[Ilugc] [ILuG-C] Microsoft Office on Linux
- From: yogeshg1987@xxxxxxxxx (Yogesh Girikumar)
- Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:07:13 +0530
2012/1/10 kenneth gonsalves <lawgon at thenilgiris.com>
I am afraid you have not understood the issue. A few points:
1. Most users do not own the computers they work on. They operate
computers owned by their employers. So they do not have a choice over
the software. If they are lucky to work with TNEB, they get to use
linux. This covers the vast majority of students and employees in bigger
enterprises. It also covers the vast majority of programmers. (and
probably most of the members of this list). For these people, the
software is paid for, so 'piracy' is not an issue.
Yes. Don't you think it would help enterprises to have MS Office work on
Linux ? They might all migrate to Linux to reduce operational expenditure.
Windows licenses will expire in a few months anyway. So would they not
consider switching to Linux? And if they do, would that not be a good thing
for Free Software and Linux as a whole? I'm curious how this will pan out.
2. Some people have computers of their own. The vast majority are not
aware that they have a choice of operating systems. This ignorance is
created by a carefully planned and well financed campaign by Microsoft.
Agreed. Which is why Crysis works only on Windows.. Dang !!
3. There are a few people who are aware that they are using illegal
software. They belong in jail. (they are also the loudest proponents of
the idea that windows is better than linux).
I'm pretty sure that MS is deliberately turning a blind eye towards this
issue. Piracy is high in India. And if it becomes tough to pirate stuff,
there is no doubt that people will switch to Linux and Free software.
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