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Re: [Fsfe-uk] Re: [centres] Free Libre Open Source Software WAS Overpriced, o... |
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Sat, 10 Jan 2004 06:55:40 EST |
In a message dated 10/01/2004 10:54:51 GMT Standard Time, address@hidden writes:
Open Office is also easy to use: when I first used it, I had several
years experience with Microsoft Office; it took me just a few minutes
to learn to use the word processing and spreadsheet facilities of Open
Office. People who don't have prior experience with MS Office would
probably find both packages equally easy to learn.
Where centres are dependent upon income from provision of qualifications it is the demand generated by the learner that dictates the software. In general they have PCs with MS Office, as do their employers or potential employers. Whilst I agree Open Office is easy to use, I am not persuaded that any move to Open Office would be welcomed by those learners. They would probably look elsewhere.
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