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List:       openoffice-discuss
Subject:    RE: [discuss] Linspire & OOo
From:       Sigmascape1 () cs ! com
Date:       2004-11-15 12:21:01
Message-ID: 7E1ACB82.79554F7B.3F8EDD3A () cs ! com
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I truly can appreciate what Linspire and Robertson are trying to do. This small company's efforts are commendable. Going up against MS is not easy, nor fun, but they are doing just that.

MLF

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Gary Edwards <Gary.Edwards@openstack.us> wrote:

>There has been much discussion on both the discuss and the marketing 
>lists concerning Linspire.  Trying to sort through the fray, i followed 
>a link to this post from Michael Robertson, CEO of Linspire:
>*http://tinyurl.com/5ym46
>
>The title of his post is, "**Who Let The Source Out? OOoFf! OOoFf!".  
>Michael discusses the upcoming Desktop Linux Summit and importance of 
>the dynamic cross platform duo, OpenOffice.org and Mozilla, towards 
>introducing Windows users to the wonders of open source software.
>
>I'm not a Linspire user, and have no idea how Linspire stacks up against 
>that most awesome of all desktop distros, Mepis (SimplyMepis).  But i 
>entered the Linspire forum to post my appreciative comments on Michael's 
>rant, and ask that they consider supporting a standardized portable 
>productivity environment based on the MozOO effort.  I also pointed to 
>the recent blog by Sun honcho Jonathan Schwartz where he mentions Sun's 
>commitment to JDS/Linux, JDS/Solaris, and surprise - JDS/Windows.  Colm 
>Smyth (Glow Project) has referred to this as a "portable rich client".
>
>As the discussion unfolded, someone mentioned The Open CD Project 
>(http://theopencd.sunsite.dk/) as an alternative to MozOO.  I recalled 
>having visited the OpenCD Project some time ago when they first 
>announced the effort.  Wow have they done a good job!  The work with the 
>Ubantu LiveCD is especially worth looking at.
>
>This was a very interesting discussion, but it does require logging into 
>the Linspire forum and going the general "discussion" (community forum) 
>at:  **http://tinyurl.com/66ewc
>
>Look for OOoF!
>
>~ge~
>**
>


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