[SGVLUG] Does anyone have a need for reading/writing Excel files?

[Emerson, Tom (*IC)]

> -----Original Message----- Of John E. Kreznar
> [Previously, I wrote]
> > Does anyone have a need for reading/writing Excel files?
>
> I do this frequently with gnumeric[1].  [...]
> From the Debian package description:
>
>    Package: gnumeric
>    Description: spreadsheet application for GNOME [...]
>     The following formats can be imported and exported:
>      - Microsoft Excel 97/2000/XP (.xls);
>      - Microsoft Excel 95 (.xls);

Hmmm... Just a guess, but I'll bet the guy selling "LibXL" is going to find it hard to find customers at $200 per license (and no, the "press release" he sent didn't indicate whether or not it is "open" source, but given he is looking for license fees, I'd guess "not"]