On Wed, 2003-11-12 at 19:20, BruceG wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ron Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Debian-User" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 7:26 PM > Subject: Re: Free-lance - office move stuff-o-rama > > > > On Wed, 2003-11-12 at 16:58, BruceG wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Mike Dresser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 3:45 PM > > > Subject: Re: Free-lance - office move stuff-o-rama > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 12 Nov 2003, BruceG wrote: [snip] > Yeah, OOo for Windows might be a great start! I burned an OOo 1.1.0 RC2 CD. > Will need to burn a new CD, and maybe pick up a user's guide. > > Right now they use Corel Office Suite (Word Perfect) for the bulletin, and > MS Office Suite for other apps. I didn't count licenses, but did do the > story about there needing to be one license for each copy installed, and all > licenses need to be stored and easily accessible by one (and only one) > person. I think OOo is a great fit for most of their requirements, and it > does fit into the sneakernet way of installing apps. > > A good test would be to install OOo on one of the PC's, or even on a kiosk > PC - then try to open docs. Unfortunately there isn't currently a Word > Perfect filter for OOo.
StarOffice is supposed to have good WP filters. Also, I've heard that there's an OOo WP-filter project on sourceforge. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jefferson, LA USA "Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms [of government] those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny." Thomas Jefferson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
