[CLUE-Tech] MS Office on Linux -- would you?

[Collins Richey]

On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 10:39:41 -0700
Jeff Cann <j.cann at isuma.org> wrote:

> Given this:
> 
>  + http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/02/13/HNlinuxoffice_1.html
> 
> If MS Office were available on Linux, would you pony up for it?  Why /
> not?  How does this affect Linux advocacy efforts to persuade companys
> to use Linux on the desktop.
> 

MS Office is a great product on a lousy operating system with repressive
licensing practices.  It's availability on Linux would not stop the
repressive licensing practices.  I'd rather put my money (precious
little is required) on continual improvements in OpenOffice.

-- 
Collins Richey - Denver area
gentoo 2004 2.6.3_r2 nptl udev