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byTablizer ( 95088 ) writes:
Switching from Microsoft to Google is like switching from Hitler to Mussolini. Move to Libre Office or the like.
bymarkdavis ( 642305 ) writes:
>"Switching from Microsoft to Google is like switching from Hitler to Mussolini. Move to Libre Office or the like."
Yeah, really.
But 20 million cells? That seems ridiculous. Why aren't they using a database for something that huge?
Anyway, I had to check... LibreOffice Calc supports more than 1 billion cells from 16,384 columns by 1,048,576 rows. Hope the machine has a lot of RAM if trying to push that :)
byhcs_$reboot ( 1536101 ) writes:
Might not be easy for an aircraft manufacturer - having to provide top notch safety - to justify to insurance companies why you are using a free open source project as a main tool.
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bymarkdavis ( 642305 ) writes:
>"to justify to insurance companies why you are using a free open source project as a main tool."
This assumes that MS-Office is somehow less prone to bugs, errors, issues. Just because more people use it, or that it is closed source, or that it isn't free, or that it is from Microsoft, doesn't mean it is safe (or "safer"). It also doesn't necessarily mean there is any liability that can be shifted. Most commercial software requires you to sign away liability (or greatly/specifically limit it, perhaps
byhcs_$reboot ( 1536101 ) writes:
This assumes that MS-Office is somehow less prone to bugs, errors, issues
Not at all (and I'm using LO all he time), but insurance companies might see it that way.
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