On December 12, 2002 11:30 am, Ed Wilts wrote:
> We need good conversion tools, that's all there is to it. We need to
> play in their world, not assume world domination by making them change.
it may sound naive, but it's not. how else can we expect people to stop using
proprietary formats? wait for microsoft to adopt standars? no. social
change is the only way, and it starts with people like us. if we recieve a
proprietary formatted file, open it in windows and re-save as an rtf or
something... BUT then send them an email with a brief explanation as to why
(and more importantly how) they should save documents they intend to
distribute in open formats. it doesn't have to be technobabble, just
something simple like: "i got your file, but it took me 20minutes to open it
since micros~1 has refused to adopt a standardised system. if you're going
to send me files, please use a more universal format."
even my grandmother would understand that, and with simple instructions,
she'll send me a text file next time.
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