On Thu, 2003-02-20 at 15:33, Russell Davies wrote: > ; > (or as has already been suggested, use something like abiword > ; > which can write out rtf then just rename it to a ".doc" so it > ; > opens fine in M$ word) > ; > ; Or OpenOffice. Save as -> MS Word 97/2000/XP. > ; > ; Okay, the proprietary document format sucks, but its not exactly hard to > ; read and write from Linux. Nor has it has it been for years. > ; > ; If I was a recruiter, and somebody told me Linux couldn't read / write > ; MS word files, and they weren't going to use something that could, I > ; wouldn't wish to hire that person (best tool for the job, etc), and I'd > ; conclude that Linux was obviously unworkable as a desktop platform. > > It's got nothing to do with whether it's doable or not. These are my > requirements for the format of my cv; > > - read-only > - a single authoritative source (I don't want stale copies around) > - easy to transmit > > Using html on the web is clearly is the best medium, it also makes no > incredibly rude assumptions about the operating system of the recipient. > Everybody can read html. If you read the original url to the Stallman > article I alluded to on the matter, you'll see other reasons why simply > rolling over might be convenient in the short-term it has longer term > serious consequences. > > r.
I've read that article before. Like most people I don't share Stallman's ethics, and that seems to be the sticking point in my agreeing with most of his views. I'd rather spend my energy getting people to use OpenOffice and open a closed format like .doc than hassle people to promote open formats. Ie, I think this war is better won by making .doc on Linux *not* an issue than an issue. After a while, we can stop sending the .docs and send each other .sxw directly. Mike -- ____________________________________________________________________________ Mike MacCana Consultant RHCE, MCSE, MCP+I Cybersource: Providing Quality IT Professional Services for 11 Years Specialists in Unix/Linux, TCP/IP and Web Application Development Level 4, 10 Queen St, Melbourne. Ph : 03 9621 2377 Fax: 03 9621 2477 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
