My boss has been pondering the possibility of migrating us from Word and Excel to Writer and Calc. My concern, as someone who exclusively uses LibreOffice at home, is those edge-cases where another entity sends us a document that has some weird behavior that might not be properly replicated in LibreOffice.
I’ve had pretty good luck with SoftMaker FreeOffice in the past, although it’s closed-source.
for which trust is a function of “Have I heard of this company before?”
…which, for the most part, explains the aversion towards desktop Linux.
and the level of trust customers place in the company to protect their data and operations
Is this a belated April Fool’s Day joke?
Microsoft practically pioneered bundled virus gateways.
The truly shocking thing to me is that any voters believe the ISP’s arguments and are … I guess fine with a portion of their monthly bills being earmarked for litigation to make their consumer experience ever worse.
It’s not that shocking; they often re-elect so-called “conservative” politicians who like to waste taxpayer dollars on avoidable litigation.
Thankfully they gave us the option to “downgrade”, which I did:
For what it’s worth, have a look at this.
So when I talk to people about Linux IRL, I typically direct them to Linux Mint directly
I’ve been using Q4OS for five years; it’s also Windows refugee-friendly.
ReactOS
This looks very promising, but it’s feature-incomplete and has been in alpha testing for a very long time (and from what I understand, still is).
If we LOWER his Taxes and Give Him Tax Money he’ll HIRE more people!
This is like Santa Claus for adults.
Like abiword?
This is what I use, since I have no need for spreadsheet or presentation apps.
Some people are put off by the somewhat dated-looking GUI, but it gets the job done and has lots of extra features.
Adobe InDesign
From what I understand, Scribus is very similar.
Also, I sometimes use older, less bloated versions of Foxit Reader and SoftMaker FreeOffice.
when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
I probably should’ve put this part in bold.
eu·phe·mism
noun
a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
It’s not like that, it is that.
He might not have meant that in the literal sense:
The overuse of the word “like” is a pet peeve of many people, and it’s more often associated with ditzy teenagers than effective communicators.
Daily Muse writer Sara McCord said she was called out on her use of the word, and claimed it “detracts from your message and overall professionalism.”
So moderators can’t possibly be “landed gentry” if they’re not paid.
Maybe no one that knows anything is answering questions now.
Maybe they will get answered by ads.
mtPaint is pretty user-friendly.
reddit and twitter style vapid interactions which consist of who can make the best joke or flame the person who posted it the soonest.
This is also a problem with the two largest Lemmy instances; consequently, I tend to avoid them like the plague.
(To those who want all Redditors to migrate to the fediverse, be careful what you wish for.)
The idea is to make the transition from Windows to Linux easier.
However, you can change things around to make the DE look completely different from Windows.
They’ve apparently learned coding skills at the expense of social skills.