[ale] Taking the plunge

[Brian Pitts]

Jeff Lightner wrote:
> Is OO Draw similar to Visio?   For that matter is there an OSS product
> that would use or convert Visio docs into an OSS usable format?

It's my impression that OO Draw is more of a general vector drawing 
program, whereas Dia (for GNOME) and Kivio (for KDE) are more focused on 
diagrams.

The latest version of Dia includes a plugin for opening VDX.

http://www.redferni.uklinux.net/dia/vdx/

-Brian