Linux Word Processors

Jay Moore jaymo at mail.bokler.com
Wed Dec 22 02:30:26 UTC 2004


On Tue, 2004-12-21 at 19:19, John Wendel wrote:

  < snip >

> > So, while I appreciate all of the recommendations thus far, is there
> > anything out there, besides OpenOffice and Star Office, that will do
> > this on Linux?  Again, no CrossOver or Wine; something that can run
> > natively in Linux, please.
> > 

> Sorry, as you've discovered, ALL word processors for Linux fall short in 
> either usability or functionality. Everything you need is available, 
> just not packaged nicely in a single program. If you're a happy M$ Word 
> user, then you won't find anything compelling enough to make you go 
> through the effort of converting. Keep a Windows box just for running 
> Word and be happy,
> 
> Perhaps you should ask Adobe why Framemaker isn't available for Linux.

Why ask - you already know the answer: they don't think they'll make a
profit.

Jay




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