Re: [tlug] Stand Up for OpenOffice!!

[Jean-Christophe Helary <fusion@example.com>]

On 29 janv. 07, at 15:15, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:

> > but I just can't see when it will ever truly become a realistic
> > option on a broad scale.
>
> I'm nowhere near that pessimistic; my point is that realistically
> *right now* it's a non-option on a broad scale, at least if my
> experience is representative of its probable behavior in my
> environment.  Leaving that aside, what are the prospects for the
> future?
>
> (1) Governments, especially local/regional governments in the U.S. and
> Europe, know that an open document format is feasible, and that Open
> Document Format is a feasible candidate.  They want this badly.
> Others, especially those in so-called emerging markets (is Brazil
> Gentoo Country? ;-), want cheaper, monopoly-free alternatives.
> Equally badly.  [oops, that probably deserved a C&C warning.  and so
> it goes.]

A great number of French administrations have already moved to OOo.  
There must be about half a million machines that are already  
officially equipped with OOo. And the number keeps growing.

Jean-Christophe Helary