__/ [ rapskat ] on Saturday 11 March 2006 22:48 \__
> On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 13:00:05 -0600, Linønutlinønut wrote:
>
>>> OpenOffice, by the way, is a fine tool which obviates dependence on
>>> Office and annuls data lock-ins. Unless you heavily depend on cruft like
>>> 'table drawing', nothing will be missed. Such stupid extensions remind me
>>> of the following:
>>
>> The answer is simple, Roy. I need to emit documents that don't cause
>> messages or hangup in the Word program that our client uses to read (and
>> tweak) them.
>>
>> Maybe OpenOffice will eventually do that.
>
> I understand your points here 'Nut, however I agree with what Roy is
> saying; if you absolutely need to use Windows software, then just use
> Windows.
>
> The ultimate goal should be to totally remove the need for any Windows
> software whatsoever, therefore removing the need for Windows or emulators.
> Until then, just think of the ideal vs. the practical.
I think Linonut suffers from customer-driven lock-ins, but for that very
particular reason, I suggest asking the cutomer to migrate to OpenOffice or
to save documents in a more standardised format. It is possible even in
Word.
I still refuse to accept Microsoft Office file by E-mail, even though I can
open them in OpenOffice. I won't even open them. It is a matter of
principle. If you never voice dissatisfaction, it /won't/ stop.
Append one of the following to your reply (it's a quick cut-and-paste job):
,----[ Borrowed quotes (source unknown) ]
| I do not have a copy of Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.
| I have no plans to buy one.
| Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments.
| Word, Excel, and PowerPoint use proprietary data formats,
| encouraging consumerism by forcing us to purchase new licenses
| every time they "upgrade" their secret formats.
| Send plain text, rich text format, html, or pdf instead.
| See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
|
| Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments.
| Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are unreliable, unmaintainable, and unsafe.
| Send plain text, rtf, pdf, or W3C html instead.
| See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
`----
You should /never/ be told off for doing this. You have the right to request
data which requires less than $500 worth-of-software to become readable.
Best wishes,
Roy
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