Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LinuxQuestions.org's Office Suite of the Year: LibreOffice!

On 02/06/2015 04:59 PM, jonathon wrote:
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> On 06/02/15 09:09, Paul wrote:
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> > Surely running MSO under Wine on Linux is a valid choice? Not one I
> > would choose, for sure, but a choice that should be on the poll
> > none the less?
> The idea is to highlight _Linux_ software.
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> By allowing _use "x" under WINE_ as an option_, the poll then becomes
> a contest about the non-native software. That would also mandate
> including programs whose developers have promised will never be
> released as native *Nix software.
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> jonathon

I have read a bunch of these posts and although at least one person 
thinks that MS office products MUST be on the list for it to be valid, 
has anyone really asked the question, can Wine run the product in question?

Microsoft Word 2013 is known to NOT work

There are only 8 votes requesting that it be made to work.

https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name/?app_id=10959

When Microsoft creates their products, they generally push the envelope 
and use the newest latest libraries, which Crossover is less likely to 
have ported. So, if MSO was included in the list as things that people 
run on Linux, then they would need to include numerous versions to try 
to get one that people are using.

There is not even an entry for MS Excel 2013, so no one has even cared 
enough to create one.

If I look at the MS Office 97 entry, there are zero votes to make it 
work, and only 149 "CrossTie Downloads" (downloads of the automated 
Cross-Over office installation stuff).

Now, to be more positive on MSO having any bearing, the generic MSO 2013 
entry (which is listed as known to not work) has 158 votes asking them 
to make it work.

https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name/?app_id=10518;details=1

Here are their top 25 requested to make work applications: The first 
number is the rank, the second is the number of votes.

1. 158 · Microsoft Office 2013
   <https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name?app_id=10518>
2. 49 · Star Wars: The Old Republic
   <https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name?app_id=7626>
3. 38 · The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
   <https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name?app_id=9766>
4. 36 · Origin
   <https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name?app_id=9509>
5. 36 · VMware vSphere Client
   <https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name?app_id=8014>
6. 33 · Diablo III
   <https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name?app_id=6277>
7. 30 · Guild Wars 2
   <https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name?app_id=7951>
8. 27 · World of Warcraft
   <https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name?app_id=7714>
9. 25 · The Elder Scrolls Online
   <https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name?app_id=11974>
10. 24 · Quicken 2014
   <https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name?app_id=12227>
11. 24 · WildStar
   <https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name?app_id=9742>
12. 23 · Microsoft Outlook 2013
   <https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name?app_id=10958>
13. 21 · League of Legends
   <https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name?app_id=6282>
14. 20 · Final Fantasy XIV
   <https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name?app_id=7892>
15. 20 · Steam
   <https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name?app_id=206>
16. 18 · Microsoft Visio Professional 2013
   <https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name?app_id=11726>
17. 18 · Civilization V
   <https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name?app_id=7234>
18. 17 · Microsoft Outlook 2010
   <https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name?app_id=6135>
19. 16 · Microsoft Visio 2010
   <https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name?app_id=7688>
20. 15 · Microsoft Office 365
   <https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name?app_id=11826>
21. 14 · World of Tanks
   <https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name?app_id=7998>
22. 13 · Elite Dangerous
   <https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name?app_id=12975>
23. 13 · Internet Explorer 10
   <https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name?app_id=11348>
24. 12 · Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5
   <https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name?app_id=11808>
25. 12 · StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
   <https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name?app_id=11488>


I think that it does not matter that it is not listed as a possibility 
as one of the top office products (or word processors) used on Linux.

It looks like Word 2010 has 1507 crosstie downloads, so certainly some 
people are using older copies of Word.

https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name/?app_id=6132;details=1

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