Re: [tdf-discuss] New "LibreOffice Reader" Eliminates Need for "PDF Reader"

> @Mark&  others
>
> I like the idea, don't get me wrong.  But sadly it is hard for developers out there to make just a 
> viewer when some other folks have that :( already.  It would be nice if more people, sed -i 
> 's|people|users|g' out there would use the OpenDocument format (*.odt) and not pdf to share 
> documents, then the idea would become more intriguing.  This new viewer would have to compete 
> against those viewers that exist plus Google Docs :(, which I don't know if it* supports 
> OpenDocument Format (*.odt) files?
>
> Sadly, it is *very difficult* to change people's minds when it comes to document standards and 
> formats.  I agree with folks that mention that Adobe has become a **bloated monster** that used to 
> be lean and excellent, and with its increasing bloat there also comes security issues and constant 
> updates :(
>
> My $0.04 (previous $0.02 + this $0.02) don't add sales tax please :)
>
> Regards,
>
> Antonio
It does seem that we already have a "usership" 100 million users. If 
this is true, then that would in itself make for a good base of users to 
create such a piece of software. As we are opensource, there is nothing 
wrong with if other folks alread have a viewer. However, the upside, is 
that our viewer would come from the makers of the actual pices of 
software from which people make the most use of the ODF.

Cheers

Marc

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Marc Paré
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