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 16PvqD-00073f-00 for ; Sun, 13 Jan 2002 20:23:14 -0500 Received: from localhost (janina@localhost) by toccata.dsl092-170-083.wdc1.dsl.speakeasy.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g0E1NHN25833 for ; Sun, 13 Jan 2002 20:23:17 -0500 X-Authentication-Warning: toccata.grg.afb.net: janina owned process doing -bs Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 20:23:16 -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: Yes, it probably is time to drop the thread. But I can't let you suggest that an inability to produce a file to Microsoft's unpublished file format specifications demonstrates any kind of inferiority on the part of linux, because it doesn't. On Sun, 13 Jan 2002, Kirk Wood wrote: > 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 > -- 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