I've been using Word for like 20 years, and this has happened maybe once or twice.
Lucky you. Too bad I run into that issue on a regular basis every time I go print something by one of the nearby libraries or computer labs. What a nightmare.
"Word isn't perfect so you might as well gamble on OpenOffice" is a frequently used argument, but not a very compelling one.
Neither is "OpenOffice isn't perfect so you might as well just forget about it and pay the money for Word."
I have no problems with anyone using either program; use what works for you. It just not fair to pick on one for having the same exact problem as the other with incompatibility.
Are they just two different attempts at the same thing?
Yes. You have Ubuntu Netbook Remix, which is an official Ubuntu project that takes Ubuntu and slaps a netbook GUI over the top. Then you have Moblin, the Intel-funded program, which does the same thing to Fedora (or has it changed?).
To be fair, I had one Word project crumble because the damn program wasn't compatible with itself, after five minutes of sitting around. This is something even Microsoft can't get right 100% of the time.
I think the author's overstating OO.o's negatives a bit, but that's just me. I like the way it highlights text better.
I've gotten my 4th Gen "skinny curved screen" iPod Nano to work perfectly with gtkpod. The release that comes in Ubuntu 9.04's repositories has been working for months. I'm not sure about the rest of the gang, however.
Just recently Slashdot covered a new open source FPS game. It's main window looks like this: http://schend.net/images/screenshots/alien_arena.png I can't even enumerate the hundreds of things wrong with just that one window.
Poor example. The game itself is not open source; the engine is. The engine is open source because it's based on Quake II's source code, which is where that menu comes from. Alien Arena, as a game, is freeware.
Look at Nexuiz (which IS OS) and its menu for an easy counter-example. Very streamlined and efficient.
Once you're addicted to tiling windows managers, there's no going back. Awesome and Ratpoison, for example. Far, far beyond the usual, normal window managing paradigm, but boy is it good stuff.
You missed the point. A lot of distros, such as OpenSUSE, will distribute a DVD but not install every program on the disc at once. Most installations only use a fraction of that, unless you specify to install everything in a mad rush.
Can I ask why? Not a troll or flamebait or anything - maybe there's something I missed. I agreed with the grandparent down to the letter; I couldn't see how it was anything other than a mildly better XP. I can't say it would be worth it for me to try and squash it onto a netbook when Ubuntu or XP would work just fine, so if you like it so much maybe you noticed something I didn't.
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inferior software isn't Windows-only
Who is saying that?
That idiot SJVN doesn't count.
'S better than Flash.
Nanny Ogg, of course!
Gaming enthusiasts will always prefer the PC, and mainstream gamers will always prefer consoles.
Even that is a stretch of a statement. The Sims might ring some bells. Peggle, Bejeweled, and that one, that World of something...I can't recall.
In any case, PC gaming isn't going anywhere.
Yes. Frakking nerds.
Well, you have Epiphany and Konqueror, which aren't that terrible.
Hey, man, did you see that excellent mass of exclamation points? Dude. I mean, seriously.
Hell, it took me a few hours to walk to your house and hand you this message!
Maybe open source developers have better things to do
Like fixing Pulseaudio?
Ooh, I said it. And I'm fairly pro-Linux around here, too. Ouch.
I've been using Word for like 20 years, and this has happened maybe once or twice.
Lucky you. Too bad I run into that issue on a regular basis every time I go print something by one of the nearby libraries or computer labs. What a nightmare.
"Word isn't perfect so you might as well gamble on OpenOffice" is a frequently used argument, but not a very compelling one.
Neither is "OpenOffice isn't perfect so you might as well just forget about it and pay the money for Word."
I have no problems with anyone using either program; use what works for you. It just not fair to pick on one for having the same exact problem as the other with incompatibility.
You forget about the Linux server market, where Linux is number one, and this fact hasn't upped the amount of viruses whatsoever.
Maybe it's a strength that Linux is used less.
Question for people smarter than me: If Linux is on 80% (or so) of servers out there, you'd think there'd be viruses like crazy for Linux, right?
Are they just two different attempts at the same thing?
Yes. You have Ubuntu Netbook Remix, which is an official Ubuntu project that takes Ubuntu and slaps a netbook GUI over the top. Then you have Moblin, the Intel-funded program, which does the same thing to Fedora (or has it changed?).
To be fair, I had one Word project crumble because the damn program wasn't compatible with itself, after five minutes of sitting around. This is something even Microsoft can't get right 100% of the time.
I think the author's overstating OO.o's negatives a bit, but that's just me. I like the way it highlights text better.
I've gotten my 4th Gen "skinny curved screen" iPod Nano to work perfectly with gtkpod. The release that comes in Ubuntu 9.04's repositories has been working for months. I'm not sure about the rest of the gang, however.
Disregard this reply; it wasn't for you. I missed the post I was responding to. I swear, it was a "5, Funny" response for the ages.
Random examples:
Just recently Slashdot covered a new open source FPS game. It's main window looks like this: http://schend.net/images/screenshots/alien_arena.png I can't even enumerate the hundreds of things wrong with just that one window.
Poor example. The game itself is not open source; the engine is. The engine is open source because it's based on Quake II's source code, which is where that menu comes from. Alien Arena, as a game, is freeware.
Look at Nexuiz (which IS OS) and its menu for an easy counter-example. Very streamlined and efficient.
There are only, by my quick count, one hundred and forty one Linux distributions. Currently shipping. For the Intel platform. In English.
Based on Ubuntu. But are really just a modified version so. That it's. Not. Brown.
Once you're addicted to tiling windows managers, there's no going back. Awesome and Ratpoison, for example. Far, far beyond the usual, normal window managing paradigm, but boy is it good stuff.
"...so the interface design ends up too complicated for most people to use."
Written by someone who's never used Gnome, I see.
Oh, quit your bitching. Nobody's forcing you to use Linux, last time I checked.
USB / flash is the perfect medium for distributing installation media,
I agree. The only issue are old motherboards that can't boot off of them.
If you need anymore comfirmation though I suggest you look no farther than slashdot's "borg Gates" image they use for any microsoft related story.
Was I alone in thinking that was a joke?
You missed the point. A lot of distros, such as OpenSUSE, will distribute a DVD but not install every program on the disc at once. Most installations only use a fraction of that, unless you specify to install everything in a mad rush.
Personally, I prefer it to XP, OSX and Ubuntu
Can I ask why? Not a troll or flamebait or anything - maybe there's something I missed. I agreed with the grandparent down to the letter; I couldn't see how it was anything other than a mildly better XP. I can't say it would be worth it for me to try and squash it onto a netbook when Ubuntu or XP would work just fine, so if you like it so much maybe you noticed something I didn't.