Hi :) Apparently the Microsquish definition of "compatibility" is VERY different, perhaps even the exact opposite. Many people apparently think that Microsquish is the only authority on anything to do with computers so logically that might lead them to suspect all entries in the Oxford Dictionary.
Regards from Tom :) On 26 July 2015 at 17:55, anne-ology <lagin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you; > and for some good examples. > > BTW - > here's 'compatibility' as defined by the Oxford Dictionary, which > I think is recognized as an authority worldwide ;-) > > > [1a state in which two things are able to exist or occur together without > problems or conflict > > 1.1a feeling of sympathy and friendship; like-mindedness > > 1.2 Computing: The ability of one computer, piece of software, etc., to > work with another] > > To me, fully compatible vs. compatible could parallel identical > twins vs. fraternal twins or clarified butter vs. butter or suede vs. > brushed leather or wood vs. wooden veneer or ... ... ... ;-) > > And I guess I'm a detailist - perfectionist if you would; I gave up > photography when B&W film became impossible to obtain - > to me, in composing a photograph I consider all the components > yet with color photography - and now with digital images - the detailing is > impossible to obtain as it was when dealing with silver. > > > > From: toki <toki.kant...@gmail.com> > Date: Sat, Jul 25, 2015 at 11:45 PM > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Question about LO Writer and "complex > documents" > To: users@global.libreoffice.org > > > On 07/24/2015 09:08 PM, Joel Madero wrote: > > > This is simply a false statement. "It's not compatible." > > > > That literally depends upon how "compatibility" is defined. > > There are use-cases where MSO 2013 is completely, utterly, and > absolutely incompatible with MSO 2013, when installed on a different > computer. > > There are use-cases when MSO 2013 and OOo 1.x are completely compatible > with each other. > > Jonathon > > -- > To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
