KDE Readies KOffice 2.0 As OpenOffice Competitor

Da Massive writes in with a link to a story on KOffice 2.0, the next generation of the KDE office suite due sometime next year. In an interview with KDE spokesman Sebastian Kugler, Computerworld reports that KOffice 2.0 will be leaner, faster, and enjoy a cleaner code base than OpenOffice. It will also feature more applications, including an Access-like database creator, a flowcharter, and an image manipulation tool. KOffice is not yet fully compatible with ODF but the claim is that 2.0 will be.

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why don't they think of a catchy name

[Anonymous Coward]

The "K-" line of apps has all the cachet of Sam's Club or President's Choice. Why plant the presumption of value product mediocrity in people's minds before they even try it?

Re:why don't they think of a catchy name

[Anonymous Coward]

> all the cachet of Sam's Club or President's Choice.

The obvious choice of K mart really didn't occur to you?

Someone is wearing their bad idea jeans

[AP31R0N]

*grr* Dear Open Source Community, This is why FOSS/OSS is not a threat to M$. You all have your incomplete pet projects with dozens of users that are no match for what M$ offers... unity. M$ Office integrates into Windows. i can go to any company in the first world and know how to operate their computers. Until you guys start consolidating your efforts and making ONE worth office suite (OO.o is cool, i use it as much as i can, but it is NOT a replacement for MSO yet), and ONE operating system, the world will view Linux and Open Source as the purview of nerds. Nothing would please me more than to reformat my hard drive, install TEH Linux (teh as in, the only one). But i can't until PlanetSide and MSO can run on it. i can't until i know there will be a driver for my next video card. i can't rely on OO.o until it can mail merge and has a "Send to Email Recipient" button. i can't until i know that i'm not going to need to learn shell scripting or CLI to get the thing to install or work. i can't until i know that the files i create can be used on the most possible machines. Pooling your efforts just might get that done. Or, you could keep doing what you're doing, and keep getting the results you're already getting. This is where some fanboi flames me for "not getting it". Or someone says, "but OSS is about choice, having a single version of Linux is against what it stands for". Sure, great, but don't stand there scratching your head wondering why you use Debian at home but must suffer through using Windows at work. Or why you have to load Windows when you want to play a current game, or just about any game with more than one player. i don't want choices in operating systems, i want choices in software and hardware. Mac and Linux (and the other pet OSes) offer a fraction of what M$ does. Remember kids - If someone says something you disagree with, mod them as Flamebait!

Re:Someone is wearing their bad idea jeans

[Ash-Fox]

*grr* Dear Open Source Community, This is why FOSS/OSS is not a threat to M$.

I find it difficult to take someone seriously who refers to Microsoft as M$, does not do paragraphs and growls at the reader. However, I will humor you.

It's interesting that you claim FOSS/OSS is not a threat to Microsoft when just yesterday Microsoft did yet another 'attack'.

i can go to any company in the first world and know how to operate their computers.

I doubt it.

Until you guys start consolidating your efforts and making ONE worth office suite (OO.o is cool, i use it as much as i can, but it is NOT a replacement for MSO yet), and ONE operating system, the world will view Linux and Open Source as the purview of nerds.

Why don't you tell Microsoft to make a single operating system, Like, Windows Vista - No editions, no server OSes. Why don't you tell Microsoft not to create multiple Office suites Which they did with Microsoft Office home/home professional/professional/enterprise, Microsoft Works, Microsoft Office Live etc.

I find it strange you criticize independent developers for creating different projects on their own and compare them to a single company who creates multiple products and then claim that this company only makes a single product.

Nothing would please me more than to reformat my hard drive, install TEH Linux (teh as in, the only one).

There is only one real Linux - Enjoy.

OF course if you want a OS, I'd suggest you choose a OS. There is only one Kubuntu, only one Centos, only one whatever.

i can't rely on OO.o until it can mail merge and has a "Send to Email Recipient" button.

Have you sent a feature request?

i can't until i know that i'm not going to need to learn shell scripting or CLI to get the thing to install or work.

Not had this issue with OpenOffice under Windows or Kubuntu. Can install it through the GUI just fine and I have never needed to use CLI to mess with OpenOffice.org yet.

i can't until i know that the files i create can be used on the most possible machines.

I think you need to learn how to use the save as dialog.

If you want to export it to a Microsoft document format, you can.

Pooling your efforts just might get that done.

So, who are you exactly? I want to know exactly what makes you a holy all knowing God that can justify this? What previous experience do you have? What research can you give me that this is the best method? Why can't you use paragraphs?

Sure, great, but don't stand there scratching your head wondering why you use Debian at home but must suffer through using Windows at work. Or why you have to load Windows when you want to play a current game, or just about any game with more than one player.

I actually use Kubuntu at home, at work and for playing games (games I run under Wine even run faster than under native windows for some reason on the same hardware). Sorry, your generalizations do not apply to me at all.

i don't want choices in operating systems, i want choices in software and hardware.

Well, maybe others want choices in operating systems, you aren't the center of the universe.

Mac and Linux (and the other pet OSes) offer a fraction of what M$ does.

Care to elaborate?

Remember kids - If someone says something you disagree with, mod them as Flamebait!

Honestly, it feels like I've been baited.