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KOffice 2.0.0 Now Open For Firefox-Like Extensions
jakeb writes "After a massive three-year development effort KOffice 2.0.0 has been released (packages for Kubuntu are available) aiming to be a lightweight, cross-platform office suite that supports third-party apps and extensions. With its new design (everything, including the core components, is a module) and bindings, you don't need to know C++ to hack on KOffice, as extensions can be written in Python or Java, among others. TechWorld has an interview with KOffice marketing coordinator Inge Wallin about the vision for an easy-to-use office suite that supports click-to-install extensions like Firefox. Will this be the key to KOffice rising above all other free office suites? The KOffice devs think so. An online repository of extensions, templates, and content for KOffice? I like the sound of that."
An online repository of extensions, templates, and content for KOffice? I like the sound of that."
OMG!!! An online repository of extensions?!?!?! It's not like OpenOffice.org hasn't had that for ages. Oh wait...
Meh, it just goes to show how far Aaron Seigo's madness has spread. It boggles my mind that you would consider releasing a .0 release yet still recommend that users use the previous vesion. I can get releasing a .0 release that may have a couple of regressions, but I would think that on balance, you would have released something that is better and users would want to use. But no, apparently its better to just release something 3/4ths finished, then have furious 6 month release cycles for 1 - 2 years all the while the "Ooooooh! Shiney! New!" crowd bitches at you across the interwebs about how the new version is garbage. KDE/Amarok/KOffice devs must secretely be e-masochists.