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Not even poor Notepad is safe from Microsoft's AI obsession (www.theregister.com)
submitted 10 months ago by boem@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Is there a LibreOffice alternative?

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 19 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Vim

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

A good one.

Nobody needs to learn hieroglyphics to save a file.

[–] essteeyou@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Yeah, just press this button with a picture of a floppy disk on it.

"What's a floppy disk?"

[–] 4am@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago

nano

[–] rafadavidc@ttrpg.network -2 points 10 months ago

disgusting

[–] drbluefall@toast.ooo 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

org-mode?

[–] Gork@lemm.ee -1 points 10 months ago 
orgymode?
[–] Somewhereunknown7351@kbin.social 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Could use Wordpad (outdated word that’s free)

[–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 0 points 10 months ago

Linuxes come with text editors (almost always vim, and usually a GUI one like Gedit). But they aren't part of LibreOffice, just as Notepad isn't part of MS Office.

[–] Fijxu@kbin.social -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

WPS Office, is from a chinese company but it works pretty good with Microsoft Office files

[–] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

riddled with ads.