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Re: [Fsfe-uk] E-envoy and Open file formats
From: |
Ralph Corderoy |
Subject: |
Re: [Fsfe-uk] E-envoy and Open file formats |
Date: |
Sun, 03 Aug 2003 10:37:05 +0100 |
Hi Mike,
> Hmm. I am encouraged by the E-Envoy's response, but I don't see that
> OO.org files are a step forward at all. To read them, you need
> OpenOffice. But if you have OpenOffice, you can also read MS .doc
> files. So a real step forward would be to use a format such as HTML
> or possibly PDF that _everyone_ can use.
I have to agree here. Getting .doc replaced by another format
understood by a single program, e.g. Open Office, even if that program
is FLOSS, isn't the answer. We need formats that are clearly
documented, and supported on *many* platforms, not just those that Open
Office runs on.
Besides, I've used Unix for 15 years, and Linux for quite a few. I
don't have Open Office installed, nor am I likely to since I don't need
it for what I produce. For read-only documents, PDF would seem to be
the way to go.
Cheers,
Ralph.
- [Fsfe-uk] E-envoy and Open file formats, ian, 2003/08/02
- Re: [Fsfe-uk] E-envoy and Open file formats, Mike Taylor, 2003/08/03
- Re: [Fsfe-uk] E-envoy and Open file formats,
Ralph Corderoy <=
- Re: [Fsfe-uk] E-envoy and Open file formats, Ralph Corderoy, 2003/08/03
- Re: [Fsfe-uk] E-envoy and Open file formats, ian, 2003/08/03
- Re: [Fsfe-uk] E-envoy and Open file formats, Mike Taylor, 2003/08/03
- Re: [Fsfe-uk] E-envoy and Open file formats, Martyn, 2003/08/03
- Re: [Fsfe-uk] E-envoy and Open file formats, Ralph Corderoy, 2003/08/03
- Re: [Fsfe-uk] E-envoy and Open file formats, ian, 2003/08/03
- Re: [Fsfe-uk] E-envoy and Open file formats, Ralph Corderoy, 2003/08/03