[CLUE-Tech] Hancom Office - A Commercial KDE Application

[Cyberclops]

For me, it's "Star Office," but I need it mostly for the spell checker.

Timothy Klein wrote:

> When I first switched to Linux a few years ago, I found the lack of an
> office suite disconcerting. Today, though, I have no office suite
> installed, and I no longer feel the need for one.  I am curious, how many
> others use an office suite of apps?
>
> Just curious,
>
> Tim
>
> * Jeffery Cann (jccann at home.com) wrote:
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> > Interesting.
> >
> > A commercial office application for Linux that I have absolutely never
> > heard of!  I thought that Linux didn't have enough critical desktop
> > mass for this type of non-sense...  (kidding)
> >
> > http://www.hancom.com/en/product_service/office.html
> >
> > Apparently, Hancom is based in Seoul, Korea.  Their site does not serve
> > up too well in Konqueror - use Mozilla or Netscape.
> >
> > I did download the trial version of the spreadsheet.  It's a typical
> > KDE application -- looks great, responsive, enough functionality for
> > mortal users.  I tried importing an MS Office sheet (exported from Star
> > Office) and everything looks good.
> >
> > Hancon writes on their website that they have a deal with theKompany to
> > integrate additional apps.  For example, Hancom Quicksilver PIM is
> > Aethera.
> >
> > Quanta fans will notice that the Hancom WebBuilder is Quanta.  I have
> > used Quanta in its 'open source' (now unmaintaned) state for the past
> > year-- it is an excellent HTML / PHP editor.  Unfortunately, theKompany
> > wooed the Russian developers to turn Quanta away from open source and
> > into a commercial application.  I am glad to see that it will continue
> > to live on.  Of course, I would prefer that they stick with the GPL,
> > but I cannot begrudge them for wanting to pay their bills!
> >
> > Good stuff!  Definitely worth a look.  If you are into commercial
> > office suites, the price ($49) is hard to beat.
> >
> > Later.
> > Jeff
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