On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 18:54:47 -0600 Tamblyne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Steve C. Thompson wrote: > > On Mar 22 14:04PM, Tamblyne wrote: > > > >>Just one question -- > >> > >>If you feel so strongly about what you deem to be others making > >>decisions for *you*, what makes you think their reaction won't be > >>equally heated when they learn you have decided what's best for > >>*them*? > > > > Fine. They might be equally heated. However, is it fair that them > > to decide what is best for me? Are they more important than me? > > > > This argument cuts both ways. But I think that spreading the use of > > open formats is inherently better, and is better for society > > overall. > > They aren't deciding what's best for you -- YOU are. You've decided > to use OOo -- that doesn't give you the right to require others to do > the same. > > Your argument doesn't make any sense simply because you DO have an > alternative and choose to use it. What's it to you what they do? > Why are you so determined to interject your personal preferences on > others? You are advocating on the one hand what you condemn with the > other. > What the OP is getting at is the ASSUMPTION that the MS formats are the "standard". The fact is that in a lot of areas, MS has taken internationally agreed standards and used it's market domination to break them. A lot of people and institutions do impose .doc and other formats on people by saying "we will only accept them in this format." I think that it IS just as reasonable for OO users to say we will only use the OOo format. Whether that is practical is another issue. When sharing files I only ever use rtf or pdf as the format. I don't know how you would go with presentation files though. I've also encouraged people to install OOo as a free alternative to the MS product. -- Keith Bates 4 Mooloobar St Narrabri NSW 2390 Phone: 02 67924890 Fax: 02 67925418 www.devoted.to/newlife If you don't have a reason to live JESUS IS THE ANSWER! Ask him into your life today... He really does make a difference. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
