[luau] News - Mandrake 9.0 vs. Mandrake 8.2 for new Linux users

[Joe Linux]

I think the main issue still is a good word processor.  I have been 
working on an important letter in Open Office, and I'm often frustrated 
by some of the things that are going on with it.

Details:

Screen refresh is messed up from time to time with menus stuck on top.
Unable to cut from Galeon and paste into Open Office. (works with Abi Word)
Spell checker failed to function at some point in time, but worked after 
a re-launch.
Document formatting difficult to control.

Basically Open Office is marginal and doesn't compare to WP on Windows.

W. Wayne Liauh wrote:

> I have been thinking about putting together an "almost state of the 
> art" PC and placing it at our State Bar office to bring the awareness 
> to our bar membership of a possible Linux office solution, which, at 
> least potentially, should offer the lure of better security and better 
> cost-effectiveness.  (Cost is a very important factor here.  Our 
> parent firm in Houston pays about $110K for new hires, here, the best 
> starting salary I heard is $72.5K.)
>
> Before I do that, I would like to put that Linux office machine in a 
> semi-publicly accessible place such as Midpac (Warren? Tom?) so that 
> many would-be consultants can kick its tires before offering their 
> services to at least the bar members.
>
> I will be out of town most of October.  Suggestions will be greatly 
> appreciated.