Re: [libreoffice-users] couple interesting - - sites ...

Hi :)
Thanks Anne :)  There are a lot of people in here that know a lot more about this than me.  I just 
happened to look up the unix principles the other day.  
Thanks and regards from
Tom :) 





> ________________________________
> From: anne-ology <laginnis@gmail.com>
> To: Tom <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk> 
> Cc: users@global.libreoffice.org 
> Sent: Monday, 28 January 2013, 20:39
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] couple interesting - - sites ...
>
>        Wow, you continue to amaze me with your knowledge of these machines,
> et.al.
>             as well as your ability to express yourself.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 12:20 PM, Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk>wrote:
>
> Hi :)
> > Despite the similarities in the name Freeware is VERY different from Free
> > Software.
> >
> > Free Software follows a very demanding set of engineering principles and
> > the unix principles that ensures security and ensures that the program is
> > robust on a wide range of platforms and on a vast range of hardware.  It's
> > usually OpenSource so anyone can be involved in helping with the coding as
> > long as their edits are up to the standards required.  Even normal users
> > can get involved and sometimes see results of bug-reports they write.  It's
> > easy to get a copy of the source code and read through it so people get
> > embarrased if/when they write something kludgy or even inelegant.  Elegant
> > coding gets seen and admired.  The aims of Free Software are to liberate
> > people from the traps people fall into such as vendor lock-ins.  One of the
> > unix principles is that programs need to be able co-operate with other
> > programs (in our case such as back-ends, calendars, email programs and if
> > you plug pretty much any camera in then LO can probably use it)
> >
> > Freeware is just stuff that doesn't cost anything.  They are almost always
> > proprietary and often only have 1 or 2 devs and they might lose interest or
> > just not maintain it.  All the problems of proprietary stuff except none of
> > the cash to help with any of it's problems.  There are some great people
> > doing some amazing stuff this way but it's like building a house-of-cards.
> >
> >
> > The 2nd link shows something that looks a lot like Gimp.  Except that it
> > boasts about having other separate apps in it's suite for different tasks.
> > Gimp does most of those tasks inside the main program or has add-ons that
> > add the functionality in.  Also the Gimp interface ahs changed because
> > people didn't like all those separated floating
> > windows/consoles/taskbars/iconbars
> >
> > Regards from
> > Tom :)
> >
> >    ------------------------------
> > *From:* anne-ology <laginnis@gmail.com>
> > *To:* users@global.libreoffice.org
> > *Sent:* Monday, 28 January 2013, 17:28
> > *Subject:* [libreoffice-users] couple interesting - - sites ...
> >
> >        ... for you to peruse - or not  ;-)
> >
> >    what are your thoughts on this -
> >
> >
> > http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/hardware-secrets-uncomplicating-complicated-website-week.htm
> >
> >    and could this enhance IMPRESS -
> >       http://www.jpchacha.com/chasysdraw/index.php
>
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