On Tuesday 18 March 2008 20:03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > It seems silly to me. Still, someone should be pushing them to recognize > OOo as a good alternative to Microsoft Office before they deliberately or > inadvertently turn ECDL into another platform for Microsoft hegemony.
One is supposed to be able to take a Linux/FLOSS version. But the Microsoft version uses, not surprisingly, Microsoft. Lisi > --Jekke > http://www.pokernerd.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Henning von Roeder Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 3:56 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [users] Re: Advice re ECDL > > actually i wa snot, and ..computer driving license sounds quite as > silly to me as early childhood development > henning > > On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 2:55 PM, Alan Lord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Henning von Roeder wrote: > > > it is probably Early Childhood Development "Something" > > > > I hope you are joking... > > > > ECDL stands for the European Computer Driving License. See > > http://www.ecdl.com/publisher/index.jsp for more details. > > > > > On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 1:55 PM, James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Classlochie wrote: > > >> > Hi, > > >> > > > >> > Have just started my ECDL which uses Microsoft Office 2003. > > >> > > > >> > Will 'Open Office' be compatible with Microsoft Office (and if > > >> > so, which version) as I would like to do some of my course on my > > >> > home pc. > > >> > > > >> > Many thanks, > > > > Parts of the ECDL that deal with Office Applications are almost > > exclusively written around Microsoft Office and Outlook. This is - in my > > opinion - yet another way in which Microsoft are continuing to promote > > their monopoly position. > > > > There is a version of the ECDL produced in Ireland which is written > > around Staroffice and I know there were plans to port it to > > OpenOffice.org. But I can't remember the name of the publisher. A Google > > should help... Or try on the OOo education mailing list: I've cc'd that > > list in case someone can offer more "sensible guidance". > > > > Hope this helps a bit > > > > Alan > > > > > > -- > > The way out is open! > > http://www.theopensourcerer.com > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > If you are sick and tired with Microsoft Office, install Open Office > from http://www.openoffice.org it is free and it does everything the > other stuff does. -- Wenn du die Schnauze voll hast mit Microsoft > Office, warum installierst du nicht Open Office von > http://www.openoffice.org. es kostet nichts und es macht alles was die > andere Software macht. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > This message w/attachments (message) may be privileged, confidential or > proprietary, and if you are not an intended recipient, please notify the > sender, do not use or share it and delete it. Subject to applicable law, > Group One Trading, LP may monitor, review and retain e-communications (EC) > traveling through its networks/systems. The laws of the country of each > sender/recipient may impact the handling of EC, and EC may be archived, > supervised and produced in countries other than the country in which you > are located. This message cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
