Free Office

Bazf · 29-01-2006, 15:27

Started using open office a month or so ago and did not want to recommend it untill I was sure about it, well if you want FREE office this is the one, no bugs, great easy useage and its free......
http://www.openoffice.org/
like firefox its getting away from microsoft and it works......

entwisi · 29-01-2006, 18:06

Been using it for ages both at work and at home. It is now a very polished piece of software.

Ian

Roy · 30-01-2006, 05:38

I also use openoffice, great piece of software for the price!

Madhatter · 30-01-2006, 16:31

My office was free anyway. it came with the pc.

Neil · 30-01-2006, 17:56

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Originally Posted by Roy

I also use openoffice, great piece of software for the price!

I thought all software was free in Russia

Roy · 30-01-2006, 18:13

hehe, well its about a quid a disk, but that doesn't make it legal!

Neil · 30-01-2006, 18:49

I don't remember posting that it was legal

andrewb · 01-02-2006, 15:43

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Originally Posted by Madhatter

My office was free anyway. it came with the pc.

You proberbly paid a lot more for your PC though because the software was included

Madhatter · 03-02-2006, 22:52

nope my bro electrosoldier built it for me,450 quid, for some reason it came with loads and loads of software, full office 2003 being one of them. dreamweaver, clone dvd, nero ultra, dvd x whatever that does, norton, acrobat 6 pro, power dvd, i dunno what cost n what doesnt but this pc has loads on it

WillowTheWhisp · 03-02-2006, 23:03

I've got both. I flit between the two. Openoffice is the default at the mo but the kids need microsoft because they use it at school.

andrewb · 04-02-2006, 09:04

Schools/College are a pain. We have to develop our ICT coursework in Microsoft Access (Worst damn database program ever!!!) so I need to install Office because OpenOffice isnt perfect at converting Access files

It would be so much cheaper if the schools/colleges used OpenOffice or some other form of office that supports open stanards

Neil · 04-02-2006, 09:19

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Originally Posted by Cyfr

It would be so much cheaper if the schools/colleges used OpenOffice or some other form of office that supports open stanards

Maybe it would but then when the students go for a job they would find the majority of places used MS Office. Most employers ask for MS Office experiance so schools and colleges teach what is asked for.

andrewb · 04-02-2006, 10:04

Should break the circle somewhere, and companies should start using free software, would also save them a fortune

Neil · 04-02-2006, 10:26

When companies start using it then I am sure school's and colleges will follow suit.

entwisi · 04-02-2006, 16:53

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Originally Posted by Madhatter

nope my bro electrosoldier built it for me,450 quid, for some reason it came with loads and loads of software, full office 2003 being one of them. dreamweaver, clone dvd, nero ultra, dvd x whatever that does, norton, acrobat 6 pro, power dvd, i dunno what cost n what doesnt but this pc has loads on it

Which suggests that its all dodgy software(apart from the obvious free stuff like Adobe). Posting on a public forum that you have a PC full of dodgy softawre is not a very clever thing to do IMHO