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Subject: Re: The problem with not owning the software
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On Sat, 28 Dec 2024 07:04:57 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

> On Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:23:49 +0800, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
> 
>> On 26/12/2024 4:39 am, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>> 
>>> As a programmer, I like to use powerful and versatile tools. That
>>> includes the ability to automate workflow.
>>> 
>>> Tools exist for this purpose, like odfpy for ISO 26300 files, which
>>> are the native format of LibreOffice. And LibreOffice itself can run
>>> Python code.
>> 
>> My programming tasks has never ever needed to automate Office using
>> VBA.
> 
> So your needs are fairly simple. That’s nothing to be ashamed of.

You do realize there is a whole world outside of Office?