From: tnp@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 17/12/2025 23:43, Nuno Silva wrote:   
   > On 2025-12-17, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 18 Dec 2025 06:54:18 +1000, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> OK, so what? [Strawman omitted]   
   >>   
   >> The point being that LibreOffice is no longer “trying to clone commercial   
   >> offerings”, as you originally said.   
   >   
   > My point is: was it *ever* doing that? Even when it was commercial, was   
   > it trying to clone anything that much?   
   >   
   Yes. It wanted to be an alternative to Microsoft office and data   
   compatible with it.   
      
   In fact faced with a circular letter containing a latest MS word   
   document I had to downloaded the latest LO to read it., I then exported   
   it to the whole list of people the email had been sent to as a PDF.   
      
   When the author said "but MSword is the standard". I replied   
   (a) no, it isn't   
   (b) this format is only readable by the latest version which costs   
   money. Or via Libre Office   
      
   --   
   Microsoft : the best reason to go to Linux that ever existed.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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