How can I find open source programmers who can write a freeware alternative to MS Publisher?

[Anonymous]

Open Office has many of the same applications as MS Office, but there
is no freeware open source alternative for MS Publisher.
Unfortunately, I have a client who continues to use MS Publisher and I
haven't been able to locate any freeware or open source applications
that will open or edit MS Publisher files.

I assume that the only way to acquire a freeware open source
alternative to Publisher is to find a programmer who can write
one---and I've never had to find a programmer before.

How do I find open source programmers who can write a freeware
alternative to MS Publisher?

Thanks for any suggestions.

 

[FTR]

Open Office has many of the same applications as MS Office, but there is
no freeware open source alternative for MS Publisher. Unfortunately, I
have a client who continues to use MS Publisher and I haven't been able
to locate any freeware or open source applications that will open or
edit MS Publisher files.

I assume that the only way to acquire a freeware open source alternative
to Publisher is to find a programmer who can write one---and I've never
had to find a programmer before.

How do I find open source programmers who can write a freeware
alternative to MS Publisher?

Thanks for any suggestions.

What should the programmer do: create an opensource alternative to
publisher, or make publisher files readable for OpenOffice ?

I would
- look at sourcefourge, http://sourceforge.net/;
- send at email to the developer mail list of OpenOffice at
(e-mail address removed) (first look at
http://projects.openoffice.org/accepted.html to see email addresses of
people that work in the different OOo projects)
- write to Laurent Godard who might help you: (e-mail address removed)

Good luck
Frank

 

[Vic Dura]

Anonymous wrote:
What should the programmer do: create an opensource alternative to
publisher, or make publisher files readable for OpenOffice ?

I would
- look at sourcefourge, http://sourceforge.net/;
- send at email to the developer mail list of OpenOffice at
(e-mail address removed) (first look at
http://projects.openoffice.org/accepted.html to see email addresses of
people that work in the different OOo projects)
- write to Laurent Godard who might help you: (e-mail address removed)

Good luck
Frank

Good advice there.

 

[Anonymous]

FTR brought next idea :

What should the programmer do: create an opensource alternative to publisher,
or make publisher files readable for OpenOffice ?

Good question.
I would guess (because I am not a programmer and I really don't know
how opening and editing actually work in thw rodl of computer code)
that some sort of a converter might be written that could change or
recreate an MS Publisher file into Open Office Writer format and allow
editing of that document.

A converter or a filter would be easier to write than an entire
application, wouldn't it?

 

[Mister2u]

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[Le Loup]

Anonymous a écrit :

Open Office has many of the same applications as MS Office, but there is
no freeware open source alternative for MS Publisher. Unfortunately, I
have a client who continues to use MS Publisher and I haven't been able
to locate any freeware or open source applications that will open or
edit MS Publisher files.
I assume that the only way to acquire a freeware open source alternative
to Publisher is to find a programmer who can write one---and I've never
had to find a programmer before.
How do I find open source programmers who can write a freeware
alternative to MS Publisher?

There already are plenty of freeware alternatives to MS Publisher. But
none can read nor edit .pub files... Imho, just because MS doesn't allow
it...
Open Source <-//-> MS files format

Cordialement,
Hervé LOTH

 

[Lou]

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110%. We do not charge you anything, our site is ran purely off
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We also don't just help programming needs, if you have any questions
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[Anonymous]

There already are plenty of freeware alternatives to MS Publisher. But none

can read nor edit .pub files... Imho, just because MS doesn't allow it...
Open Source <-//-> MS files format

Cordialement,
Hervé LOTH

Hi Herve,

Now I'm curious. If Microsoft doesn't allow alternatives to Publisher,
then why do they allow OpenOffice.org to provide freeware alternatives
to MS Word, MS PhotoDraw and MS Excel?

Here is what I mean: Word and Excel generate more annual profit for
Microsoft than Publisher does. Why does MS protect Publisher and allow
OO.org to give away free alternatives to Word and Excel?

 

[H-Man]

Hi Herve,

Now I'm curious. If Microsoft doesn't allow alternatives to Publisher,
then why do they allow OpenOffice.org to provide freeware alternatives
to MS Word, MS PhotoDraw and MS Excel?

Here is what I mean: Word and Excel generate more annual profit for
Microsoft than Publisher does. Why does MS protect Publisher and allow
OO.org to give away free alternatives to Word and Excel?

