Re: how dumb is this idea?

2014-05-23 Thread Richard Kolb II
How does that RSA apply to using Windows based OS and software? I'd suggest trying LO, I've used it with no issues between a few applications, as long as I remember to save in the correct MS format. My only issues have been minor touch-ups needed for formatting before printing on Windoze. I

Re: how dumb is this idea?

2014-05-23 Thread David Rysdam
Richard Kolb II richard.k...@gmail.com writes: I also picked up a 32gb usb drive, which I use to run linux on a laptop with a fried sata controller. The issue I would see with sending your kids to school with an OS on a stick is that they might have been smart enough to disable booting off

Re: how dumb is this idea?

2014-05-23 Thread Richard Kolb II
I must have missed that, I apologize, the coffee pot was empty when I got to work and I had to wait. :) On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 9:38 AM, David Rysdam da...@rysdam.org wrote: Richard Kolb II richard.k...@gmail.com writes: I also picked up a 32gb usb drive, which I use to run linux on a laptop

Re: gnhlug-discuss Digest, Vol 92, Issue 8

2014-05-23 Thread David Ohlemacher
If you're using LO on Linux, you likely will benefit from installing and using the MS core true type fonts in LO files saved in Office formats and shared with Windows users. ttf-mscorefonts-installer is the package name, at least on Mint. It is not free, but does not cost anything. Andale

Re:how dumb is this idea?

2014-05-23 Thread r270
Tell the school about the RSA requiring open software and that they need to fix the problem. The IT folks there may not have the resources to fix it (they might not have a LINUX guy), so they will probably have to contract it out, but that shouldn't be a problem because any chance a school gets

Re: gnhlug-discuss Digest, Vol 92, Issue 8

2014-05-23 Thread David Rysdam
David Ohlemacher ohlemac...@gmail.com writes: If you're using LO on Linux, you likely will benefit from installing and using the MS core true type fonts in LO files saved in Office formats and shared with Windows users. Good tip, thanks! ___

Re: how dumb is this idea?

2014-05-23 Thread Tom Buskey
On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 2:50 PM, r...@mrt4.com wrote: Tell the school about the RSA requiring open software and that they need to fix the problem. The IT folks there may not have the resources to fix it (they might not have a LINUX guy), so they will probably have Any Windows guy should be

Fonts Re: how dumb is this idea?

2014-05-23 Thread Bill Ricker
​ttf-mscorefonts-installer Easily my favorite MS product since OS2. In particular, *Georgia* and *Verdana* are a great pair of fonts, designed to complement each other as *text* and *Title*.​ I have a lot of respect for MS's Typographers last decade. (*It's not their fault what people abuse

Re: how dumb is this idea?

2014-05-23 Thread Bill Ricker
​One comment on LO interchange with MSO from recent experience working with MSO-only consultants -- LO Track Changes didn't seem to be as reliably portable when round-tripping doc* files with MS Word users. The changelog was a mess by the time we were done. (I was still on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS at