Hi, --- Sonia Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > able to submit documents to councils - I haven't > been able to pin down > the format required by councils yet.
Use .odp or .pdf formats. > Do I install and teach him 'doze/M$ Office or > Ubuntu? Or, setup dual > boot and teach him both? Or, install Ubuntu and > Cross Over office? Use Ubuntu or any other recent distro. > The Linux lover and advocate in me says "Linux, of > course", but is that > ethical? What I mean is that some time in the future > I mightn't be > around to help him, You don't just teach him how to use it, but, also teach him about the community, and how he can get help from them (mailing lists, forums, IRC or simply searching in search engines). > On the other hand, with Linux he'll get everything > extra for free, ... free as in freedom. > won't > have to learn about nagware/cracks, won't be stuck > in the "upgrade > treadmill", won't have virus problems, and generally > have less > problems... You already answered your question here :) SK -- Shakthi Kannan http://www.shakthimaan.com ____________________________________________________________________________________ Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-index -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
