Re: Are Gnome and Abiword DEAD ?

From: Abdullah Ramazanoglu (abdullah_at_ramazanoglu.tr)
Date: 10/27/04 

Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 23:07:22 +0300

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> In comp.os.linux.advocacy Abdullah Ramazanoglu <abdullah@ramazanoglu.tr> wrote:
>
>> The moment Abiword can process OpenOffice documents (which should be
>> *much* easier to do compared to MS-Office, due to open specs), then it can
>> be a serious contender in basic word processing needs, because it is real
>> small and fast compared to OpenOffice.
>
> Abiword 1.99.5 that came with my suse 9.0 pro distro works with OO writer
> files. Can't say much about either though. I use vi unless I absolutely
> have to use something else, which is almost never.

I couldn't find Abiword in Mandrake 10.0, I guess they've dropped it in
favor of KOffice and OpenOffice.

BTW, KOffice is also a good option. According to
http://marketing.openoffice.org/2.0/featureguide.html (long page; search
for "KOffice"),

"OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.0 and StarOffice (SO) 8 use the new OASIS Open
Office XML File Format as their default file format. Support of this
format has also been announced by KOffice."

Then KOffice could be ideal for clerk-work thin clients and other basic
users, while OpenOffice for power users. Feasibility of such setup is
arguable, though, for it introduces additional management and learning
costs. Nevertheless I guess KOffice is a better alternative to Abiword. It
is a complete suite, and it's (going to be) compatible with OpenOffice v2. 

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