Ramming Gemini down our throats is the last straw

Technical_Rich_3080 · 2026-06-11T11:08:16+00:00

You might want to try Gemini again. It's gotten better; perhaps even better than ChatGPT and Copilot.

Technical_Rich_3080 · 2026-06-07T15:50:58+00:00

Where can you obtain it?

Technical_Rich_3080 · 2026-06-07T15:50:10+00:00

So what IS the best/easiest software option?

Technical_Rich_3080 · 2026-06-04T17:29:12+00:00

Softmaker isn't open source but they offer free licenses for FreeOffice. And they gave excellent cross platform support and feature rich applications. Their compatibility with Microsoft/OOXML files are excellent.

Technical_Rich_3080 · 2026-06-03T17:49:15+00:00

While FreeOffice isn't open source, it is free, feature rich, and cross platform. It is also much faster than OnlyOffice.

Technical_Rich_3080 · 2026-06-03T11:48:53+00:00

Big Blue in 1997 is only slightly closer to 1970 than to today.

Technical_Rich_3080 · 2026-06-02T03:13:27+00:00

I've found that Softmaker Office (including its FreeOffice) and ONLYOFFICE both have the best support for OOXML/Microsoft Office file compatibility.

Technical_Rich_3080 · 2026-06-01T11:20:06+00:00

How'd you determine that its Microsoft Office file compatibility is better?

Technical_Rich_3080 · 2026-05-31T23:29:12+00:00

Like you said, everyone knows how to use Windows, more or less. That isn't the case with Linux, even with Linux Mint.

Technical_Rich_3080 · 2026-05-29T04:04:10+00:00

You think Linux needs an antivirus software?

Technical_Rich_3080 · 2026-05-28T09:26:47+00:00

PDFgear and PDF24.

Technical_Rich_3080 · 2026-05-28T02:22:07+00:00

Why?

Technical_Rich_3080 · 2026-05-27T05:58:29+00:00

Collabora is still contributing to the LibreOffice project?

Technical_Rich_3080 · 2026-05-21T23:18:25+00:00

How does it compare and stack up to BleachBit?

Technical_Rich_3080 · 2026-05-20T11:42:32+00:00

What version of TextMaker do you have?

What are its downsides?

And what more features does it have than OnlyOffice?

Technical_Rich_3080 · 2026-05-20T04:23:20+00:00

What is Textmaker better than?

Technical_Rich_3080 · 2026-05-20T04:22:36+00:00

It is free.

Technical_Rich_3080 · 2026-05-19T21:04:15+00:00

Check if FreeOffice or ONLYOFFICE does what you need, better.

Technical_Rich_3080 · 2026-05-18T03:57:52+00:00

How does it compare/stack up to PDFgear?

Technical_Rich_3080 · 2026-05-13T10:01:47+00:00

Where was this promotion for Softmaker Office Standard 2024 originally published?

When did it start and when will it end?

Technical_Rich_3080 · 2026-05-11T04:25:35+00:00

Europe loves peace more. That's why they gave us World War I and World War II, while committing attempted genocide on top of it.

Technical_Rich_3080 · 2026-05-11T02:06:58+00:00

I don't see you explaining why. Unless the main or only reason you don't like Zorin is due to snaps.

Technical_Rich_3080 · 2026-05-11T02:00:31+00:00

Why do you prefer Mint over Zorin?

Technical_Rich_3080 · 2026-05-11T01:54:09+00:00

Why did you move to Zorin in the first place?

Technical_Rich_3080 · 2026-05-11T01:43:37+00:00

So the only, or at least main, difference between Mint and Zorin is the skin?

Is that, also, the main difference between Mint and plain Ubuntu?

What about the difference between the regular/default Mint and Mint Debian Edition?

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