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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPS_Office https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPS_Office 500 million users. Just because you haven't heard it doesn't mean an alternat

• G3rn0ti 9mo ago
  While there does not seem to be a maintained snap or flagpole package available, the company behind WPS Office releases DEBs and RPMs it seems: https://www.tech2geek.net/how-to-install-wps-office-on-linux-complete-step-by-step-tutorial/ https://www.tech2geek.net/how-to-install-wps-office-on-linux...
• 71bw 9mo ago
  Issue is, the WPS office suite is more bloated with ads than even Microsoft's offerings are, and, overall, is quite a doozy to navigate. If you want a true and good alternative, I'd recommend ONLYOFFICE[1]. [1] https://www.onlyoffice.com/ https://www.onlyoffice.com/
  • dabockster 9mo ago
    WPS Office is Chinese. OnlyOffice is Russian. Those really only exist because of Western tech sanctions.
  • reciprocity 9mo ago
    OpenOffice is no longer actively developed. It was replaced by LibreOffice quite awhile ago.
    • its_notjack 9mo ago
      The comment links to OnlyOffice, which is a different app suite from OpenOffice.
      • reciprocity 9mo ago
        I appreciate the correction; I misread that. Thanks.
• tallanvor 9mo ago
  It's not going to be a valid alternative in the west - certainly not something any government would even consider.
• caminante 9mo ago
  "alternative" is doing a lot of lifting here. While more efficient in some areas, it's missing a lot of quality of life tools plus legal/compliance/security tooling.