Poll: In 2018, which of the two free and open source programs do you find the best to use (include MS Office if you must, but just tell me why)?
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Apache Open Office
20.00%
1 20.00%
Libreoffice
40.00%
2 40.00%
Microsoft Office
40.00%
2 40.00%
Total 5 vote(s) 100%
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Apache OpenOffice and Libreoffice: Has a Difference Been Established?
#1
I use either Apache Openoffice and Libreoffice depending on what computer I'm on and not Microsoft Office.

I'm too dumb to be able to find differences between the two as I think Office software are alike, so you have to help me: which software package do you think I would benefit from in the long run.

Aesthetically, I think Libreoffice is more appealing, but it's a bitch to keep up, whereas Open Office has been generous to not include too many updates in the course of one year.

Am I wrong? In the year 2018, which one is more appealing to you?
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#2
Functionally they are pretty similar. I use Libreoffice because it came with my distro. Are you saying updates are a bad thing?
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#3
No, it's just that well, is having that many updates that necessary?

Why not just have it every month or a set and consistent amount of time? There's just too many!
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#4
I think personally Libreoffice is the way to go as it is maintained and has a clean interface.
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#5
I agree with contrail agreeing with me.
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#6
I use MS Office and have for years.

And the honest reason was I learned/used it for my job function at work, and became pretty proficient at Excel. So my favor of MS is circumstantial as  I really couldn't be bothered to learn about anything new. I parlayed it from work to home as I was so comfortable with it.  I have Office 16, which I got from TPB, so it's free, in an illegal kind of way.

I guess I'm open to alternatives since I should always be open to new things, but my preference to MS is a "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" type of thought...

I guess I can research, but I'm assuming Libreoffice is available for Windows?
I guess I can google a comparison list too, but I'd rather have people who's opinion I trust tell me the differences...
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#7
Yes, Windows, GNU/Linux, and OSX.

Ditto for Openoffice.

Link for Libreoffice: www.libreoffice.org
Link for Openoffice: www.openoffice.org

By the way, LZA, you don't need to feel guilty about using pirated stuff; just keep calm and pirate!

EDIT: Anyhow, I won't be seen chastising the crap out of Libreoffice as it's a good office suite. It's just that if you require the users to download so much updates, you can make it free or open source as much as you want, but it gets misconstrued to one conclusion: your software is broken.
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