Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> __/ [ rapskat ] on Saturday 11 March 2006 22:48 \__
>
>> On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 13:00:05 -0600, LinÃnutlinÃnut 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
>
Play the 'unsafe card', you will not only be *not be told off* for doing
this, but you should find that you get positive support from the IT
boys :-)
Regards,
M
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