If they spent the same energy learning the new office instead of bitching this would go a lot smoother. Why is it that these types of people always win?
JL On Sep 28, 2010, at 11:29 AM, Mike Oliveri wrote: > Whining that: > > A) It's unfamiliar > > B) "It's not what kids will be using in the workplace, and we should be > preparing them for that." > > Both are horse$#!% because: > > A) I had two other buildings go through the same change with no problems > > B) We've been out of date for at least four years already. Didn't hear anyone > begging for Office 2K7 or Windows Vista! > > If the squeaky wheels get this grease, I'm not going to be a happy camper. > > Mike > > > > On Sep 28, 2010, at 11:23 AM, McKay, Curtis wrote: > >> If you have open office installed school wide I don’t see what the issue is. >> We have a mixed environment and causes some complaints, but if you don’t >> have office anywhere why do they care? I guess you still have to deal when >> the stuff they bring in from home? >> >> Curtis McKay >> Network Administrator >> Belleville Township High School District 201 >> cmc...@bths201.org >> >> From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org >> [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Mike Oliveri >> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 8:49 AM >> To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List >> Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] Libre Office >> >> I like that. >> >> I'm done babying these people. Two of them are whining up enough of a storm >> that the administrators are thinking about buying Office licenses. I've told >> them it would be over $2K to outfit all the teachers and the lab, which is >> not in our budget this year thanks to all the cuts following our wonderful >> state budget situation. They're still mulling it over. I guess $2K is worth >> it to shut them up? >> >> I guess I need to whine more at my next salary negotiation. >> >> Mike >> >> >> >> >> On Sep 28, 2010, at 8:42 AM, Eric Barringer wrote: >> >> >> Or "What We Got." >> >> -Eric >> >> On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 8:40 AM, Bob Schmidt <bschm...@winfield34.org> wrote: >> I just call it office :) >> >> >>> Mike Oliveri <mike.oliv...@student.rb60.com> 9/28/2010 8:36 AM >>> >> >> Great. I just trained my teachers that NeoOffice is now OpenOffice in two >> buildings, and in the third they're bitching because OpenOffice is not >> Microsoft Office. >> >> Pretty soon I'm just going to start handing them Etch-a-Sketches and be done >> with it. >> >> Mike >> >> On Sep 28, 2010, at 8:17 AM, William M. Bell wrote: >> >> >> I’m not sure if it’s really a competitor...maybe a name change? >> >> Q: Why are you calling yourselves "The Document Foundation"? >> A: For ten years we have used the same name - "OpenOffice.org" - for both >> the Community and the software. We've decided it removes ambiguity to have a >> different name for the two, so the Community is now "The Document >> Foundation", and the software "LibreOffice". >> >> Q: And why are you calling the software "LibreOffice" instead of >> "OpenOffice.org"? >> A: The OpenOffice.org trademark is owned by Oracle Corporation. Our hope is >> that Oracle will donate this to to the Foundation, along with the other >> assets it holds in trust for the Community, in due course, once legal etc >> issues are resolved. However, we need to continue work in the meantime - >> hence "LibreOffice" ("free office"). >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------- >> Bill Bell >> Asst. Technology Coordinator >> Monticello CUSD #25 >> Monticello, IL 61856 >> http://www.cafepress.com/tech-geeks >> ---------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> >> On 9/28/10 7:45 AM, "Paul welte" <pwe...@nashville-k12.org> wrote: >> >> >> With Oracle's acquisition of Sun, it looks like there may be some changes, >> or at least another competitor, to OpenOffice: >> >> http://www.documentfoundation.org/faq/ >> >> http://lwn.net/Articles/407383/ >> >> <http://www.documentfoundation.org/faq/> >> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> >> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> >> >> >> -- >> Eric Barringer >> Technology Coordinator >> Blue Ridge CUSD #18 >> >> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | Jason Livezey Director of Technology New Lenox School District #122 Cell: 815.693.9338 ACMT Certified
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