Subject: Re: If this turns out to be true...
From: sam th (sam@uchicago.edu)
Date: Sun Jul 16 2000 - 19:01:41 CDT
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On Sun, 16 Jul 2000, Eric W. Sink wrote:
> 4. Let's not fret about the potential impact to projects like
> AbiWord or Gnumeric. These projects can go on, and I believe they
> both will. Does StarOffice use an XML-based format? Is their
> word importer as good as ours? Is their app integrated with GNOME?
> Does it fit on a floppy disk?
>
> Even in an Open Source world, there is room for multiple efforts.
> Many of the people who work on AbiWord or Gnumeric are doing so
> for the enjoyment or experience. StarOffice will meet different
> needs, and there is nothing preventing both projects from reaching
> their goals.
The only way I can see this impacting us is in providing us with code that
we might want to use . For example, I want to see anything Caolan writes
for them. :-)
>
> 6. Let's cross our fingers and hope that the rumor is true. :-)
It won't really matter to me, I already use a great WP that is free right
now.
Remember, "chase the dream, not the competition".
sam th
sam@uchicago.edu
http://www.abisource.com/~sam/
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