[OPLINTECH] Open Office Software

[Shane Ian Hoffman]

How much is business adopting it?  It's been slightly addressed in some
previous posts, but my concern has been:

I'm trying to make sure my patrons have the skills they need to get a job,
go to college, whatever.  Are the skills picked up by using OO.org going to
transfer?  I have a lot of non-savvy people who come through my doors
wanting to learn.  Those that ask questions invariably ask, "Is this what
they're using in the real world?".

I guess my question is, will my non-savvy people melt down the second they
open their word processor or spreadsheet at their new job and it's WORD
instead of OO?

Shane

Shane Ian Hoffman
IT Coordinator
Pickaway County District Public Libraries
1160 North Court Street
Circleville, OH  43113
phone - 740.477.1644 ext. 232
fax - 740.474.2855

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Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 11:12 AM
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Subject: [OPLINTECH] Open Office Software

Hello, I am the IT Specialist at Greenville Public Library and we have 
started to use OO for some of our patron and staff computers. I was 
curious as to how many other libraries are using OO and what their 
experience has been with it? Do the patrons get along fine with it? Does 
the staff?

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Richard Shively
IT/Webmaster
Greenville Public Library
520 Sycamore, Greenville Oh. 45331
937-548-3915