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OP, I think you should stay away from Linux (what the previous poster is suggesting) until they fix it. Stick to Windows.
LibreOffice is not a substitute for Word or the Office suite. And, they need to fix that as well. Many schools have student licensing agreements for this software. You should check with your school as to whether you can get a copy from them.
Others have suggested good solutions for Antivirus.
Personally, I use Libreoffice everyday for work, and I've never missed Office. Schools and city offices would and can save thousands, if not millions of dollars in licenses by switching over to Libreoffice.
Personally, I use Libreoffice everyday for work, and I've never missed Office. Schools and city offices would and can save thousands, if not millions of dollars in licenses by switching over to Libreoffice.
Peace,
brian
Most corporate and government users of Office have leveraged VBA/VSTO from within Office, or Office Automation from other apps. These features don't exist (or aren't compatible at all when they do) in OO or LO.
Base isn't even capable of opening or importing Access projects, so you also have to rebuild anything done with Access pretty much from scratch (you can move the DB fairly easily but forms, queries, and code can't be brought in).
Redoing this work alone would probably far outweigh any amount of money that's spent on licenses, not to mention retraining employees.
Sorry, I should have said "LibreOffice is not a good substitute for Word or MS Office.
On the contrary, I use it at home and never missed or needed MS Office. It most certainly can handle anything MS Office can and much more. It is also less intrusive, it doesn't create bazillion system and registry entries like MS Office does. I like how low key, functional and yet fast it is.
I liked it so much that I had no problem making a small donation, like I have for CCleaner, Spybot S&D, SpywareBlaster, Faststone Image Viewer, RunScanner and some others in the past.
On the contrary, I use it at home and never missed or needed MS Office. It most certainly can handle anything MS Office can and much more. It is also less intrusive, it doesn't create bazillion system and registry entries like MS Office does. I like how low key, functional and yet fast it is.
I liked it so much that I had no problem making a small donation, like I have for CCleaner, Spybot S&D, SpywareBlaster, Faststone Image Viewer, RunScanner and some others in the past.
But to each his own I guess.
Here's just one real-world example for you:
How do you manage FDA workflows for document collaboration across multiple countries. Keep in mind HIPPA and FDA regulations regarding security, encryption, ACL and storage.
Oh, wait, LibreOffice DOES offer a SharePoint connectivity option.
But what's that say? "No stable release available yet."
The reality is that you need to know MS Office (not LibreOffice) if you plan on working after college. LibreOffice is a great piece of software, but the money and time invested in learning MS Office is more than worth it. And, no, LibreOffice cannot do everything MS Office can.
Most corporate and government users of Office have leveraged VBA/VSTO from within Office, or Office Automation from other apps. These features don't exist (or aren't compatible at all when they do) in OO or LO.
Base isn't even capable of opening or importing Access projects, so you also have to rebuild anything done with Access pretty much from scratch (you can move the DB fairly easily but forms, queries, and code can't be brought in).
Redoing this work alone would probably far outweigh any amount of money that's spent on licenses, not to mention retraining employees.
Just my opinion, but I think that'll all change. Simply because that's the direction things are going. For most document-creating jobs, I think LibreOffice is on track. Specific, or high-requirement needs that are provided in Office will be integrated. Being able to have an app for free is very appealing to the public, and there are lots of developers out there who are interested in keeping things accessible to everyone without requiring payment for it.
And to me, that's what it all boils down to: being able to do what you want with your PC and apps, without having to have a license and forking out money for it every year. Sure, people are free to make non-free apps, and people are free to buy them.
But not having money or specific proprietary rights shouldn't be grounds to exclude people from doing what they want to do on their computers.
Peace,
brian
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