From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from femail28.sdc1.sfba.home.com ([24.254.60.18]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16Pw0Z-0007dM-00 for ; Sun, 13 Jan 2002 20:33:55 -0500 Received: from cj2204215a ([65.14.224.189]) by femail28.sdc1.sfba.home.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.20 201-229-121-120-20010223) with SMTP id <20020114013358.FIUD20568.femail28.sdc1.sfba.home.com@cj2204215a> for ; Sun, 13 Jan 2002 17:33:58 -0800 Message-ID: <025001c19c9a$b2751a00$6401a8c0@alex1.va.home.com> From: "Amanda Lee" To: References: Subject: Re: anti-word Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 20:27:55 -0500 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 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Reply-To: "Amanda Lee" List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: O'no! I sure as hell! will never "need" Word when there's a real wordprocessor like WordPerfect and I'll be certain there is. Amanda Lee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kirk Wood" To: Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 8:21 PM Subject: Re: anti-word > I find it interesting that there has been so much focus on the inferiority > of linux. The whole thread started because a list member needed access to > word files. (Oh damn, there is that need to deal with the reality that > many entities rely on the software.) Then there was a desire to make > changes and convert back. Two individuals seem to think there is never a > reason to go back to word. That is fine. But then the poor people who are > stuck with the need are just that stuck. > > Now perhaps the thread can die. Obviously some will never accept that not > everyone can just dismiss word as a format they may need. That is fine. > > ======= > Kirk Wood > Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net > > Nowlan's Theory: > He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from > the next freeway exit. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >