[TriLUG] Presentation Software

[Pete Soper]

Many developers jumped ship from OpenOffice to a fork called LibreOffice 
when they realized the implications of Oracle getting control of 
OpenOffice by buying Sun Microsystems.

But know that these two programs still inter-operate and it could be 
that there are tons of templates and backgrounds for {Libre,Open}Office 
"out there." It's not uncommon for the Linux software distribution to 
have the basics and rely on the 'Net for accessories.

You might well be able to run OS/2 on VirtualBox. It appears to be a 
first class citizen in the setup menus.

-Pete


On 03/11/2013 12:10 PM, Grawburg wrote:
> I am making my slow transition to Linux from OS/2 (will always keep my finger there) and some Windows (I get paid nicely to do Excel 2003 work) there is one piece of software I'd like some suggestions for.
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> I usually use Lotus Freelance Graphics to make the few presentations I need...avoiding PowerPoint on general principle.
> OpenOffice Impress does not impress me - very little in the way of templates, backgrounds, etc.  I will try Lotus using Wine but wonder if there is good Linux-based presentation product that folks are aware of. Doesn't have to be free, but much more than $50 may rule it out.
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> Thanks,
> Brian Grawburg
> Wilson
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