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Re: [MiNT] OpenSource
On 2000-2-22, Tamminen Eero <t150315@students.cc.tut.fi> wrote:
> > GNU stuff, sure. Star Office and other productivity apps, no.
>
> If you don't need Windows Office compatilibity or same user
> interface, Open Source has at some pretty good alternatives
> for this functionality.
Unfortunately, I _need_ 100% Office compatibility. Like it or
not, Excel and Word are nowadays _standards_ and I cannot refuse
a contract or twist a customer's arm into using LaTex.
> Gimp is no Photoshop, but for non-professionals a pretty good
> alternative.
Even professionals start to find it better than photoshop, for
certain things. I love GIMP, myself.
> There are some forays into music and DTP area in Open Source
> too, but nothing compareble to Cubase & Calamus though.
And this remains a problem. Until I see _at_least_ a Linux i386
version of Cubase or Logic, or Quark Express... pfff
> Using Linux at work,
Dreaming of being allowed to delete NT and install Debian at work,
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