LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Awards - "Office Suite of the Year" - vote

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#1

Hi all,

The site LinuxQuestions.org is again offering users the chance to vote on their "Members Choice Awards" categories. They are debating this year as to whether do away with the "Office Suite of the Year" award, as LibreOffice usually wins by such a wide margin.

Feel free to add your voice and spread the word about the vote! You may find the voting site here: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/2016-linuxquestions-org-members-choice-awards-123/office-suite-of-the-year-4175596296/

On the topic over whether they should close this particular category, IMO, if there were no other office suite choices other than LibreOffice, then closing the category would make sense. However, there are plenty of choices in the Linux office suite arena and it is always nice to see how people in general feel of their most favourite office suite. Yes, the margins are quite wide between LibreOffice and the next second office suite choice, however, it is always nice to see who is in second, third, fourth place standing. It is also always nice to see that the work put into LibreOffice is validated by an outpouring of its users.

I would then suggest that we should not only place our vote for LibreOffice, but make sure to comment on the page, that the "Office Suite of the Year Award" not be closed. The category not only validates the TDF/LibreOffice achievement, but also serves to validate and recognize other open source/for-profit projects in the office suite category, regardless of the standing. I cannot imagine how the awards scene would look like if all other award organizations decided to do the same and close down categories for the same reason.

Hope you can take time to vote for your favourite office suite and feel free to browse the other categories on the site.

Cheers,

Marc

#2

Hi :slight_smile:
I think it might be more meaningful if they included MS Office and other
proprietary options including Android and iPad options such as "Author".

Many people claim that there are no alternatives to MS Office and that
"even if there were" they would still have to use it. Many others claim to
have tried all the alternatives but that nothing is as good as MS Office.
It is good to have a place that consistently rubbishes such idiots.

Those sort of people claim that because there is no alternative to MS
Office they couldn't possible move away from Windows.

So i really think this is a crucial category for LinuxQuestions.com.
Regards from
Tom :slight_smile:

#3

I have been using LO since the beginning of its time, OO since its beginning of time, and Star Office before that. BUT, a close relative, who uses Windows and MSO, uses it because: (a) It's a bother to learn something new, (b) the files don't always show up right, (c) her other colleagues (school teacher) use MS O, so they discus doing things using MS O, and (d) most importantly, using 'something different' gets in the way of her doing her job (excellent school teacher). I mention this because I feel that these are real facts of life when it comes to being a pioneer, using Linux and LO, or even LO under Windows. I use Linux mainly because of the freedom based on technology, not structure based on profits.

John

#4

+1
As for those who stick with microsoft: Use whatever tool fits your hand.
I, personally, haven't found anything msOffice can do that OpenOffice and LibreOffice can't do. The UI is just different. Much of what AOO and LO do do, I don't use. My concern is that AOO and/or LO are trying too hard to keep up with msOffice and are becoming feature bloated too, to the detriment of fixing bugs. AOO and LO are great programs in their own right. 'nuff said.
Girvin Herr