FOSS word processors compared: OOo Writer, AbiWord, and KWord
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While everyone has their favorite OSS editors, I tend to lean toward KWord myself when in a Linux environment. But then again, that’s just me.
OpenOffice.org’s Writer. But now, after several years of development, AbiWord and KWord are both reaching early maturity. How do Writer, AbiWord, and KWord compare?
To see, I installed the latest versions available in Debian packages: AbiWord 2.27-3, KWord 1.3.2, and the 1.9.121 build of the OpenOffice.org version 2 beta. I compared the three programs using some of the more common features of word processors as evaluation criteria: [Read the rest]
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Bjorn Borg
July 14th, 2007
at 2:20pm
KDE users aren’t real gnu/linux users. They are basically Windows users who prefer not to use Windows.
Matt Hartley
July 14th, 2007
at 5:04pm
Fair enough, as I use GNOME myself, even if a few KDE apps tickle my fancy within the GNOME desktop. But statements like that are sort of like saying only rednecks drive pickup trucks. :)
I believe most people just want it to accomplish a specific task, not open doors to any kind of idealism.