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“Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit.” — George Carlin

Table of contents

1. Database management
   1. Relational
   2. Document-oriented
2. Office suites

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Database management

Relational

Avoid	Why
	MySQL is no longer supported on some Linux distributions.
Consider	Why
	MariaDB is a drop-in replacement for MySQL with fully compatible SQL syntax.
Prefer	Why
	PostgreSQL's extended syntax offers more features than MySQL. postgresql postgresqlBREW PostgreSQL.PostgreSQL

Document-oriented

Avoid	Why
	CouchDB APIs are consumed with HTTP requests.
Prefer	Why
	MongoDB query language is performed in command-line terminal. mongodbAUR mongodb-communityBREW MongoDB.Server

Office suites

Avoid	Why
	OpenOffice is no longer actively developed.
	OnlyOffice is said to have better compatibility with Microsoft Office. Built on Electron
Consider	Why
	Microsoft Office is the industry standard. No Linux client
	Calligra and LibreOffice are sufficient for basic office tasks but struggle with complex styles and formatting.
Prefer	Why
	WPS handles compatibility gracefully like form fields and other content controls. wps-officeAUR wpsofficeBREW Kingsoft.WPSOffice