I thought GitHub was launching an operating system to compete with Windows and OS X.
I had a rant against GNOME Shell half-written in my head before I realized my misread...
The article is a little bit ambiguous; it says Google's already patched OpenSSL, so I'm guessing if your device still receives updates from your carrier, then you're safe (if not, you should have already flashed CyanogenMod). The apps only need to be updated for those Android devices that will go unpatched.
I did. 1) not stated [Intel is working on firmware patches; but to what extent? for every x86 processor ever made since 1997?]; 2) not stated; 3) not stated. I was hoping somebody here would have some more detailed information.
Three questions: 1) Is it possible to fix this with a downloadable firmware patch? 2) Will such a patch be forthcoming from Intel and/or AMD? 3) Until then, is there any way to protect my x86 machines, other than the obvious "avoid suspicious files" approach?
If you still need it, forget this silly charade and stick with Microsoft, for real compatibility with your workmates.
My coworkers use MSWord. When they send me files, the formatting gets fucked up in MSWord, but look just fine in LibreOffice. How that is even possible, I don't even know, but you know what the moral of the story is?... If you want real compatibility with your coworkers on MSOffice, use LibreOffice.
Wait. This libre office has no outlook component? That is the only thing I use that forces me on windows office 2010.
An office suite does not need tight integration with a mail client. If you want a free replacement for Outlook, try Claws Mail or Thunderbird. (Migration will likely be difficult because Outlook has some of the worst exportation functions I have ever seen, but it will be worth it.)
All-in-all, a good day for free software, and a bad day for Microsoft.
Not to rain on your parade.
But LibreOffice remains nothing more than the generic stand-alone office suite of the nineties --- and conspicuously absent is a credible, full-featured, open source alternative to Outlook.
Microsoft positions MS Office ---- very successfully ---- as simply one component of an integrated office system that scales to an enterprise of any size.
Good morning, and thank you for the advertisement. LibreOffice does not need its own email server because there's already free software that accomplishes that perfectly fine. As an office suite, LO is a perfectly suitable replacement for MS Office. If you think otherwise, then tell me about how all of these organizations are getting along: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
(N.B. the Chinese government is on this list, although they use WPS Office instead of LibreOffice. But none of them use MS Office!)
LibreOffice now supports amd64, which is a huge boon for people that work with very large documents.
It purports to have better.docx compatibility, although I myself have found that MSWord is more likely to screw up the formatting in.docx documents than LibreOffice is.
All-in-all, a good day for free software, and a bad day for Microsoft.
Microsoft is actually on the side of those corporations that want to take control of your system away from you, for marketing and advertisement and monetization purposes. You are the product, not their customer.
No argument from me on that point. Microsoft is quite evil, and I avoid their products whenever possible.
That being said, "to take control of your system away from you, for marketing and advertisement and monetization purposes" is precisely how I would describe Mozilla's goals with Firefox these days. When you use Firefox, you're making the Ferrari payments for everyone on Mozilla's board, because they are selling your personal information with their ad tiles, Pocket, and telemetry. YOU ARE THE PRODUCT, NOT THEIR CUSTOMER.
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I thought GitHub was launching an operating system to compete with Windows and OS X. I had a rant against GNOME Shell half-written in my head before I realized my misread...
The article is a little bit ambiguous; it says Google's already patched OpenSSL, so I'm guessing if your device still receives updates from your carrier, then you're safe (if not, you should have already flashed CyanogenMod). The apps only need to be updated for those Android devices that will go unpatched.
Google has already patched the SDKs, but I think any apps made with them have to be updated as well.
Read the article, you choad.
I did. 1) not stated [Intel is working on firmware patches; but to what extent? for every x86 processor ever made since 1997?]; 2) not stated; 3) not stated. I was hoping somebody here would have some more detailed information.
Three questions: 1) Is it possible to fix this with a downloadable firmware patch? 2) Will such a patch be forthcoming from Intel and/or AMD? 3) Until then, is there any way to protect my x86 machines, other than the obvious "avoid suspicious files" approach?
If you still need it, forget this silly charade and stick with Microsoft, for real compatibility with your workmates.
My coworkers use MSWord. When they send me files, the formatting gets fucked up in MSWord, but look just fine in LibreOffice. How that is even possible, I don't even know, but you know what the moral of the story is? ... If you want real compatibility with your coworkers on MSOffice, use LibreOffice.
Wait. This libre office has no outlook component? That is the only thing I use that forces me on windows office 2010.
An office suite does not need tight integration with a mail client. If you want a free replacement for Outlook, try Claws Mail or Thunderbird. (Migration will likely be difficult because Outlook has some of the worst exportation functions I have ever seen, but it will be worth it.)
All-in-all, a good day for free software, and a bad day for Microsoft.
Not to rain on your parade.
But LibreOffice remains nothing more than the generic stand-alone office suite of the nineties --- and conspicuously absent is a credible, full-featured, open source alternative to Outlook.
Microsoft positions MS Office ---- very successfully ---- as simply one component of an integrated office system that scales to an enterprise of any size.
Office 365 for Healthcare
Good morning, and thank you for the advertisement. LibreOffice does not need its own email server because there's already free software that accomplishes that perfectly fine. As an office suite, LO is a perfectly suitable replacement for MS Office. If you think otherwise, then tell me about how all of these organizations are getting along: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... (N.B. the Chinese government is on this list, although they use WPS Office instead of LibreOffice. But none of them use MS Office!)
LibreOffice now supports amd64, which is a huge boon for people that work with very large documents. It purports to have better .docx compatibility, although I myself have found that MSWord is more likely to screw up the formatting in .docx documents than LibreOffice is.
All-in-all, a good day for free software, and a bad day for Microsoft.
Microsoft is actually on the side of those corporations that want to take control of your system away from you, for marketing and advertisement and monetization purposes. You are the product, not their customer.
No argument from me on that point. Microsoft is quite evil, and I avoid their products whenever possible. That being said, "to take control of your system away from you, for marketing and advertisement and monetization purposes" is precisely how I would describe Mozilla's goals with Firefox these days. When you use Firefox, you're making the Ferrari payments for everyone on Mozilla's board, because they are selling your personal information with their ad tiles, Pocket, and telemetry. YOU ARE THE PRODUCT, NOT THEIR CUSTOMER.
Why don't you disable by default the personalized spyware ad tiles, Pocket, and telemetry from Firefox?
Do you think it necessary or prudent to compile all software from source, since the binaries could have secret back doors from the NSA or others?