-----Original Message----- From: Tomas Lanczos [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, 12 January 2010 12:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [discuss] piece of crap word processor
On Tue, 2010-01-12 at 14:06 +1300, Michael Adams wrote: > On Sun, 2010-01-10 at 14:45 -0500, Sean wrote: > > From: "Tony Pursell" <[email protected]> > > > This person is not a subscribed user, so he will not see any mails > > > just sent to the list. I have sent him a very matter-of-fact > > > reply using an anonymous ID. I think that will tell him how silly > > > he has been. I dont not think it helps to keep telling him that, > > > or answering his abuse with abuse from the list. > > > > > > Anyway, he may just be a troll, in which case we don't want to > > > spend too much time on him. > > > > OK Tony. He may be a troll, but when even I can make heads and tails > > of a program then you know anyone can use it if they give it a thought. > > This includes OOo of course. As I've said before, I run the latest > > greatest > > (?) developer's builds with rarely a problem. Certainly the standard > > releases will work for just about anyone with a little effort. > > I doubt very much that he is a troll. Just a poor sap that let his > frustration show as anger. > > OO.o is not an easy to use program. Computers are not easy to use; if > they were why are there degree courses to get youngsters to a basic > understanding level with them? It depends strongly on the users. My 69 yrs old father is a retired secondary school teacher (physics and chemistry) who didn't has too much experiences with computers, he used first time a PC at the secondary school where he worked maybe 2 years before he was retired. However few years ago he started a new carrier as a part time physics teacher at a primary school in one village and there he got a notebook. Once he bought a magazine and found an OOo installation CD in it, successfully installed it into the notebook and after a short time he proudly showed me his first document - a physics lab inventory prepared in Calc. He prepred it without any help, his all knowledge he had was a short MS Office course he got a few years ago. Until now he is using OOo to make his school agenda, presentations, lessons, etc., of course with smaller, sometimes bigger problems, but he is happy and proud when he solve a problem and never complains. If he can do it, well ... :) With all due respect. In the example of your father you are referring to an educated man, who would have had Department of Education assistance in using a computer, who as you state has done a MS office course, which would have perfectly equipped him to use OOo. Most users are not so well educated, assisted, or trained in MS office, so often require more assistance, which is what we should give them. To state "If he can do it, well ... :)" is assuming everyone has the same education, assistance and training and so should all function equally. Even blind Freddy can see that this is not the case, so users should be assisted where appropriate at the level they need and are at re computer experience etc. In a manner one would assume your father was assisted. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
