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From: Wolf K on 9 Mar 2010 15:14 Greg Russell wrote: > In news:4b9699ad$0$3935$9a6e19ea(a)news.newshosting.com, > Wolf K <wekirch(a)sympatico.ca> typed: > >>> So you acknowledge the utility of OpenOffice, yet won't use it? You >>> create your own problems, don't you? >> Gee, but you're dimwitted twit. Read what I wrote. I _detest_ MS >> Office, so why would I use OO, which is a near-clone of MS Office? > > OO is far more functional the M$-Office, and is most definitely NOT a clone > because it provides all the functionality, and then some.. > >> And for the record: the problem is the design of MS Office and Open >> Office. Klutzy is the nicest thing I can say about them. > > For someone who steadfastly denies using OO, your opinion about it is > worthless. You twit, I not only have used it, I do use it, I just avoid using it as much as possible. Because it's such a klutzy program. Too much like MS Office. Which it was deliberately designed to be, so that people who knew MS Office would find it familiar. I Just Don't Like It. >>>> The fact is that most Windows apps are designed to do what most >>>> people want to do most of the time. >>> So are the freely-available open-source programs that do the same >>> things. >> Huh? >> >> Oh, sorry, I see that you think that there are are no open source >> programs for Windows. > > You've obviously never used http://sourceforge.net if you hold such an > ignorant opinion, but that's in keeping with the rest of your mindless > diatribe. I've used sourceforge many, many times. That's why I know that there are loads of open source programs for Windows. But the spittle from your foaming mouth must have gotten into your eyes, because you sure do have a hard time reading what's written. [...] Once again, you've failed to show your snips. Tsk, tsk, tsk. Very, very naughty of you. wolf k.
From: David W. Hodgins on 9 Mar 2010 15:25 On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:39:39 -0500, Greg Russell <grussell(a)invalid.com> wrote: > For someone who steadfastly denies using OO, your opinion about it is > worthless. He did state that he uses oo when opening a .doc file that word perfect cannot handle. The preference in a particular gui is usually based on which software was the first learnt, and is strictly a matter of personal preference. While there used to be a linux version of wordperfect, it is no longer for sale. http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=3522&iTestingId=5283 shows that as of last August, running wordperfect under wine was working ok (rated silver). What I did on my sister's system, where she does have one required application that only runs under windows (Thanks to a Sony voice recorder, that uses proprietary file formats), was install xp under VirtualBox, for that one application. The Windows install is only allowed access to the windows update and anti-virus update sites. All other network activity is done using native linux apps. Luckily she only uses that application rarely. Regards, Dave Hodgins -- Change nomail.afraid.org to ody.ca to reply by email. (nomail.afraid.org has been set up specifically for use in usenet. Feel free to use it yourself.)
From: David W. Hodgins on 9 Mar 2010 15:02 On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:27:31 -0500, Wolf K <wekirch(a)sympatico.ca> wrote: > when you install them, even if there is only one user. You can't boot > without your password, and you can't install software without It's actually quite easy to set up a linux system to boot into a user's account, without the password for that account having to be entered, aka autologin. That's how I usually set up systems for people migrating from windows, on a desktop computer where physical security is not an issue. The account still has a password, which must be entered to run commands permitted via sudo, but it normally doesn't have to be entered. Regards, Dave Hodgins -- Change nomail.afraid.org to ody.ca to reply by email. (nomail.afraid.org has been set up specifically for use in usenet. Feel free to use it yourself.)
From: Greg Russell on 9 Mar 2010 19:40 In news:hn6o2o$pa4$1(a)news.eternal-september.org, Buffalo <Eric(a)nada.com.invalid> typed: > Damn, is that the best you can do? It's all that you're worth.
From: Wolf K on 9 Mar 2010 21:50
David W. Hodgins wrote: > On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:27:31 -0500, Wolf K <wekirch(a)sympatico.ca> wrote: > >> when you install them, even if there is only one user. You can't boot >> without your password, and you can't install software without > > It's actually quite easy to set up a linux system to boot into > a user's account, without the password for that account having > to be entered, aka autologin. OK, but the default is not to do this. Which IMO is the way it should be. > That's how I usually set up systems for people migrating from > windows, on a desktop computer where physical security is not > an issue. OK, I agree, in this case it's acceptable to auto login. But I still don't like it. [...] wolf k. |