You're assuming that one will have unlimited rights installing any programs on a cyber cafe computer. While this may be true for Win98 computers, most cyber cafes I've frequented of late lock everything except the "my documents" folder. Also, consider the amount of time I'll have to waste downloading a program -- zealotry at its best I'd say.
Hmm... this looks like a opportunity for an interesting program. Since i'm not familiar with OOo internals, perhaps someone could enlighten me, what if we had an OOo build that was ``run out of the box", no need to install. Just download the package(a few binaries and libraries), uncompress and unarchive, then just run the binary. It would be an interesting thing to create. Any ``experts" on feasibility and practicality of this? Devdas, I know that flaw in my argument ;-)
I'm just trying to make a point that fanaticism doesn't always make sense. There are many other ways to convince users to try ODF exclusively other than flaming them.
In the case that started this thread, how would you have responded to his requirement? Also, since his statement was <quote> Gimme a break and be practical.. use the right tool for the job and stop being a GNU/Linux fanboi.. and while you are at it, stop calling it GNU/Linux as well.. simply 'linux' does the trick." how could expect him NOT to get flamed. </quote> and a highly misinformed : <quote> So what distro of GNU/Linux do you use?? i am sure it doesn't bundle OOo. Even if it does, they remove the capability to read / write .doc files.. right? </quote> with such kind of statements, a person is sure to get flamed. Regards, - vihan -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
