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From: RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: 5 Stand-Out LibreOffice Features That Make It My Go-To Office
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Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 07:04:43 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-10-17, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Oct 2024 06:24:11 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:
>
>> I think, sometimes, when you're selling a product (rather than releasing
>> it as open source) there's pressure to change SOMETHING because it has
>> to be different in order to separate it from the earlier version. The
>> interface should stay the same — what they should do is just keep fixing
>> the software and only add features people really want. That's the way to
>> NOT get bloatware.
>
> FOSS isn't immune to the 'we've got to change something' trap. Unity comes 
> to mind.

Gnome, in general, has suffered from the "change for change sake" issue. But 
they're the exception, not the rule.

-- 
“Evil is not able to create anything new, it can only distort and destroy 
what has been invented or made by the forces of good.”  —J.R.R. Tolkien