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[–] [email protected] 68 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)
[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

the only problem with onlyoffice is that it's electron.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

No, they're negative.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

~~Ehh, I'm fairly sure it's not. It certainly wasn't in the past. When do you believe that changed?~~

Never mind, you were talking about OO, not LO, my bad.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

https://forum.onlyoffice.com/t/why-does-it-contain-a-web-browser/8250/3

Chromium embedded framework, not electron. Similar concept, though.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

So Libre Office is free?

If it does what regular office suit does i would happily pay 300 dollars for it to have it as mine and not be fucked with

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago

Free forever, and works great.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Is this your first exposure to FOSS? If so, you are in for a treat. There’s a whole world of free, open source software out there for you to enjoy.

Yeah, it’s 100% free.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

Free and open source, but if you're willing to pay, you could donate to the project.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I need to try onlyoffice again. The last time I tried, was the original beta, and it was faulty (being a first release beta, and all)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Oh onlyoffice works great! It's spreadsheet function is far less buggy than excel and it's smooth and snappy.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Sweet! I've been using MS at work (required) and Libre at home (because screw MS). I'll give Only another go!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

OnlyOffice spreadsheet has less functionality than Excel but unless you are a super power user then it's not a problem.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Onlyoffice is apparently Russian, headquartered in Latvia.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Latvia is not Russia, unless something recently changed

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago

JFC it can be russian owned and russian controlled and russian employed and pay russian taxes while "headquartered" in Latvia.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Latvia is not Russia

Yet.

And if you look on a Russian map, I'm sure it's there already.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

What? Latvia is a part of NATO.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

what does it even mean to be russian then?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You know, almost entirely staffed by Russians (outside of Latvia), the executive suite is Russian, shareholders are Russian, etc.

Like have you guys never heard of companies being "headquartered" in the Cayman Islands?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sure, now why would that be a factor for choosing a software or not.

You didn't choose the country you were born in anymore than they did.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

yes, very much

if your only argument is the nationality of the people involved, it's a bad one.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

If you haven't noticed there's a war going on. This is the weirdest conversation I've had, at best you're playing the fool. I'm out.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

yes, and developers are civilians.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

And who do they pay taxes to? Russia. JFC why do I bother. Ciao.