From: Wolf K on
Greg Russell wrote:
> In news:4b9699ad$0$3935$9a6e19ea(a)news.newshosting.com,
> Wolf K <wekirch(a)sympatico.ca> typed:
>
>>> So you acknowledge the utility of OpenOffice, yet won't use it? You
>>> create your own problems, don't you?
>> Gee, but you're dimwitted twit. Read what I wrote. I _detest_ MS
>> Office, so why would I use OO, which is a near-clone of MS Office?
>
> OO is far more functional the M$-Office, and is most definitely NOT a clone
> because it provides all the functionality, and then some..
>
>> And for the record: the problem is the design of MS Office and Open
>> Office. Klutzy is the nicest thing I can say about them.
>
> For someone who steadfastly denies using OO, your opinion about it is
> worthless.

You twit, I not only have used it, I do use it, I just avoid using it as
much as possible. Because it's such a klutzy program. Too much like MS
Office. Which it was deliberately designed to be, so that people who
knew MS Office would find it familiar.

I Just Don't Like It.

>>>> The fact is that most Windows apps are designed to do what most
>>>> people want to do most of the time.
>>> So are the freely-available open-source programs that do the same
>>> things.
>> Huh?
>>
>> Oh, sorry, I see that you think that there are are no open source
>> programs for Windows.
>
> You've obviously never used http://sourceforge.net if you hold such an
> ignorant opinion, but that's in keeping with the rest of your mindless
> diatribe.

I've used sourceforge many, many times. That's why I know that there are
loads of open source programs for Windows. But the spittle from your
foaming mouth must have gotten into your eyes, because you sure do have
a hard time reading what's written.

[...]

Once again, you've failed to show your snips. Tsk, tsk, tsk. Very, very
naughty of you.

wolf k.
From: David W. Hodgins on
On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:39:39 -0500, Greg Russell <grussell(a)invalid.com> wrote:

> For someone who steadfastly denies using OO, your opinion about it is
> worthless.

He did state that he uses oo when opening a .doc file that word
perfect cannot handle.

The preference in a particular gui is usually based on which
software was the first learnt, and is strictly a matter of
personal preference.

While there used to be a linux version of wordperfect, it is
no longer for sale.
http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=3522&iTestingId=5283
shows that as of last August, running wordperfect under
wine was working ok (rated silver).

What I did on my sister's system, where she does have one required
application that only runs under windows (Thanks to a Sony voice
recorder, that uses proprietary file formats), was install xp under
VirtualBox, for that one application. The Windows install is only
allowed access to the windows update and anti-virus update sites.
All other network activity is done using native linux apps.
Luckily she only uses that application rarely.

Regards, Dave Hodgins

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From: David W. Hodgins on
On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:27:31 -0500, Wolf K <wekirch(a)sympatico.ca> wrote:

> when you install them, even if there is only one user. You can't boot
> without your password, and you can't install software without

It's actually quite easy to set up a linux system to boot into
a user's account, without the password for that account having
to be entered, aka autologin.

That's how I usually set up systems for people migrating from
windows, on a desktop computer where physical security is not
an issue. The account still has a password, which must be
entered to run commands permitted via sudo, but it normally
doesn't have to be entered.

Regards, Dave Hodgins

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From: Greg Russell on
In news:hn6o2o$pa4$1(a)news.eternal-september.org,
Buffalo <Eric(a)nada.com.invalid> typed:

> Damn, is that the best you can do?

It's all that you're worth.


From: Wolf K on
David W. Hodgins wrote:
> On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:27:31 -0500, Wolf K <wekirch(a)sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
>> when you install them, even if there is only one user. You can't boot
>> without your password, and you can't install software without
>
> It's actually quite easy to set up a linux system to boot into
> a user's account, without the password for that account having
> to be entered, aka autologin.

OK, but the default is not to do this. Which IMO is the way it should be.

> That's how I usually set up systems for people migrating from
> windows, on a desktop computer where physical security is not
> an issue.

OK, I agree, in this case it's acceptable to auto login. But I still
don't like it.

[...]

wolf k.