Adrian Try wrote: >> Possibly true, but I am hoping it isn't, because I am at my wits end >> about >> this problem of interconversion. If Microsoft made a version for Linux, >> this would not be an issue, but its pointless to expect those thugs to do >> that. > > An option that may be worth considering is to run Microsoft Office on > Linux under Crossover Office, which is a commercial version of Wine. I > have heard that it works very well, but haven't tried it myself.
I did mention that I considered Crossover office, but the reports on Microsoft Word 2003 (which is the version I have a license for and most of my colleagues have) are mixed. Not exactly a vote of confidence in the product for my purposes. > >> Hopefully, I will get my copy early next week and post my experiences >> here. >> Things would be so much simpler if ODF was the de facto standard, but ... > > That's the real issue - proprietry formats tend to tie you to one company, > while open standards give power to the customer - the power of choice. > Except most of us are tied to a proprietary format because nearly everyone else uses that. I can't reform a few thousands of my colleagues, hence the problem :) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
