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NewsForge Reviews Excel Clone for Linux

Posted by Hemos on from the breaking-the-XLS-tyranny dept.

martin-k writes "NewsForge has a glowing review about PlanMaker for Linux, a new spreadsheet for Linux that is much more compatible with Microsoft Excel than the competition and speedier, too. PlanMaker has Excel-compatible charting and AutoShapes and reads and writes any Excel file you throw at it. Here is a chart comparing Excel, OpenOffice.org, and PlanMaker." Yes, Virginia, NewsForge is also part of OSDN, like Slashdot.

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  1. Re:Pretty Cool by Gothmolly · · Score: 0, Troll

    I can't wait to download it and give it a go.

    Choose your words more carefully.

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    I want to delete my account but Slashdot doesn't allow it.
  2. Re:Pretty Cool by loginx · · Score: 0, Troll

    its not free-as-in-beer. It may not even be free-as-in-speech.

    I think the first step before it could possibly become free as in speech would be for it to be free as in beer.

    It would be a little silly to sell a product when you distribute the source for it on your website.

  3. Re:Non-Free, Why not just use Excel? by jsebrech · · Score: 1, Troll

    In sum, who needs another me-too piece of proprietary software?

    rms, is that you? ;)

    Be honest here, do you honestly believe that existing open source software is always "acceptable" for any kind of job? There is a place for proprietary software in the world, and if there's a place within the desktop market for planmaker, we'll find out. Let the market decide, that's what I say.