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KDE Readies KOffice 2.0 As OpenOffice Competitor

Posted by kdawson on from the another-country-heard-from dept.

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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  1. Re:freedom not numbers by QuantumG · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The point of the open source movement was to ensure people have a choice. False.

    The point of the "open source" movement is to improve the way software is developed by opening it up and distributing it.

    The point of the "free software" movement is to ensure that software is freely redistributable, and modifiable by the users of the software.

    As for this "choice" thing you're talking about. That's the function of the market isn't it? Wouldn't just proprietary software give people "choice"?

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