Word Processor Comparision on Newsforge

FOSS word processors compared: OOo Writer, AbiWord, and KWord
http://software.newsforge.com/software/05/08/16/2038242.shtml?tid=93&tid=150

(Silly FOSS acronym)

"From their inception, both [Abiword and Kword] have been playing catch-up
with OpenOffice.org's Writer."

Strange given that Abiword was started in 1998 and if anything was playing
catch up with Microsoft Word. Star Office Writer was not even in the
running until Sun Microsystems bought them and established OpenOffice.org.

The comparision used:
"latest versions available in Debian packages":
AbiWord 2.27-3,
KWord 1.3.2,
OpenOffice.org 1.9.121

Seems rather unfair given that Abiword 2.3 is available and Koffice is at
version 1.4 but I do not think that would have substantially changed most
of his points.

Interesting comment on abiword usability:
"AbiWord sports a clean, easy-to-see interface on the first level.
However, users open windows and dialogs, the interface often appears less
polished. The deeper interface is particularly prone to verbose text,
where a concise phrase and a diagram would be clearer."

The article is not without flaws but I think it is worth reading
nonetheless.

Sincerely

Alan Horkan

Inkscape http://inkscape.org
Abiword http://www.abisource.com
Dia http://gnome.org/projects/dia/
Open Clip Art http://OpenClipArt.org

Alan's Diary http://advogato.org/person/AlanHorkan/

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Received on Thu Aug 25 18:51:29 2005