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LibreOffice vs. OpenOffice Part 2: All Bugs Are Shallow When Blogged to a Linux News Feed

  • decentralist.wordpress.com (Posted by carltonh on Oct 11, 2012 9:53 PM EDT)
  • Groups: Community
I had a specific important case for my usage where I had to use OpenOffice. Now it appears my options will expand in a month.

LibreOffice vs. OpenOffice, Not Always Simple

  • decentralist.wordpress.com; By decentralist (Posted by carltonh on Oct 1, 2012 11:36 PM EDT)
  • Groups: OpenOffice.org
LibreOffice may have the community and momentum, but that doesn't mean it is the better choice for every document.

Is Microsoft Driving Valve and Steam to Strengthen Linux as a Gaming Platform?

  • decentralist.wordpress.com; By decentralist (Posted by carltonh on Apr 25, 2012 12:20 AM EDT)
  • Groups: Linux, Microsoft
Followers of Linux gaming have known that Valve had a few employees dabble in Linux before, but not make commitments or investments in it. So a CEO saying “We want to fix this.” Is a major change and improvement.

A Windows App That Works Better in Wine Than Windows

  • decentralist.wordpress.com (Posted by carltonh on Sep 21, 2010 12:55 AM EDT)
  • Groups: Ubuntu
As Microsoft slowly breaks old compatibility, and Wine continues to improve Windows compatibility. it seems only a matter of time before some Windows programs run better in Wine than in Windows. Last week, I found my own example.