Re: [Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-12 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 02/12/07 07:54, Tyler Smith wrote: [snip] Tyler, I tried to send you a private email, but Sorbs blocked it, saying that my (super large) ISP has zombies that send out spam. Do you have a different address? -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: G

Re: [Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-12 Thread Tyler Smith
On 2007-02-12, Greg Folkert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 2007-02-11 at 15:39 -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: >> Just to add another voice. Some of us have to exchange documents with=20 >> people who use Word - particularly in work settings, and features like=20 >> change tracking, > > Change

Re: [Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-11 Thread Greg Folkert
On Sun, 2007-02-11 at 21:19 -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 02/11/07 20:08, Greg Folkert wrote: > > > > How about a simple wiki-type product. Change tracking and the whole > > sh-bang. It is the whole reason Wikis were created. If not a wiki, a > > A wiki for long, complex and/or important documen

Re: [Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-11 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 02/11/07 20:08, Greg Folkert wrote: > On Sun, 2007-02-11 at 19:29 -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> On 02/11/07 18:41, Greg Folkert wrote: >>> On Sun, 2007-02-11 at 15:39 -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote:

Re: [Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-11 Thread Miles Fidelman
Russell L. Harris wrote: * Miles Fidelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070211 19:07]: There are lots of reasons to dislike Word - for example, the excreble HTML it generates when people insist on using it to prepare web pages - but for run-of-the-mill document preparation in a corporate setting, it

Re: [Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-11 Thread Greg Folkert
On Sun, 2007-02-11 at 21:14 -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: > Greg Folkert wrote: > >> There are lots of reasons to dislike Word - for example, the excreble > >> HTML it generates when people insist on using it to prepare web pages - > >> but for run-of-the-mill document preparation in a corporate s

Re: [Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-11 Thread Russell L. Harris
* Miles Fidelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070211 19:07]: > There are lots of reasons to dislike Word - for example, the excreble > HTML it generates when people insist on using it to prepare web pages - > but for run-of-the-mill document preparation in a corporate setting, > it's a pretty good tool.

Re: [Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-11 Thread Miles Fidelman
Greg Folkert wrote: There are lots of reasons to dislike Word - for example, the excreble HTML it generates when people insist on using it to prepare web pages - but for run-of-the-mill document preparation in a corporate setting, it's a pretty good tool. Practicality sometimes trumps religion

Re: [Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-11 Thread Greg Folkert
On Sun, 2007-02-11 at 19:29 -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 02/11/07 18:41, Greg Folkert wrote: > > On Sun, 2007-02-11 at 15:39 -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: > >> Ron Johnson wrote: > >> > >>> What do you need in a WP? Academic features (formal ci

Re: [Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-11 Thread Greg Folkert
On Sun, 2007-02-11 at 20:03 -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: > Greg Folkert wrote: > > On Sun, 2007-02-11 at 15:39 -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: > > > >> Just to add another voice. Some of us have to exchange documents with > >> people who use Word - particularly in work settings, and features lik

Re: [Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-11 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 02/11/07 18:41, Greg Folkert wrote: > On Sun, 2007-02-11 at 15:39 -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: >> Ron Johnson wrote: >> >>> What do you need in a WP? Academic features (formal citations, >>> embedded graphics, TOC, index, etc), movie/theater format

Re: [Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-11 Thread Miles Fidelman
Greg Folkert wrote: On Sun, 2007-02-11 at 15:39 -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: Just to add another voice. Some of us have to exchange documents with people who use Word - particularly in work settings, and features like change tracking, Change tracking in word is a horrible feature. I

Re: [Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-11 Thread Greg Folkert
On Sun, 2007-02-11 at 15:39 -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: > Ron Johnson wrote: > > > What do you need in a WP? Academic features (formal citations, > > embedded graphics, TOC, index, etc), movie/theater formating, > > something I haven't thought of? > > > > > Just to add another voice. Some o

Re: [Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-11 Thread Joe Hart
Miles Fidelman wrote: Ron Johnson wrote: What do you need in a WP? Academic features (formal citations, embedded graphics, TOC, index, etc), movie/theater formating, something I haven't thought of? Just to add another voice. Some of us have to exchange documents with people who use Word

Re: [Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-11 Thread Miles Fidelman
Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: On Sun, Feb 11, 2007 at 03:39:51PM -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: Ron Johnson wrote: > Just to add another voice. Some of us have to exchange documents with people who use Word - particularly in work settings, and features like change tracking, integrat

Re: [Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-11 Thread Douglas Allan Tutty
On Sun, Feb 11, 2007 at 03:39:51PM -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: > Ron Johnson wrote: > > Just to add another voice. Some of us have to exchange documents with > people who use Word - particularly in work settings, and features like > change tracking, integrating data from excel, and such are

[Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-11 Thread Miles Fidelman
Ron Johnson wrote: What do you need in a WP? Academic features (formal citations, embedded graphics, TOC, index, etc), movie/theater formating, something I haven't thought of? Just to add another voice. Some of us have to exchange documents with people who use Word - particularly in work