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And no reason not to
OOo is FREE. Unlike MS Office, where unless you are on the uber-expensive software assurance plan, upgrades are free. in MOST cases, there is no reason to keep running old versions of open source software.

This is a non-story with a headline designed to instill fear in open source software. For shame. Get some journalistic integrity.
Posted by: waltmaine   Posted on: 10/30/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Code execution flaws haunt OpenOffice  Loverock Davidson | 10/29/08
You should at least RTFA  mikefarinha | 10/29/08
Still leaves the issue of vulnerability  Loverock Davidson | 10/29/08
Loverock.... you're hopeless  mikefarinha | 10/29/08
I know you are but what am I?  Loverock Davidson | 10/29/08
Right over your head!  mikefarinha | 10/29/08
Very unlikely  Loverock Davidson | 10/29/08
Hmmm... Loverock Davidson, you've got my mind churning...  mikefarinha | 10/29/08
Hopeless...  ShadowGIATL | 10/29/08
Yeah, it's not like...  jasonp@... | 10/30/08
Please don't use OOo  Timpraetor | 10/30/08
Doesn't Loverock make you wish that...  djchandler | 10/30/08
Logically flawed argument  notsofast | 10/30/08
So I guess...  robsku | 11/03/08
ha ha - don't hold your breath....  deaf_e_kate | 10/29/08
Just like everyone should upgrade to Vista for its increased...  ye | 10/29/08
And no reason not to  waltmaine | 10/30/08
Code execution flaws haunt Microsoft Excel  rpmyers1 | 10/29/08
Nothing  Loverock Davidson | 10/29/08
So you're a hypocrite then?  rpmyers1 | 10/29/08
Easy answer...  Linux User 147560 | 10/29/08
Nope  Loverock Davidson | 10/29/08
Amazing...  eMJayy | 10/29/08
Thats hilarious  thelivo | 10/29/08
Yep, you hit the nail squarely on the head.  jasonp@... | 10/30/08
Disagree  mathcreative | 02/27/09
RE: Code execution flaws haunt OpenOffice  tburzio | 10/29/08
How could Open Office have flaws??!!  LBiege | 10/29/08
It' worth every penny you pay for it?  dragon@... | 10/29/08
You hit that one on the head. (nt)  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/29/08
I have to hand it to OSS developers. Many do an excellent job...  ye | 10/29/08
FOSS developers pay  NetArch. | 10/29/08
Kinda new to the business, aren't you  IT_User | 10/29/08
It was meant sarcastically. (nt)  ye | 10/29/08
Sarcasm noted  IT_User | 10/29/08
I assume it was to poke fun at the "many eyes" argument brought forth by...  ye | 10/29/08
No argument  IT_User | 10/29/08
Kinda like Mike Cox and his rants...  Wolfie2K3 | 10/30/08
All part of the sarcasm. nt  ye | 10/30/08
Well, "the many eyes"...  robsku | 11/03/08
How could software have flaws?  ShadowGIATL | 10/29/08
Compared to how many MS Office flaws? (nt)  bjbrock | 10/29/08
The flaw of averages...  ShadowGIATL | 10/29/08
Agree with you on this. Everything man creates has flaws..  transposeIT | 10/29/08
Balance  ShadowGIATL | 10/30/08
Anything programmed by humans has flaws  eiverson@... | 10/30/08
One wouldn't get that impression wrt Microsoft.  ye | 10/30/08
RE: Code execution flaws haunt OpenOffice  mrdt | 10/29/08
This is the goal of open source software  jackbond | 10/29/08
This is only a problem in Windows  Chad_z | 10/29/08
Technically...  ShadowGIATL | 10/29/08
Nice try  eMJayy | 10/29/08
Not so nice a try...  Cayble | 10/29/08
Like XP Retail, right?  NetArch. | 10/29/08
You speak too much in generalities  eMJayy | 10/29/08
LOL. When MS bundles software, its illegal. When they don't...  transposeIT | 10/29/08
How can...  joe.smetona@... | 10/30/08
Very well written.  joe.smetona@... | 10/30/08
I always love that one.  3D0G | 10/30/08
Re: 3Dog  joe.smetona@... | 10/30/08
Interesting.  ShadowGIATL | 10/30/08
Excellent post (nt)  djchandler | 10/30/08
That is the point  ShadowGIATL | 10/29/08
Give it a rest  Real World | 10/30/08
Deja Vu All Over Again...?  Wolfie2K3 | 10/30/08
RE: Code execution flaws haunt OpenOffice  Timpraetor | 10/30/08
RE: Junior Journalism "Code execution flaws haunt OpenOffice"  padapa | 10/30/08
I take it...  djchandler | 10/30/08
RE: Code execution flaws haunt OpenOffice  thebigkc | 10/30/08
RE: Code execution flaws haunt OpenOffice  thebigkc | 10/30/08
RE: Code execution flaws haunt OpenOffice  waltmaine | 10/30/08
Easy solution  djchandler | 10/30/08
RE: How do you patch OpenOffice?  RandyM55 | 10/31/08
List of perfect software:  lambda1 | 10/31/08

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