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Analysis of SuSE Linux Desktop
pdajames writes "ZDNet UK has a look at the new SuSE Linux Desktop, running Microsoft Office. They seem to think Linux is just about there when it comes to desktop users, although their words about StarOffice are not so kind. It seems like some of the reality of desktop Linux is starting to match the hype." Not being an Office power user myself, I felt that way a long time ago, but it's cool to see projects like Evolution get some more street cred.
What are the obscure technical reasons the article alludes to?
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Microsoft doing their hardest to make sure that you cannot easily reverse engineer VBA perhaps?
However, this comment is out of date (or nearly so) as theyhave managed to get it going in OO.org 1.1 beta, despite the same roadblocks that MS used to try and cripple Samba, WineX etc. A little while to get it stable and it should be in Star Office as well.
Personally I am not sad that it's not in OO at the moment, as too many people waste time writing VBA apps for things that really should be done in a proper language. Some of the hacks required to get a crippled version of a crippled language running in a crippled environment beggar belief.
Worst of all is when managers spend aeons hammering on about 'portable code' and 'good structure' and 'maintanable design' right before asking for a DB app knocked up in Access. Aaaargh! Hypocritical goits! No one can write anything but a dirty hack in VBA, it _just isn't possible_!
All you should need is a clean, open API into your business logic which should be destinct from the application suite and centralised for version control and efficiency, which can then hook into a _real_ database for data security and integrity. None of this half assed scripting rubbish that so many people get away with, even for enterprise applications
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