On Monday, July 25, 2011 12:52:29 PM Kirk Wallace did opine: > On Mon, 2011-07-25 at 12:20 -0400, gene heskett wrote: > ... snip > > > I simply could not find a use for XP or anything that came with it. > > ... snip > > I had to fill out some government (USDA) forms a while back using > Formatta Filler which only comes in Windows or Mac: > http://www.formatta.com/page_Downloads/Products.html > > I really resent the government choosing a proprietary system. I can get > it to run in Wine, but it won't print or show the forms properly, so I > have to find a friend that is willing to print my forms. Other than > that, I too, have no use for Windows.
As this groups registered old fart, govmnt forms other than 1040's I don't generally worry about. And like you, it upsets me into my 15 minute monolog whenever I have to deal with anything they do that need proprietary software to do. Cheers, gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Where do your SOCKS go when you lose them in th' WASHER? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Storage Efficiency Calculator This modeling tool is based on patent-pending intellectual property that has been used successfully in hundreds of IBM storage optimization engage- ments, worldwide. Store less, Store more with what you own, Move data to the right place. Try It Now! http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51427378/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
