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Re:Running a law firm on Free software by dghlsakjg on Saturday November 07, 2026 @10:51AM (#50405560)
I haven’t used many of these vibe coded clones, but the ones I have used have all been significantly lacking in depth compared to what they are ripping off. I’m sure wordcraft works fine for typing a high school 5 paragraph essay (although, I don’t think high school students still do that). I would be shocked if it can handle revision history, complex redline edits, legal brief formatting, etc.
Re:Running a law firm on Free software by tiahura on Saturday November 07, 2026 @11:05AM (#50405675)
It handles complex redlines, legal brief formatting, etc.

When you convert to pdf, it typically produces identical content streams to Word.

Re:Running a law firm on Free software by dghlsakjg on Saturday November 07, 2026 @11:59AM (#50406051)
I just tried it out of curiosity. It doesn't exist in their web suite, when I tried to run it using their launcher it failed to install and crashed the installer.

I can't directly refute your claims, but I can say that a program that won't install can't do any of those things for me.

I don't care if my lawyer doesn't use word. I do care if they use a buggy, vibe coded that is still in Alpha. Word processing is a solved problem. Free (beer or speech) word processing is a solved problem. Word compatible free word processing is a solved problem. Don't put my case in jeopardy because you want to use untested, alpha software.

Re:Running a law firm on Free software by tiahura on Saturday November 07, 2026 @04:02PM (#50408030)
Hard to diag from here. use claude code to launch and diag.
Re:Running a law firm on Free software by thatsallchildsp on Saturday November 07, 2026 @11:07AM (#50405685)
All your points are laughably trivial features. We don't "Word" for that bullshit.
Re:Running a law firm on Free software by dghlsakjg on Saturday November 07, 2026 @11:50AM (#50405974)
Which parts of your bullshit do you use word for?