From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from dsl092-170-086.wdc1.dsl.speakeasy.net ([66.92.170.86] helo=toccata.dsl092-170-083.wdc1.dsl.speakeasy.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16PqfP-0004Li-00 for ; Sun, 13 Jan 2002 14:51:43 -0500 Received: from localhost (janina@localhost) by toccata.dsl092-170-083.wdc1.dsl.speakeasy.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g0DJpkM25338 for ; Sun, 13 Jan 2002 14:51:46 -0500 X-Authentication-Warning: toccata.grg.afb.net: janina owned process doing -bs Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 14:51:46 -0500 (EST) From: Janina Sajka X-X-Sender: janina@toccata.dsl092-170-083.wdc1.dsl.speakeasy.net 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: Kirk, I don't give a damm if that's what they expect. From me, they don't get. Sometimes, this turns into an educational opportunity. Usually, I don't hear anything one way or the other. On Sun, 13 Jan 2002, Kirk Wood wrote: > 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. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org