It's not an issue so much of allowing it as the file format is closed and
proprietory. This means that the file format needs to be completely reverse
engineered to be read or written to. As you can imagine this is no small
task, and although OOo is very good at reading MS Word files, for instance,
the conversion isn't always perfect and the document may not look like it
does in Word. Heck, there are even instances where newer versions of Word
can't properly convert older Word files. The same scenario exists for
Excel. As these are the killer apps for MS Office, it's probably the reason
most time is spent on converting these formats.

 

[Lou]

It's not an issue so much of allowing it as the file format is closed and
proprietory. This means that the file format needs to be completely reverse
engineered to be read or written to. As you can imagine this is no small
task, and although OOo is very good at reading MS Word files, for instance,
the conversion isn't always perfect and the document may not look like it
does in Word. Heck, there are even instances where newer versions of Word
can't properly convert older Word files. The same scenario exists for
Excel. As these are the killer apps for MS Office, it's probably the reason
most time is spent on converting these formats.

The next release of MS Office may be very interesting in that MS is supposed to be
going to a new, XML file format which they WILL release the specs to.

Lou

 

[me]

.tk = ??

Tokelau

J

 

[FTR]

Tokelau

J

But you must not have a ship to register down there ?

 

[socrtwo]

You can get free domains with .tk endings which I think is a micro
Pacific island atoll or chain. However there must be traffic or your
domain is suspended.

http://www.dot.tk/

 

[Terry Russell]

Tokelau

http://news.google.com.au/news?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=tokelau
no airport, no port, negative GDP, highest point about 5 metres
above high tide, which is probably interesting in storms with 10 metre waves
( sea level rise would mean evacuation )
so they make a few bucks from domains

There are a few such places in dire straits that have votes.
Need 3x your GDP for a sea wall? a new hospital because the last one
was blown out to sea by a storm? well, we need your vote
to support whale hunting, or overfishing, or some other angle.

note that the CIA factbook
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/tl.html
lists disputes- international : none

which isn't really true, some feel they have a dispute with US
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411749/661086

 

[Al Klein]

which isn't really true, some feel they have a dispute with US
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411749/661086

I love the claim that it's getting a bit crowded - with a population
density of about 1 person/acre.

 

[Terry Russell]

I love the claim that it's getting a bit crowded - with a population
density of about 1 person/acre.

for agriculture ,dwellings and amenities, water catchment, storage
most of it coral sand
it could support 2 or three times that but with _no_ leeway , you can't just
get on a bus and go to another place if there is a breakdown or natural
event

There are discussions about just evacuating the place, but people call it
home,
like New Orleans probably won't be abandoned.

the united states has about 2.5 acres of forests 2.6 acres and pasture and
1.2 acres of crops per person
People require a lot of area for resources ,food, water etc, far beyond
simple living and recreation space. Even living in a postage stamp apartment
tower
you are still supported by a large area of land somewhere else.

 

[Le Loup]

socrtwo a écrit :

You can get free domains with .tk endings

not totally free (ads)


Cordialement,
Hervé LOTH

 

[Chris Lee]

Hi Herve,

Now I'm curious. If Microsoft doesn't allow alternatives to
Publisher,
then why do they allow OpenOffice.org to provide freeware
alternatives
to MS Word, MS PhotoDraw and MS Excel?

Here is what I mean: Word and Excel generate more annual profit for
Microsoft than Publisher does. Why does MS protect Publisher and
allow
OO.org to give away free alternatives to Word and Excel?

Because Mickeysoft doesn't have any say in the matter. OO.org software isn't
using Mickeysoft code.

 

[Chris Lee]

The next release of MS Office may be very interesting in that MS is
supposed to be
going to a new, XML file format which they WILL release the specs
to.

Lou

Stop kidding yourself. Mickeysoft isn't going to release the specs to *ANYTHING*
that's going to be in a usable format.

You're not going to see very many if any Free Software/Open Source software
that's going to use Mickeysofts's XML file format for saving *ANYTHING* in.

 

[Lou]

Stop kidding yourself. Mickeysoft isn't going to release the specs to *ANYTHING*
that's going to be in a usable format.

You're not going to see very many if any Free Software/Open Source software
that's going to use Mickeysofts's XML file format for saving *ANYTHING* in.

A search on file format for office 12
got this link as item #2
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/jun05/06-01OfficeXMLFormatPR.mspx
which starts...

REDMOND, Wash. -- June 1, 2005 -- In a move to bring new levels of data
interoperability to its customers and new market opportunities to technology
providers throughout the industry, Microsoft Corp. today announced that it is
adopting industry-standard Extensible Markup Language (XML) technology for the
default file formats in the next version of Microsoft® Office editions, currently
code-named "Office 12."

Lou
It is a source of continuous wonder how some can be
so convinced and so ill-informed - simultaneously.