__/ [ Ian ] on Friday 24 March 2006 14:49 \__
> On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 09:52:11 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> LONG
>>
>> 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
>
> Be nice if you added OpenDocument as this is the best bet of taking over
> from .doc etc in the longer run.
Yes, but the text above is not mine and it is very out-of-date (maybe
pre-OOo1).
>> SHORT
>>
>> 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 ===
I rarely had the chance to use it (without risking some friction with
colleagues), but I rarely needed to use it either. People here are
relatively enlightened.
Best wishes,
Roy
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