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From: Alexandro Colorado on 28 Jan 2010 13:30 I am not sure this will be possible for the simple reason that as opposed to the MacBook which is more of an open platform, the ipad will have an extremely closed operating system (Iphone OS) which doesnt make it possible to load different languages or applications like the one we use. Recoding OOo in Objective-C would be prohibited and since it seems that the apps are managed by Apple, it could make little business sense to allow a third party (and free) competing product like ours. However just like the iphone, there are solutions like remote desktop that allow to access an Open environment such a Linux desktop over the web. (look on the history of this list for OpenOffice.org Online). Again there could be 'jailbreaks' that will make the ipad run Linux and in that case OOo would be doable on an ipad but of course it will inherit all the issues from breaking warranty and support and such. On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 4:24 AM, Antoine Forgeard < antoine.forgeard(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > > I was just wondering if you were planning to develop an oppen office > aplication for ipad ? > > Maybe it's not possible.. I'm very interested in selling my Macbook for an > iPad, but without any office suite, it would be difficult to work with it > (I'm a student, and I would use it to take my lessons) even if iWorks exist > for ipad, I need an application which would be able to write and read .doc > and .ppt documents. > > > > Thank you for your answer. > > > Best regards > > Antoine Forgeard > -- Alexandro Colorado OpenOffice.org Español IM: jza(a)jabber.org
From: John W Kennedy on 29 Jan 2010 18:58 On Jan 28, 2010, at 5:24 AM, Antoine Forgeard wrote: > Hi, > > > I was just wondering if you were planning to develop an oppen office > aplication for ipad ? > > Maybe it's not possible.. I'm very interested in selling my Macbook for an > iPad, but without any office suite, it would be difficult to work with it > (I'm a student, and I would use it to take my lessons) even if iWorks exist > for ipad, I need an application which would be able to write and read .doc > and .ppt documents. iWork for Mac can do that, and I have not heard that iWork for iPad won't. On the other hand, the iPad really isn't made to be used without a real computer to host it; without a host, it can't print, it can't make backups, and it can't install new releases of its operating system. -- John W Kennedy "But now is a new thing which is very old-- that the rich make themselves richer and not poorer, which is the true Gospel, for the poor's sake." -- Charles Williams. "Judgement at Chelmsford" --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscribe(a)openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-help(a)openoffice.org
From: Michael Adams on 29 Jan 2010 04:10 On Thursday 28 January 2010 23:24, Antoine Forgeard wrote: > Hi, > > > I was just wondering if you were planning to develop an oppen office > aplication for ipad ? > > Maybe it's not possible.. I'm very interested in selling my Macbook for an > iPad, but without any office suite, it would be difficult to work with it > (I'm a student, and I would use it to take my lessons) even if iWorks exist > for ipad, I need an application which would be able to write and read .doc > and .ppt documents. > I suggest you test it before tossing your real computer. I suspect that despite Steve Jobs hype the keyboard could be ah... a little interesting to use for real applications. Generally open source app's require several users wanting to port the software to their hardware of choice for it to happen. Sun Microsystems as the major developer of OO.o may not be able to join Steves glee club if it's balance sheet is anything to go by. BTW "... wondering if you were planning..." - the 'you' that _you_ have contacted is a mailing list primarily composed of die hard users, not so many developers. So the above tongue in cheek opinions are my own, and are not representative of either Sun Microsystems or OO.o developers. The correct way to raise a Request For Enhancement for most OSS projects is to add the RFE to the bug tracker system and see how many votes it gets. GLWT -- Michael --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscribe(a)openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-help(a)openoffice.org
From: Alexandro Colorado on 31 Jan 2010 18:52 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Use GnuPG with Firefox : http://getfiregpg.org (Version: 0.7.10) iEYEARECAAYFAktmFu4ACgkQPeaoSmjQcubN6QCfaGq/2XztLnYo5Fb/Z1qOCLeB fUsAniDCMTjWq28Ke9NkqSVviFZVqr4a =34/U -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- On 1/28/10, Antoine Forgeard <antoine.forgeard(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > > I was just wondering if you were planning to develop an oppen office > aplication for ipad ? > > Maybe it's not possible.. I'm very interested in selling my Macbook for an > iPad, but without any office suite, it would be difficult to work with it > (I'm a student, and I would use it to take my lessons) even if iWorks exist > for ipad, I need an application which would be able to write and read .doc > and .ppt documents. > > > > Thank you for your answer. > > > Best regards > > > Antoine Forgeard > Watching Computer Action show they showed a much better option with OpenOffice.org for much less :) http://www.alwaysinnovating.com/touchbook/ -- Alexandro Colorado OpenOffice.org Español IM: jza(a)jabber.org
From: Larry Gusaas on 1 Feb 2010 00:37
On 2010/01/31 5:52 PM Alexandro Colorado wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > <clipped garbage /> >> >> Maybe it's not possible.. I'm very interested in selling my Macbook >> for an >> iPad, but without any office suite, it would be difficult to work with it >> (I'm a student, and I would use it to take my lessons) even if iWorks >> exist >> for ipad, I need an application which would be able to write and read >> .doc >> and .ppt documents. There will be iWorks for the iPad. iWorks on a Mac reads and writes MS Office documents. I understand it will do the same on the iPad. It should handle everything you need at class. I would still want a computer at home as well. I think my next upgrade will be an iMac and an iPad instead of getting a MacBook Pro. >> > > Watching Computer Action show they showed a much better option with > OpenOffice.org for much less :) > http://www.alwaysinnovating.com/touchbook/ A cheap netbook as a replacement for a MacBook? Ridiculous! Save some money instead of getting an iPad and get a far inferior product. -- Larry I. Gusaas Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Canada Website: http://larry-gusaas.com "An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs." - Edgard Varese --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscribe(a)openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-help(a)openoffice.org |