On Sunday 16 March 2003 23:05, Paul Johnson wrote: (snip)
> > I get sick of having to explain to M$ users who don't know any > > better that, yes, I can display JPG's in Linux and no, I don't need > > M$ Word, there are perfectly good word processors, possibly even > > better ones, available for other platforms, and yes, of course I can > > read websites in Linux, the Net was *built* on Unix machines..... > > Fortunately, the Portland area seems to have, for the most part, > computer users who understand life beyond Windows. While most > machines here run Windows, it seems like there's a lot more BSD, Linux > and Mac users around here than in most areas. It's been years since > I've encountered someone as ignorant as you describe, and even then it > was by telephone from San Bruno, California. You're lucky. Some of the ignorant users I'm referring to are our IT guys! Of course, they've all been on M$ courses, where they no doubt get it brainwashed into them that "If it isn't M$, it isn't compatible". But I think the main factor with them is, they're afraid to stick their necks out. Remember "Nobody ever got fired for specifying IBM" ? I expect M$ have adopted that slogan, by implication at least. cr -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
