 though, I'll be using MS Office to do assignments. OpenOffice for Darwin is not integrated enough with the OS.
Barto
Originally posted by Barto
Fink (0.53) runs fine on Panther.
I used it to install wget, kstars, nmap, ethereal and liquid.
I love OpenOffice on my PC. When I get my iBook G4 though, I'll be using MS Office to do assignments. OpenOffice for Darwin is not integrated enough with the OS.
Barto
Yah I am waiting for a true "native" port too... The idea of running X11 just for an office title is unsettling.
As a linux user I try to do as much as possible without starting X. It feels more unixy that way.