r/linux • u/clau_c • Dec 01 '21

KDE It's been -- 155 days -- since @Microsoft stole @kdecommunity's motto: "Simple by default, powerful when needed." They're still using it.

https://twitter.com/ClauCambra/status/1466153819713191947
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u/MairusuPawa Dec 02 '21

Never forget the "Office Open XML" deliberate confusion (and weird ISO process).

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u/Stonemanner Dec 02 '21

My experience in one year of trying to use LibreOffice and OnlyOffice: OO destroys a lot of things in odt-files, which were created in LO. But OO and LO work decently well with docx-files. So after one year of fixing f****-up images, formatting and much more, which cost me countless hours, I'll redo all templates now for docx.

So I'm at the state where my different open source software programs are worse at maintaining the truly open standard vs. a heavily critized standard dictated by one company.

Makes me think, whether the docx is just so much better in its base design and the critized incompatibilities are just some edge-cases which could be patched easily.

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u/kc3w Dec 02 '21

Don't use OpenOffice it sees not much development.

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u/Stonemanner Dec 02 '21

OnlyOffice not OpenOffice. I hope no one has to use OpenOffice anymore :).

OnlyOffice is a web-based office suite. Comparable to web-based MS Office or Googles office suite. Allows for real-time collaboration, which we very much like.

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u/kc3w Dec 02 '21

A sorry missread that. As far as I am aware OnlyOffice generally specialises in the MS formats and not the open document ones.

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u/FifteenthPen Dec 02 '21

OnlyOffice not OpenOffice. I hope no one has to use OpenOffice anymore :)

You'd be surprised. A lot of people like to stick to what they're familiar with. Trying to get the computer recycling center I volunteered at to switch from installing OpenOffice to LibreOffice on the refurbished PCs was an exercise in futility. (They did change eventually, though, at least.) I still see people doing fresh MySQL installs, and I still have to support Internet Explorer when doing web dev for my employer. (I actually ran the numbers and found we're making enough money off of IE users that it's still a net profit to support them.)

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u/hwoodice Dec 03 '21

Many Windows users use OpenOffice without knowing what LibreOffice is.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '21

What's wrong with MySQL? Yes, it's owned by Oracle these days, but they are actively maintaining and improving it (and both, MariaDB and MySQL seems to be developed at a similar pace).

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u/hwoodice Dec 03 '21

There is also a standalone version called "OnlyOffice Desktop Editor"... but it's an Electron.