OpenOffice.org?

I disagree. You seem to be unaware of an entire world of computer use outside of the Windows based PC. It has also been stated many times that the goal of OpenBSD is to enjoy hacking the system. I'm sure the developers like it when others find their work useful, but many of them have stated (IIRC and paraphrased) that they aren't trying for world domination. Note that I'm not in any way claiming to speak for the OpenBSD project, but I've been following OpenBSD mailing lists and newsgroups for a few years and this is the impression I've received

Now, back to the part about office suites not being necessary - wrong. Unless you are content using a basic text editor, but to have more flexibility or better looking documents, for business or development documentation - a better text editor is needed, thus the argument for an office suite.

Again, you are ignoring a wide view of computer systems and choosing to focus on the stereotypical desktop use. For general documentation text files, man pages and simple html documents are all generally sufficient, and TeX can be used for many more complicated documents. I acknowlege that office suites can be of use here, but remember that I'm speaking about necessity. I think I said this before, I don't think office suites are useless, they're just unecessary IMHO.

Also, I said "... like many others I don't really care much" about OO. What does that have to do with browsers and mail clients. I don't care about OO (I might care a tiny bit if there weren't other office suites to use and other ways to get things done) and I'm not the only one. Is there something confusing about that?

Yes, one minute you do not care completely and the next sentence you declare a retraction only if there are no other office suites - I think you are confused...

The point that I felt was being confused was my statement about OO being taken to mean windows vs. OpenBSD desktop systems in general, which I don't feel is that closely tied to OO. To answer your statement directly, I have acknowleged that office suites can be useful and much of my justification for not caring about Open Office is that there are other alternatives to get things done. I'm not actively against having office suites, and even though I think they're unecessary it might be good to have something that offers that style of use. KOffice offers that, as do the GNOME based programs. If those programs didn't exist or work I'd care a little bit about the status of Open Office, as it stands now I don't. I also feel there was some confusion that led to a previous poster's question about windows, ie and outlook. I hope that clarifies my stance sufficiently.

As for what people use, I don't care about that either. People should use what they want to use. No tool is so perfect that it should be used for everything, and I really don't see what this has to do with me not caring about Open Office working. If you mean that (for example) "we should all care about OO because it will help rid the world of Windows and Office" then, once again, I don't care.

Having the ability to choose what you want to use can only come from a need. You have the choice because someone out there made it happen and had people support them.

I'm not sure what you're trying to get at with this statement. I realize it takes time and dedication to make things happen, and I have a great appreciation for that.

So, enjoy your freedom of speech, but shut up and quit being no negative in this thread. You can either say you support it or you do not - get on with your life.

I don't think saying "We have all the tools we need without Open Office" is all that negative, and most of this thread consists of me trying to clarify my statements to people who either misunderstand entirely or try to read too much into my words, much like yourself.

I personally would like to see OO work with OpenBSD because I find it useful and a potential decision maker for some people, not all, and being aware of the needs of people is what has made OpenBSD the best UNIX based OS, whether used for workstation or server.

Good for you. I also think that OpenBSD makes a good system for a workstation or server.

Again, I personally am looking for the most secure workstation under the open source umbrella with a compatibility of an office suite.

Again? This is the first time you've made this statement ;-) As for the compatibility of an office suite, OO isn't the only option.

I loved the work that OpenBSD does, but am looking elsewhere because of the office suite ordeal. Who knows...is the compatibility issue the lack of knowledge? I would say yes, because I am not that well versed with tweaking Unix-based systems yet. So, in my right to freedom of speech - chill out man!

I'm perfectly relaxed, I'm only trying to clear up some confusion about the statements I've made. Personally I think other people are getting a little hot under the collar about needing OO, but they're welcome to if they feel the need.