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more »Fortune Fortune cookies for Linux
Jan 31, 2006Fortune brings you a saying or a joke when you launch a terminal
session. Or you can attach a fortune to your email signature to
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Dec 31, 2005OpenOffice Calc is fine for most spreadsheet applications, but if you’re looking for better performance and a smaller footprint, try Calc’s lean competitor, Gnumeric.
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