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AbiWord beats OpenOffice to a Grammar Checker

Posted by Hemos on from the hats-off dept.

msevior writes "The recently released AbiWord-2.4 (downloads for Linux, OSX and Windows here ) is the first Free Word Processor to offer an integrated Grammar Checker. We can can do this because we're a pure GPL'd application and so can easily collaborate with other Freely licensed applications like link-grammar, gtkmathview and itex2mml which provide AbiWord-2.4 with a superb Latex-based Math feature. Sun's license requirements for OpenOffice.Org make it much more difficult for such collaborations to occur."

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  1. Re:Usefulness? by karmaflux · · Score: 0, Troll

    I hate it whenever Word tries to encourage me not to use passive.Also my pet hate when Word underlines all my headers and says "fragment: consider revising" ...what the heck you dumb program!

    You need all the help you can get.

    I hate it when Word encourages me not to use the passive voice. Also, I hate it when Word underlines my headers and says, "Fragment: consider revising." What the heck, you dumb program?

    There you go.

    --

    REM Old programmers don't die. They just GOSUB without RETURN.

  2. devils advocate... by joshsnow · · Score: 0, Troll

    We can can do this because we're a pure GPL'd application and so can easily collaborate with other Freely licensed applications like link-grammar,gtkmathview and itex2mml

    Translation:

    We can can do this because we're a pure Stallman'd application and so can easily collaborate with other Stallman licensed applications like link-grammar,gtkmathview and itex2mml.

    Doesn't sound so free when you say it like that, does it? ;)

  3. Re:-1 flamebait by Gnuosphere · · Score: 0, Troll

    The GPL discourages collaboration. If you want to encourage collaboration you need a license like BSD. The GPL allows restricted collaboration, but only between GPL fans. The BSD license allows collaboration for everyone.

    You are using the word "collaboration" in a deceitful manner. Kind of like the way George Bush uses the word "freedom".

    More accurately would be...

    The GPL encourages collaboration. If you want to encourage collusion you need a license like BSD. The GPL prevents collusion within a collaborative community. The BSD license allows anyone to collude to work against freedom.

    The BSD mentality is really twisted. How many hits of the bong does it take to come up with this perspective?...

    "The GPL is restrictive! You should have the freedom to take away people's freedom or else you don't truly have freedom!"

    I'm amazed that this posting received an "Insightful" remark. Insight into what exactly?