On 10/25/06, Paul Davis <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
for our kids, it didn't too many shared homework assignments in which they found that their lab partners couldn't share .doc files written on different windows or mac machines (even ignoring linux) before this lesson was easily learnt, with very little input from me.
I wanted to add a hearty "amen" to this. I've had a really tough time moving people to Linux at work, mostly b/c, as they say, MS Office is compatible with itself, therefore we should stay on a platform that supports that (Windows). That argument is absolute bullshit, evidenced by the number of help desk calls I get per week of people complaining about Office not playing nice with itself. Now back to your regularly scheduled printing thread... :) -- Josh Lawrence http://www.hardbop200.com
