I’ve recently switched to Linux (Debian Bookworm) because I was tired of all the bullshits I had to deal with when using Windows, especially when developing software.

Now I really have to use MS Office applications for my school. Libreoffice is good but not completely compatible with MSOffice, like I can’t use the log graph in the template provided. And their web apps are nearly unusable (especially with Firefox and its variants) , so I need desktop versions.

I can use VM maybe but I don’t want to pay for the Windows license.

How do you guys manage to open MS files appropriately?

Edit: 2024/12/26 I ended up using Windows inside KVM. It worked without license, and office seems to work fine

  • BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
    2·
    29 days ago

    Microsoft published that script to Github.

    Calling it piracy to use their openly published script is… I don’t know, incorrect?

    • vort3@lemmy.ml
      7·
      29 days ago

      Wait, what? I’m out of the loop here. Microsoft published a free activator? What’s the catch?

    • N0x0n@lemmy.ml
      4·
      29 days ago

      Didn’t knew that ! :/ I’m sure that wasn’t the case in the past (It was only called KMS at the time).

      This is also why it still up and running on GitHub?

      Edit: After a quick research I couldn’t find any info, do you have any reputable link to back your claims?

      Edit2:

      Where can I donate? MAS project doesn’t accept donations and it’s free. It’s because it’s a community project and involves many contributors, splitting donations is not practical, and also because profiting from piracy is not good.