Re: OT: In defence of ``newbie-picking'' (was:Re: MS Project 2003)

2005-07-27 Thread Pollywog
On 07/26/2005 08:36 pm, Dick Davies wrote: > > Maybe I've got completely the wrong end of the stick and if so I apologize, > but if someone asked me how to edit word docs in linux and i said 'vi', I'd > be being an ass (which is of course my right as a member of the human race, > but I wouldn't pr

Re: Replying (was Re: MS Project 2003)

2005-07-26 Thread Ron Johnson
On Tue, 2005-07-26 at 03:15 -0500, Kent West wrote: > Ron Johnson wrote: > > >Is T-bird so primitive that it doesn't have Reply-to-List? > > > > > > Yes. Blech. Mutt has had it for, what, a decade? Did Netscape Communicator ever have it? -- -

Re: OT: In defence of ``newbie-picking'' (was:Re: MS Project 2003)

2005-07-26 Thread Dick Davies
* Anders Breindahl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [0723 19:23]: > On Tuesday 26 July 2005 17:46, Dick Davies wrote: > > The OP asked 'how do I read MS Project files', and the response was: > > 'use less, hur hur' > > > > That's not newbie bashing, that's trying to be funny and sounding like an > > ass >

Re: OT: In defence of ``newbie-picking'' (was:Re: MS Project 2003)

2005-07-26 Thread Anders Breindahl
On Tuesday 26 July 2005 17:46, Dick Davies wrote: > The OP asked 'how do I read MS Project files', and the response was: > 'use less, hur hur' > > That's not newbie bashing, that's trying to be funny and sounding like an > ass Now I must protest; you have gotten it all wrong. I attempted to ki

Re: OT: In defence of ``newbie-picking'' (was:Re: MS Project 2003)

2005-07-26 Thread Josh Battles
Hal Vaughan said: > On Tuesday 26 July 2005 11:04 am, Josh Battles wrote: >> Hal Vaughan said: >> > We can use whatever excuse we want, but I've found that the way clueless >> > newbies are treated on this list is just plain rotten. There are polite >> > ways to say RTFM, but it seems to many are

Re: OT: In defence of ``newbie-picking'' (was:Re: MS Project 2003)

2005-07-26 Thread Hal Vaughan
On Tuesday 26 July 2005 11:04 am, Josh Battles wrote: > Hal Vaughan said: > > We can use whatever excuse we want, but I've found that the way clueless > > newbies are treated on this list is just plain rotten. There are polite > > ways to say RTFM, but it seems to many are in a hurry to shout RTFM

Re: OT: In defence of ``newbie-picking'' (was:Re: MS Project 2003)

2005-07-26 Thread Dick Davies
* Josh Battles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [0705 16:05]: > Hal Vaughan said: > > > > We can use whatever excuse we want, but I've found that the way clueless > > newbies are treated on this list is just plain rotten. There are polite > > ways > > to say RTFM, but it seems to many are in a hurry to shout

Re: OT: In defence of ``newbie-picking'' (was:Re: MS Project 2003)

2005-07-26 Thread Martin McCormick
"Josh Battles" writes: >Another list I'm on is *brutal* about that. If you pose a newbie question, >the responses you get (if you're lucky enough to get a response) are either >"RTFM" or "check the archives." This list isn't all that bad in comparison. It really isn't, but we are all new

Re: OT: In defence of ``newbie-picking'' (was:Re: MS Project 2003)

2005-07-26 Thread Josh Battles
Hal Vaughan said: > > We can use whatever excuse we want, but I've found that the way clueless > newbies are treated on this list is just plain rotten. There are polite ways > to say RTFM, but it seems to many are in a hurry to shout RTFMA and excuse > themselves as "just trying to tell them what

Re: MS Project 2003

2005-07-26 Thread TreeBoy
On Tuesday 26 Jul 2005 15:13, Graham Smith wrote: > Unfortunately taskjuggler isn't packaged as a .deb because I would be > interested in having a look at it. It seems there was a shot at packaging > it a while ago but it's not been touched in an age. Might have a go at > compiling unless someone k

Re: MS Project 2003

2005-07-26 Thread Graham Smith
Unfortunately taskjuggler isn't packaged as a .deb because I would be interested in having a look at it. It seems there was a shot at packaging it a while ago but it's not been touched in an age. Might have a go at compiling unless someone knows of a .deb source. On Tuesday 26 July 2005 05:37,

