[plug] Promoting open source software

[Denis Brown]

At 09:14 28/06/2002 +0800, James wrote in part:
>This brings me to my question.  Are there word processors and spreadsheets,
>and to a lesser extent simple, Publisher-like, graphics packages (for making
>greetings cards, signs and pamphlets) that can run on Windows and/or Linux?

Openoffice.org, as Patrick has stated.

AbiWord - word processing.  Got the Windows binary for 1.0.1 but it crashed 
for me on a "killer document".    Not tried the latest (1.0.2) yet.  Good 
range of file formats.  Several "plug-ins" to extend functionality.  Open 
source.

SIAG (Scheme in a Grid), http://siag.nu,  for Linux only (unless you have 
an SDK for Windows or it may run under cygwin?)  Has spreadsheet, word 
processing, animation, etc.  No database?  Unfortunate naming of the word 
proc. "Pathetic Writer" may put people off it.  Not tried it.  Believe it 
has .deb for easy Debian install, as well as (open) source.

Ability, www.ability.com, is an Office-like suite originally for Windows, 
containing a word processor, spreadsheet, database and a photoshop-like 
application.  No presentation app as far as I can tell.  Very low cost, not 
open source at least on Windows' side.  They now seem to have an alpha 
release for Linux.  Windows version tested with "killer document" and came 
through okay.  Can produce pdf files.

Hancom Office, www.hancom.com, but seems to be Linux-only.  May run under 
cygwin?  Not open source.

HTH,
Denis