Comparing OpenOffice 2 to Microsoft Office

Interesting interview on searchopensource.techtarget.com with Rob Miller. I particularly like this quote:

Miller: One [IT manager] I know told people: ‘This is the latest office update.’ He said no more than that and just put it on their computers. One day they came in, and they found it, and that was it. Nobody complained.

Miller compares OpenOffice 2.0 and Microsoft Office in this interview. He also calls for the open source community to come down from its IT ivory tower and deliver personable and usable training options for first-time OpenOffice and open source software users.

Review of KOffice 1.5

linux.com: KOffice is not rushing its development by trying to be all things to all users. Instead, KOffice seems to be gradually perfecting existing functions a little more with each release. This tactic is particularly evident in the steady improvement of the user interface. To many free software users, this approach will probably be reassuring, because in the long run it promises to produce a dependable suite of programs.It is definitely worth reading the first-look review of the KOffice to find out how good the alternatives are:

Where Can I Download OpenOffice Templates?

The other complaint I’ve heard about OpenOffice is that there are not enough templates available. Well, if you are looking for OpenOffice Templates then you will be pleasantly surprised by the collection of templates available for OoO and Koffice on kde-files.org.

Where Can I Find Out More About Linux?

I found these great articles via the newly discovered linuxfilter news service, cool!