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Anyone use LibreOffice much? Is it just me or is it shocking?
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Originally posted by darmstadt View Post
Nope, this was at a large successful insurance company but I know what you're talking about and they're going back to opensource:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-...-source-again/
It seems more and more local authorities in Europe are going this direction (sadly in German, might be an English version available):
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-S..._Einrichtungen
The UK quite haven't got there yet:
https://www.theguardian.com/technolo...t-office-suiteLeave a comment:
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Originally posted by _V_ View Post
You work for a German council I presume?
https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-...-source-again/
It seems more and more local authorities in Europe are going this direction (sadly in German, might be an English version available):
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-S..._Einrichtungen
The UK quite haven't got there yet:
https://www.theguardian.com/technolo...t-office-suiteLeave a comment:
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Originally posted by _V_ View Post
You work for a German council I presume?Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by darmstadt View PostJust you. I consult at a company where they have ~10,000 desktop users with only LibreOffice (because the desktop is Ubuntu) and no problems at all. Maybe they learnt how to use it properly....I know I had to, to work out that it was different to MO but does the job required....Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by Platypus View Post
So why don't you have the £79 a year sub that allows up to 6 users? or £59 for one user? Crazy cheap!Leave a comment:
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Just you. I consult at a company where they have ~10,000 desktop users with only LibreOffice (because the desktop is Ubuntu) and no problems at all. Maybe they learnt how to use it properly....I know I had to, to work out that it was different to MO but does the job required....Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by d000hg View Post
To mine too, £350 a year for Office is lunacy.
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Originally posted by kloos View Post
Right-click on the picture and select Anchor, Wrap or Align options. It's all there if you dig a little.Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by d000hg View Post
That's what I was expecting - rough edges but solid functionality. But not being able to simply paste images into a document without it all going wrong seems like more than flaky UI.Leave a comment:
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