From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lina.host4u.net ([216.71.64.105]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16PpRA-0001c1-00 for ; Sun, 13 Jan 2002 13:32:56 -0500 Received: from lbear (mail@12-237-122-156.client.attbi.com [12.237.122.156]) by lina.host4u.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g0DIYD405202 for ; Sun, 13 Jan 2002 12:34:13 -0600 Received: from cpt.kirk (helo=localhost) by lbear with local-esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 16PpYK-0001ZW-00 for ; Sun, 13 Jan 2002 12:40:20 -0600 Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 12:40:20 -0600 (CST) From: Kirk Wood X-Sender: cpt.kirk@lbear To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: anti-word In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII 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 List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: On Sun, 13 Jan 2002, Janina Sajka wrote: > I rather think it arrogant to presume everyone wants and reads Word. I > regard it as arrogant to presume we all pay tribute to Microsoft. I > further regard it arrogant to treat a proprietary, non-consensus, file > format as some kind of standard. While it may be arrogant, it is reality. The reality is that business documents are often in word format, and if they send you a document to edit in word format, they expect it back in the same format. I suppose it is arrogant, but then again companies have been arrogant for many years. They still have the gall to tell you what is acceptable to wear and expect you to schedule your life arround them. ======= Kirk Wood Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net Nowlan's Theory: He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from the next freeway exit.