-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Amy Templeton wrote: > Hey all, > > Can anybody recommend a *really, really convincing* source of > information I can give people/my college that will aid in deterring > them from trying to force people to use MS-Office files (by sending > them via email and posting them on official college sites)? The > ones I've been using > (http://goldmark.org/netrants/no-word/attach.html and > http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html) just aren't > cutting it, even when coupled with personal explanations (usually > individuals will make a normal, guaranteed-universally-openable, > non-evil file available, but the college is really horrid and I > usually end up getting people to convert them for me or go to the > library and struggle with the confusing interfaces there (the > library computers are completely useless unless you just love using > a mouse and struggling through menus...no Emacs or terminal or > keyboard-control option in sight...grrr...)). And no, installing > OpenOffice or Abiword is not a solution, and antiword isn't a > *lasting* solution, just a one-time quick fix that does nothing to > fix future problems. > > Thanks in advance, > Amy >
I hate to say, no. There is nothing you can do except do what you are already doing. You *could* refuse to deal with people that send you documents that you cannot read, but reality says you must at least on occasion do so. I feel for you. Its just that too many people think that MS Office is the only software that exists to create documents. Even telling them about alternatives does not let them see the light. The best you can do is hope a virus will wipe their hard drive and then being the Good Samaritan, offer to install a reliable OS on their machine so the problem willnot recur Joe - -- Registerd Linux user #443289 at http://counter.li.org/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGQNnxiXBCVWpc5J4RAr2LAKCzwSvseMWg7HSE2waQmh/RnPQd9gCbBRxg OQ4OVepjyu4wWQoarzLMPzI= =o3h2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
