Wouldn't it make more sense to get a small SSD instead of a USB stick and connect it via USB using an external enclosure? There shouldn't be much difference regarding performance, but there should be in lifespan. You could also split partitions up and use the free space for other things.
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I prefer distro packages, because they don't need to install dependencies, which are already installed. But for testing out a program or in need of several versions of one and the same one, it's a great deal.
But even for testing or running multiple versions, AppImage is the better solution, in my opinion.
LibreOffice is great. I used their offline tools since release, and I really should take my time to take a look at their online version. Currently, I'm using ONLYOFFICE with Nextcloud at home.
Thanks for the hint.
They're only talking about the clouds. So, it's not allowed to use e.g. Microsoft Skydrive or Google Drive. But as long as it's possible to use Microsoft Office also offline, they're doing it here.
Banning the clouds is a good start, but politics stopped there, without thinking about the offline software.
Did they? If so, then way too many schools don't think to switch. I have way too many friends who are unhappy that their children still bring docx documents home, if at all. Because digitization here is seriously stuck in the Stone Age, many schools aren't particularly equipped.
Let's hope, other countries do the same with MS Office and Google Docs.
Besser wäre noch ein wenig länger gewesen, aber es ist zumindest mal ein Anfang.