this post was submitted on 13 May 2024
697 points (90.1% liked)

linuxmemes

21178 readers
1573 users here now

Hint: :q!

Sister communities:

Community rules (click to expand)

1. Follow the site-wide rules

2. Be civil
  • Understand the difference between a joke and an insult.
  • Do not harrass or attack members of the community for any reason.
  • Leave remarks of "peasantry" to the PCMR community. If you dislike an OS/service/application, attack the thing you dislike, not the individuals who use it. Some people may not have a choice.
  • Bigotry will not be tolerated.
  • These rules are somewhat loosened when the subject is a public figure. Still, do not attack their person or incite harrassment.
    • 3. Post Linux-related content
  • Including Unix and BSD.
  • Non-Linux content is acceptable as long as it makes a reference to Linux. For example, the poorly made mockery of sudo in Windows.
  • No porn. Even if you watch it on a Linux machine.
    • 4. No recent reposts
  • Everybody uses Arch btw, can't quit Vim, and wants to interject for a moment. You can stop now.

    • Please report posts and comments that break these rules!

    founded 1 year ago
    MODERATORS
    [email protected]
    [email protected]
    [email protected]
    697
    Reality check (programming.dev)
    submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
    116 comments fedilink hide all child comments
     
    you are viewing a single comment's thread
    view the rest of the comments
    [–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

    honestly open source software is important.

    I am a Microsoft user (sorry) but don't think my company will allow use of other programs due to software policy.

    Is there an open soursce excel and powerbi / powerpoint thing ?

    [–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

    LibreOffice Calc is pretty good. Your company can invest in a fork and it should do what you need.

    [–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Power BI is a different kind of beast though. Soon only available as part of Microsoft Fabric, a SaaS analysis platform. Sure, the technically inclined can use Python/R/Julia with MongoDB, a set of SQL DBs, some CI and Plotly/Dash, but that effectively requires to have some Software- and Data Engineers on staff and some dedicated machines/VMs. Power BI / Fabric is much cheaper for small to medium sized companies outside of IT.

    [–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

    Thats interesting! Thanks for elaborating.

    I have never heard of it so I cant say if there is an alternative but I‘m pretty sure being vendor locked like this is MUCH more expensive than using a more complicated bit open solution in the long term.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

    Open source enterprise solutions are pretty much non-existent, thus it's never cheaper to go open source.

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

    Feel free to show a usecase where that is the case. the actual cost and opportunity cost of a vendor lock in is quite severe.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

    I mean Power BI is an example in this thread. Or any software that requires an ISO certification. Or any industrial application like CAD. Basically any piece of software which cannot be used for a hobby doesn't have an open source alternative. And even some hobbies don't really have alternatives. I mean I would love to replace Fusion 360 with something open source, but FreeCAD is a joke.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

    Neat

    Thanks for a free answer you could charge somebody for :)