On Tue, Nov 01, 2005 at 02:33:13PM -0800, gossamer axe wrote: > > > > The point is, he was taking a Ooutlook data file, and applying it to a a > > version that was three years younger. Very few applications are aware of > > ^^^^^^^ > > > > Actually, I was just venting about Outlook, had to fix one last week...Had > to get it out of my system. > =] >
This is a non-trivial discussion for me. My company makes highly regulated (medical) devices. If any SW we use is deemed to have a potential impact on human safety, then we perform and document an Intended Use Validation. And open source is used here. Perl and Python are the glue that holds things together (M$ perl and python, but OSS nonetheless). This has implications. Access cannot be used for human risk applications, like SW compatibility DBs. Email (Outlook) cannot be used for persistent documentation. Oh, and Outlook really _does_ suck. The last upgrade broke the room reservation function, and also screwed up regular meeting notification. There have almost been fistfights over meeting rooms, and this is a laid back place. Thanks, M$ ;-) -- Lan Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Guy, SCM Specialist 858-354-0616 -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
