For what it's worth, I used OO in a corporate environment as an experiment.
I worked in multiple departments simultaneously where.xls and.doc files were constantly passed around and updated, changed, etc.
I used OO for two years with no hiccups, no problems, and nobody else seemed to notice.
To me that was enough to compell me to use it at home and at work. If nobody else had any problems, and I had no problems... then why bother spending $300 for MSO when OO worked just fine for $0...?
In a group dynamic, where others were relying on my input and updates to critical documents I found no compelling reason to choose MSO over OO
d4c
The worst thing we teach our kids in the US is that it's not okay to fail. This keeps them from trying things in new ways... it stifles innovation.
Instead of punishing them for "failure" (a bad grade on an assignment, for example) a new system that encourages them to think independently, to think "outside the box" as it were, is needed to progress.
All we learn through high-school is how to repeat random facts and tell the teachers what they want to hear. Pass the class and move on until graduation...
sad
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For what it's worth, I used OO in a corporate environment as an experiment. I worked in multiple departments simultaneously where .xls and .doc files were constantly passed around and updated, changed, etc.
I used OO for two years with no hiccups, no problems, and nobody else seemed to notice.
To me that was enough to compell me to use it at home and at work. If nobody else had any problems, and I had no problems... then why bother spending $300 for MSO when OO worked just fine for $0...?
In a group dynamic, where others were relying on my input and updates to critical documents I found no compelling reason to choose MSO over OO
d4c
The worst thing we teach our kids in the US is that it's not okay to fail. This keeps them from trying things in new ways... it stifles innovation. Instead of punishing them for "failure" (a bad grade on an assignment, for example) a new system that encourages them to think independently, to think "outside the box" as it were, is needed to progress. All we learn through high-school is how to repeat random facts and tell the teachers what they want to hear. Pass the class and move on until graduation... sad
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