Re: Replying (was Re: MS Project 2003)

2005-07-26 Thread Kent West
Ron Johnson wrote: >Is T-bird so primitive that it doesn't have Reply-to-List? > > Yes. -- Kent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Replying (was Re: MS Project 2003)

2005-07-25 Thread Ron Johnson
On Mon, 2005-07-25 at 21:54 -0400, Michael Z Daryabeygi wrote: > Anders Breindahl wrote: > > On Tuesday 26 July 2005 02:19, Rajiv Vyas wrote: [snip] > try looking in the archives for the reply-to question. We only just > went around on this. Just reply-all and delete the sender. Is T-bird so pr

Re: MS Project 2003

2005-07-25 Thread Bradley Alexander
There was something similar called TaskJuggler, but I don't know whether or not it will read/write Project files. As someone said, Project is a beast, and I don't know if TJ is up to that level yet, since I haven't looked at it in over a year. On Monday 25 July 2005 22:15, Rajiv Vyas wrote: > T

Re: OT: In defence of ``newbie-picking'' (was:Re: MS Project 2003)

2005-07-25 Thread Hal Vaughan
On Monday 25 July 2005 11:21 pm, Carl Fink wrote: > On Tue, Jul 26, 2005 at 04:35:50AM +0200, Anders Breindahl wrote: > > I am also sorry to announce, that I am one of those, who will be > > ``jumping down peoples' throats'' in the case of not keeping to the > > net-etiquette. > > Stop it. > > I've

Re: OT: In defence of ``newbie-picking'' (was:Re: MS Project 2003)

2005-07-25 Thread Carl Fink
On Tue, Jul 26, 2005 at 04:35:50AM +0200, Anders Breindahl wrote: > I am also sorry to announce, that I am one of those, who will be ``jumping > down peoples' throats'' in the case of not keeping to the net-etiquette. Stop it. I've done that, but I've always regretted it. Correct people, fine

Re: OT: In defence of ``newbie-picking'' (was:Re: MS Project 2003)

2005-07-25 Thread Joel Peter William Pitt
Ok, this is my first foray into debian-user and this behaviour doesn't impress me. I'm not a newbie, I've been using debian for the past 6 years after changing from redhat. Did you actually bother to find anything out about MS Project? If it is indeed in clear text then 'less' is a useful suggesti

OT: In defence of ``newbie-picking'' (was:Re: MS Project 2003)

2005-07-25 Thread Anders Breindahl
On Tuesday 26 July 2005 03:54, Michael Z Daryabeygi wrote: > Anders Breindahl wrote: > > Have you tried `less`? > > Why are you picking on (perceived?) newbies? That's not funny. > I'm pretty sure he needs more functionality than that. > And I know from his other thread that he is doing his best to

Re: MS Project 2003

2005-07-25 Thread Rajiv Vyas
Thanks. On 7/25/05, Michael Z Daryabeygi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Anders Breindahl wrote:> On Tuesday 26 July 2005 02:19, Rajiv Vyas wrote:>>>Are there any free software that would open MS Project files?Rajiv>>> Have you tried `less`? Why are you picking on (perceived?) newbies? That's not fu

Re: MS Project 2003

2005-07-25 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
Anders Breindahl wrote: On Tuesday 26 July 2005 02:19, Rajiv Vyas wrote: Are there any free software that would open MS Project files? Rajiv Have you tried `less`? Why are you picking on (perceived?) newbies? That's not funny. I'm pretty sure he needs more functionality than that. And I k

Re: MS Project 2003

2005-07-25 Thread Rajiv Vyas
my mistake. I  pressed "r" in gmail, so it just responded to you and not the group.On 7/25/05, Anders Breindahl < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:On Tuesday 26 July 2005 02:19, Rajiv Vyas wrote:> Are there any free software that would open MS Project files? >> RajivHave you tried `less`?Regards, Anders Br

Re: MS Project 2003

2005-07-25 Thread Anders Breindahl
On Tuesday 26 July 2005 02:19, Rajiv Vyas wrote: > Are there any free software that would open MS Project files? > > Rajiv Have you tried `less`? Regards, Anders Breindahl. OT: My apologies to Rajiv Vyas for clobbing up his/her mailbox. Why is reply-to not debian-user? Didn't it use to be? pgp

MS Project 2003

2005-07-25 Thread Rajiv Vyas
Are there any free software that would open MS Project files? Rajiv