Comments on: OpenGL-accelerated Technology Comes with OpenOffice.org 2.4 (Video) http://techrights.org/2008/02/17/opengl-accelerated-impress/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andrew Z http://techrights.org/2008/02/17/opengl-accelerated-impress/comment-page-1/#comment-5643 Andrew Z Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:05:43 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/02/17/opengl-accelerated-impress/#comment-5643 I put up a torrent in Ogg Theora + Vorbis from the original lossless video footage. Andrew I put up a torrent in Ogg Theora + Vorbis from the original lossless video footage.

Andrew

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2008/02/17/opengl-accelerated-impress/comment-page-1/#comment-5628 Roy Schestowitz Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:48:46 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/02/17/opengl-accelerated-impress/#comment-5628 Novell does some good things too (take for example the open source ATI driver) and so does Microsoft. We cover both sides of the story. It's a question of balance. Overall, Microsoft does not improve technology as much as it has deliberately hindered progress (elimination of competition through technical sabotage). Likewise, Novell puts in jeopardy its Linux rivals, giving Microsoft more power over them. It's selfish and tactless. Novell does some good things too (take for example the open source ATI driver) and so does Microsoft. We cover both sides of the story. It’s a question of balance.

Overall, Microsoft does not improve technology as much as it has deliberately hindered progress (elimination of competition through technical sabotage). Likewise, Novell puts in jeopardy its Linux rivals, giving Microsoft more power over them. It’s selfish and tactless.

]]> By: Andrew Z http://techrights.org/2008/02/17/opengl-accelerated-impress/comment-page-1/#comment-5627 Andrew Z Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:27:57 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/02/17/opengl-accelerated-impress/#comment-5627 These transitions were brought to you in part by Novell. :) I plan to create an Ogg Vorbis+Theora video out of the original footage to prevent transcoding quality loss. Try back in a few days. These transitions were brought to you in part by Novell. :)

I plan to create an Ogg Vorbis+Theora video out of the original footage to prevent transcoding quality loss. Try back in a few days.

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2008/02/17/opengl-accelerated-impress/comment-page-1/#comment-5591 Roy Schestowitz Sun, 17 Feb 2008 06:25:39 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/02/17/opengl-accelerated-impress/#comment-5591 I still do it in LaTeX, myself, unless I collaborate on the content with non-TeX users, in which case Impress is fine (compatible with Office 2003 based on my limited experience with those using it). LaTeX gives me clean PDF-formatted slides and I can export as XML, HTML, etc. In the same vein, I always write barebones HTML, just as Knuth would do. :-) Abstractions can hide important semantics, but they have their merits depending on the scenario and the user. I still do it in LaTeX, myself, unless I collaborate on the content with non-TeX users, in which case Impress is fine (compatible with Office 2003 based on my limited experience with those using it). LaTeX gives me clean PDF-formatted slides and I can export as XML, HTML, etc.

In the same vein, I always write barebones HTML, just as Knuth would do. :-) Abstractions can hide important semantics, but they have their merits depending on the scenario and the user.

]]> By: DOUGman http://techrights.org/2008/02/17/opengl-accelerated-impress/comment-page-1/#comment-5590 DOUGman Sun, 17 Feb 2008 05:57:38 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/02/17/opengl-accelerated-impress/#comment-5590 Neat, instead of powerpoint. I would always just generate static images in writer and convert them into pdfs, from htere I would open and view them with keyjnote for presentations. I prefer to be different.. D. Neat, instead of powerpoint. I would always just generate static images in writer and convert them into pdfs, from htere I would open and view them with keyjnote for presentations. I prefer to be different..

D.

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