On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 04:37:19 -0500 Corvus Elrod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > For an article about why open standards ARE important and DOC files > > are... well evil see this article: > > > > http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2005/03/21/1111253920087.html?oneclick=tr > >ue > > First off, that site requires registration, which would be nice to > know. Secondly, it sets at least 6 cookies, maybe more and warns you > not to reject any of them, or the site won't load. Thirdly, the > single paragraph that's strictly relevant to this conversation has > little information, but references these two sources: > > Sorry, I didn't know that. I accessed it via linux.org and I'm registered to another site owned by the sme publisher so it let me straight in. > You'll notice that the very first document available on the Oasis > page is available in... MSWord format. I don't know if that's an > indicator of trust, or an ironic result of the prevalaece of Word, > but it made me chortle. > Hmmm! I hope it's just irony. > -- God bless you, 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]
