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Re: RFC: Office suite and price suggestions
> Hi Omer,
>
> > > Regarding hebrew - I do think (IMHO) that in the first stage the
> > > localization (hebrew menus and hebrew online) is not that important. IMHO
> > > it's much important to have all the bidi functions first (tables,
> > > paragraphs, nikud, importing Hebrew word documents, etc..)
> >
> > I agree that correct BiDi functions are more important than Hebrew
> > language menus and help files.
> > I'd like to see the BiDi functions implemented in a separate DLL, with
> > source code available. The BiDi algorithm may still be subject to
> > tinkering and tweaking in the future. We'd like to be able to modify the
> > DLL to follow suit.
>
> You have it in the QT 3, under GPL.I think it's pretty seperated from the
> rest of QT, but not sure though. However - QT got some bugs in hebrew which I
> was talking (and still do) to Lars from TrollTech.
>
> >
> > > 1. How much do you think you're willing to pay for this suite?
> >
> > For use in editing my own data - probably none (there are free (in the
> > sense of free beer) alternatives, either now or in the near future).
>
> Oh, you mean koffice and abiword. True, although it might takes some time.
>
> > For development of custom vertical applications for sale to businesses -
> > probably around $100 per seat in the final customer's office.
> >
>
> I see..
>
> > > 2. Is localization (hebrew online menu and menus) very important to you?
> > > if it won't have the localization but will have all the bidi stuff - will
> > > you still buy it?
My opinion is like yours: these are less important then the BIDI stuff. Yet
they should not be neglected.
> > > 3. Does a Windows version important to you (in terms of installing it in
> > > office)?
>
> What about those questions? un-answered? ;)
>
INHO a Windows version is important because it will ease the transition
from/to Linux: having the same tool on both env and letting users take their
work freely from one to the other should be important. Therefore, one should
probably encourage users of both env to use the same tool by making the
installation easy: provide it on the same CDROM; without double charge for it,
of course. Hopefully, Win users will see that they have their familiar tool
for Linux, and afterwards will be introduced to Linux, which is free, so
eventually they be attempted to try it. Actually, the company might give their
customers a `Mivtza': buy our product and get a legal sort of Winodws for free.
> >
> > Few important questions were left out of the description of the Hancom
> > Office:
> > 1. Are the file formats being used standard ones?
>
> As much as I know it's their own format, but you have there an option to save
> as default in other formats (word, etc...)
>
> > 2. Is there a free (in the sense of free speech) library, with open source
> > code, of functions for R/W access to those files from your own
> > applications?
>
> The Bidi stuff? it's being built using QT -3 which itself is GPL'd.
>
> BTW - there will be also a Mac OS X version.
>
> --
> Hetz Ben Hamo
> hetz@kde.org
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