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[frlwinslow]

The article does not say whether the INTEL version of LibreOffice is strictly for Windows Intel Machines or will they also be offering a LINUX version for Linux based computers?

[CaniblCat]

frlwinslow, on 26 February 2012 - 09:18 AM, said:

The article does not say whether the INTEL version of LibreOffice is strictly for Windows Intel Machines or will they also be offering a LINUX version for Linux based computers?

Considering LibreOffice is a free download regardless of OS, does it really matter?

[IndianArt]

frlwinslow, on 26 February 2012 - 09:18 AM, said:

The article does not say whether the INTEL version of LibreOffice is strictly for Windows Intel Machines or will they also be offering a LINUX version for Linux based computers?

I don't think that will matter that much. Any help is welcome. I am told Intel is contributing to LO financially.

I think there must be millions of Linux users who use Intel computers, so I feel since Intel is optimizing LO for Intel hardware for Windows, I hope it optimizes it for Intel hardware for Linux too.

[Sourav8y9s]

When I have Microsoft Office on my PC, why should I go for something else?

[jwojewidka]

Sourav8y9s, on 26 February 2012 - 02:19 PM, said:

When I have Microsoft Office on my PC, why should I go for something else?

It's not all about you :-) If you had - like I have - three of my own systems, and another four in the family, having MS Office on all of them is not feasible. And, make no mistake, LO is *not* as good as MS Office, but it is more than good enough for the needs of my family and my other systems I don't use all the time.

I would say, in fact, for right now go with OpenOffice because it still works better than Libre Office. I've used all three for years and at the moment LO still has more bugs.

[jwojewidka]

While this is a good thing for all of us (except Oracle), having used LO, OO and MS O, I would choose MS O, OO *then* LO. LO has the most formatting bugs and is frustrating for anyone who 1) needs professional output all the time, and 2) exchanges docs with others frequently. Maybe this will put some momentum behind LO and force it to act right all of the time.

And, please hear me (typical user)! Don't need to add more features, just make sure it works!!!!

[butlerwm]

Presently I use OpenOffice.org on my primary desktop at home. I switched to it earlier this year because I grew tired of the 2010 version of MS Office. I produce book length manuscripts and found the 2010 interface inferior compared to previous incarnations. I kept the XP version of Office on my laptop and still enjoy working with it. However, support for that version is nearing end-of-life.

OpenOffice.org, on the other hand, responds well, gives me the tools I need, and has an interface closely resembling Office XP's. I know there are those who believe if you're not using the newest version of a certain software package, you're living in the stone age. Let them continue with their beliefs and I'll continue to be more productive with my stone age tools.

I've not yet tried LibreOffice but if it's been optimized for Intel processors, it'll be worth a look-see.

[mmth]

So how/where is LibreOffice downloadable?

[RaymondoS]

mmth, on 27 February 2012 - 10:42 AM, said:

So how/where is LibreOffice downloadable?

Go to http://www.libreoffice.org/download/

[nubwaxer]

i tried installing libre office but it would not install. open office has always worked perfectly so i don't want to be a product tester for a D-U-D lie libre offense.

[IndianArt]

Sourav8y9s, on 26 February 2012 - 02:19 PM, said:

When I have Microsoft Office on my PC, why should I go for something else?

If you want to save money.

If you want some features that come extra with LO like PDF export.

[Evildave]

Are you sure that's not F-U-D?

I'm using LibreOffice daily with no real issues. The formatting bugs that I occasionally get are the same as anyone would get when some M$O user sends another M$O user a file that uses fonts the recipient does not have. Mostly the sort where some clod makes a 'form' to fill out, and doesn't turn it into a PDF, so now all the carefully formatted with spaces and more spaces lines and paragraphs are borked, usually because they ALSO didn't know how to break the document into columns and use text alignment.

Usually the people who whine and cry the loudest about 'formatting bugs' are the ones who don't know anything about proper text formatting, and gets a document from someone who knows just as little, or less.

[IndianArt]

mmth, on 27 February 2012 - 10:42 AM, said:

So how/where is LibreOffice downloadable?

www.libreoffice.org/download/

[Evildave]

Actually, I just used the PDF editor in LO the other day. It's come a long way since it was introduced.

In this case, a form someone delivered to me as a scanned PDF. I typed the parts I was supposed to fill in, printed the page to sign, then scanned and replaced that page in the PDF, and sent it back.

This post has been edited by Evildave: 27 February 2012 - 08:11 PM

[Jameshoqh]

Sourav8y9s, on 26 February 2012 - 02:19 PM, said:

When I have Microsoft Office on my PC, why should I go for something else?

[Jameshoqh]

Microsoft office is not on my computer and never will be on it. I had Word Perfect, but now run Libre Office. I can upgrade when ever I want and always stay current. I can decide if the upgrade is worth anything, and contribute on what it is worth to me. A better option than a large corporation shoving what they think is best for me down my throat.