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Despite the name, OnlyOffice has no connection with LibreOffice's ancestor, the Apache Foundation's OnlyOffice
It pisses me off when tech journalists don't bother to double check with a simple web search. Don't even need to actually search, just type in the search bar "apache foundation o" and it autocompletes in "apache foundation OpenOffice"
It could be worse:
Apache Foundation's OnlyFans
My margins can only get so tight.
why reinvent the wheel when we have LibreOffice already
OnlyOffice is a much more polished and mature suite than LibreOffice.
Is it really, or is it just a matter of interface?
It is actually better in rendering Microsoft office files with weird layouts
Also it integrates wonderfully in nextcloud, it's like Google docs (auto save, history, collaborative editing)
I see. Their focus does seem to be on microsoft compatibility, although pushing odf would be more sensible in Europe.
TIAS
https://www.techzine.eu/news/infrastructure/140634/dutch-central-bank-chooses-lidl-for-european-cloud/
https://www.techzine.eu/news/infrastructure/141644/kpn-launches-sovereign-cloud-with-stackit-in-the-netherlands/
One of the biggest telecom provider of the Netherlands KPN has started to work with German company Schwarzdigits to create a fully European Cloud as well and they'll release it today!! Looooooooooooooooooooooooove these initiatives !!!! Letsgo Europe 😍 🇪🇺
I think I'm gonna stick with LibreOffice
Nothing bad in having some variety.
Maybe they'll come up with stuff the other team didn't and both improve that way.
I'll gladly try any alternatives to a suite that feels 20 years out of date personally.
I'm disappointed it's not "Euroffice".
That only works in English. It's easier not to try and get clever with naming schemes when it needs to cover 12 different languages including one language that's written right to left.
Also from an administration standpoint it's a pain in the arse having a program with a clever name that you have to explain every time somebody tries to search for it in the company portal, and then can't find it. I already have this issue with some software on our domain called Omny instead of Omni.
Beuro works as a pun for English, French and German
Be euro? Because that's what they call it. It's really not worth it.
No, it would be pronounced the same as bureau, but spelled differently.
Orafice. EuroOffice. Eurafice!
You're a fish, Harry
Oracle?
Now when are we getting: As-Office, Aus-Office, Afri-Office, NAmeri-Office, SAmeri-Office and Ant-Office?
Ant-Office would be so cool..
What is this, an office for ants???
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Congratulations!
The problem I have with this is, that it won't be compatible with Marcors and other stuff - Libre Office does work perfectly well for "normal" Office stuff and even basic excel...but anything beyond that is actually needed more than another "basic" Office software.
In LibreOffice you can code marcos using Python. The actual problem is cross compatibility ( while its possible to execute VBA in LibreOffcie
I know. The point though is, there are projects that have countless hours of work in them and sometimes even work together with access - not only would you need to invest time to redo those, you'd also have to learn python... Which is most often the argument for a switch to Libre falls on its face. I don't like it, and I don't agree with that, but it is what I am confronted with nearly every day over countless different companies...
Agree, grip of the lock-in is sitting tight .. But as you mentioned, its less the lack of software than it is path dependencies.
