jtd wrote:
On Monday 18 December 2006 11:22, Dhawal Doshy wrote:
oh no.. i am doomed. So what distro of GNU/Linux do you use?? i am sure it doesn't bundle OOo. Even if it does, they remove the capability to read / write .doc files.. right?
Wrong and wrong. which makes me doubt that u have installed anything at all recently.
ok i'll be honest. i am a OS/2 user (actually dos 6.22) with no clue of windows and *linux* if it makes you happy.
Gimme a break and be practical.. use the right tool for the job and stop being a GNU/Linux fanboi.. and while you are at it, stop calling it GNU/Linux as well.. simply 'linux' does the trick. Don't get me wrong, I love linux.. it gives me and my family lunch, dinner, an occasional drink and a good life. I am a linux user/admin, not a slave.
Hmm. seems like u are just getting used to non serfdom without releasing what is freedom. The reason that .doc files is a wrong tool for ANY job are too numerous to mention. But u could start with interopeability.
Freedom is responsibility.. freedom is letting others do what they choose. Freedom is NOT choosing your toothpaste, freedom is choosing whether you want to brush at all (ok bad example) as long as others don't get affected by bad breath. Sigh, maybe i went to the wrong school.
Looking at the feathers that i have been ruffling as of late, looks like i'm not too welcome on this list. If thats the general consensus i'll sadly un-subscribe. Feedback solicited.
Whoever told u that. U are welcome until u are booted out. U will also know that u are stomping peoples toes when the list admin puts u on moderation. Until then keep posting - and expect fireworks. It takes all sorts of people to make a viable community - even the occassional use of doc files.
stomp stomp.. gimme more toes ;-)
- dhawal