On Tuesday 27 January 2009 17:46:46 Grant Edwards wrote:
> I realize I'm arguing a moot point, but using something like
> .docx for shared documents that need to be maintained by
> multiple people for a long time (more than a month or two) is a
> dead awful choice.
>
> A plain ascii text file is probably the best choice for
> portability and longevity.  However, that suggestion's probably
> not going to fly because it severly limits the amount of time
> you can waste picking out eye-shatteringly ugly font
> combinations and f*&king up margins, gutters, leading, and all
> the other things people like to mess up rather than doing real
> work.

The management and I have an agreement:

They do not get to tell me who gets access to the company's core 
infrastructure.
I do not get to set company policy.

The latter applies here.

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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com

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