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Open source development and OpenOffice.org

2008.10.10 Fri 7:43 A GMT-07
Gnomer (and Novell employee), Michael Meeks, provides some great insight into the health and viability of the Open Office project. A complex wonder of engineering (supporting .doc in some cases better than Word) while also supporting open standards,

of OpenOffice, Symphony, KOffice, rst and python

2007.10.11 Thu 12:13 P GMT-07
Just a few (rambling) thoughts on OpenOffice I've been having as of late. My daughter just started Kindergarten and my wife is now caught up in the PTA. So unlike the tech world, which tends to revolve around excel spreadsheets, the PTA revolves ar
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Novell's "Forking" of Open Office

2006.12.06 Wed 9:55 A GMT-07
This is a response to my friend Matt's take on Novell's work with OpenOffice. I had some trouble posting there, so I'll post it here. This is definitely a Good Thing(tm) for MS. Switching formats on the new version (Office 2007) is one reason

The real benefits of Open Office

2006.01.10 Tue 9:01 A GMT-07
My buddy Matt has an interesting post on the problems with Open Office. I would argue that Open Office along with Firefox are two of the most important and successful Open Source applications for the mass of humanity (I'm not discounting Linux (
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What format to use for a (dead tree) journal? (2006 New years goal)

2006.01.08 Sun 11:09 P GMT-07
I've been blogging for almost a year now and have found it quite enjoyable. Writing is quite therapeutic, and it makes you think about stuff a little more than you normally would. One of my most valuable possessions is a 300 page tome, my grandfath
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