01-03-2008, 10:35 PM
[quote richorlin]This warning alone would keep me from using it:
"Since NeoOffice is developed by volunteers and tested by users, we expect that users will find crashing or other serious bugs"
Even if it IS free, it shouldn't be in general release if it crashes.
What if Ford issued a disclaimer with every car they sold: "Your new car may or may not run off the road into a tree every three thousand miles."
You apparently have never read an End User License Agreement from any software company then. Wait for iPhoto to crash taking your last 10 minutes of work with it and then call Apple to complain. Wait for Windows XP to die after 8 months and then call MS to complain. Either has zero liability for their products being pieces of crap. It's sad really, but at least NeoOffice is free. With paid software you still have no real recourse if the software is buggy, unstable, or just plain awful.
Sorry if my tone comes across as too negative, but I wanted to alleviate this specific concern so you can start using NeoOffice if so desired. Don't let that sentence they posted concern you. In fact, think of it as a good natured warning that most software should come right out and say and not hide in microscopic print in their EULA. Good luck.
Nathan
"Since NeoOffice is developed by volunteers and tested by users, we expect that users will find crashing or other serious bugs"
Even if it IS free, it shouldn't be in general release if it crashes.
What if Ford issued a disclaimer with every car they sold: "Your new car may or may not run off the road into a tree every three thousand miles."
You apparently have never read an End User License Agreement from any software company then. Wait for iPhoto to crash taking your last 10 minutes of work with it and then call Apple to complain. Wait for Windows XP to die after 8 months and then call MS to complain. Either has zero liability for their products being pieces of crap. It's sad really, but at least NeoOffice is free. With paid software you still have no real recourse if the software is buggy, unstable, or just plain awful.
Sorry if my tone comes across as too negative, but I wanted to alleviate this specific concern so you can start using NeoOffice if so desired. Don't let that sentence they posted concern you. In fact, think of it as a good natured warning that most software should come right out and say and not hide in microscopic print in their EULA. Good luck.
Nathan