From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [216.28.214.193] (helo=mail.valkyrie.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17DJVD-0007wQ-00 for ; Thu, 30 May 2002 02:33:39 -0400 Received: (qmail 19986 invoked by uid 0); 30 May 2002 06:33:38 -0000 Received: from mlbg-usr2-214-048.valkyrie.net (HELO stargate) (216.28.214.48) by mail.valkyrie.net with SMTP; 30 May 2002 06:33:38 -0000 Message-ID: <001b01c207a4$ea6f7840$0100a8c0@stargate> From: "Thomas Ward" To: References: Subject: Amazingly dumb remark about Linux Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 02:40:40 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.9 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: I think the best approach to tell them was did they know you can import Word and Excel 2000 documents in Star Office 6.0 with Star Writer and Starcalc? Oh, and then of course resave them in Microtrash format when done editing it. Shows stupidity. However, they do have a point there. Every college I've went into as a class requirement you must use MS Word, MS Excel, MS access or they flunk you. sounds like descrimination to me. Why not Wordperfect, Quatro pro, Star Writer, etc?