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2011/1/7 Fabián Rodríguez <magicfab@member.fsf.org>

On 11-01-06 11:16 PM, Larry Gusaas wrote:

On 2011/01/06 9:57 PM  todd rme wrote:
I do find it bizarre that people are so up in arms about OOXML but
seem to have no complaints with Apple's blatant attempts to have total
control over the software you are allowed to install on your own
computer.

Apple does not control what software I install on my computer. Quit
spreading such BS.


Larry

You're right, at least for now. Apple controls its OS and its updates,
which effectively can control which apps go on your computer (or not).
IMO, it's only a matter of time before such restrictions happen, just
like iPhone and iPad (which *for now* are bypassed with Cydia..). For
all the effort this may take, at some point Apple may well decide to
remove LibreOffice or break it as part of a "security upgrade". I am not
going into that discussion as even passing the App Store requirements is
almost guaranteed to fail.

Back to the initial suggestion of adding LibreOffice to the AppStore,
just look at NeoOffice's take on it:

http://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=8290&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=

Not much point in wasting any more time on this (again, IMO).

Cheers,

Fabian


To be honest I too have found it really strange that so many FOSS advocates
are Apple advocates. Let's face it if Apple had established the monopoly
that Wintel had it would have been worse. Systems more closed and even all
the hardware would have been locked into Apple. Ok, all big commercial
interests are going to be self-serving but at least let's be consistent with
the attitudes :-)

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