Should You Download and Install Free Linux Office Applications?

By Jim on May 14th, 2002

Linux has always gotten a bad rap when it comes to productivity applications. Time and time again naysayers have complained that “Linux is a fine OS but what good is it if I can’t run Microsoft Office?”

Well fret no more. Apps on Linux have finally arrived! There’s been a slew of recent version 1.0 or higher releases of many Linux office applications.

Since I recently installed SuSE Linux 8.0, I’ve been neck-deep in all of them. So I felt that an IMHO column would be the perfect way to introduce some of these applications to people that might be considering giving Linux a shot on their desktops.

Soon, I hope to do a formal review of these apps, but read on and you’ll at least get a taste of what they have to offer.

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