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  From: Alex Garner <alex@netcraft.com.au>
  To  : Alan Kennington <akenning@dog.topology.org>
  Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 11:31:24 +1030 (CST)

Re: SO and WP both useless!? (almost)

> Topic: Linux doesn't make it in the real corporate world.
> 
> So there you have it.
> In a serious work environment, where people
> are paying me money to write reports, they
> cannot read my documents correctly, and I have
> to effectively abandon linux.

I personally don't see how you can equate "serious work envionment"
and "word documents". As suggested by someone else, you should be
using a document formatter for technical documents, or, if you must
use a word processor, use Applix. Applix is by far the most superior
Office suite for the PC. It's document storage format is ASCII, so it
could almost be termed a document formatter if you like. What about
latex, lyx, etc.

The problem isn't that Linux isn't ready, the problem is that people
like you honestly belive that OS/Word-processing success equals
compaibility with word. 

This is rubbish.

Prepare your documents the way that you prefer. If an inferior format
is requested, you are probably not working in a "serious work
environment".

> Well, now I'm going to buy an external disk and
> PC card to load windows onto.
> This is a real pain!!!

Interesting, because in my "serious work environment" I have not been
in contact with a microsoft operating system, nay product, since I
started.

Chant this mantra.

"If you wish to communicate with me, do not send me a word document."

Cheers

Alex!


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http://www.netcraft.com.au

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