On 12/19/06, Vihan Pandey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
you still don't get it. Why must you welcome .doc AT ALL?
I've got an alternate interpretation for his statement -- I don't want to make document formats as a bottleneck for your submission since I care more about your skills than these things. Of course, I prefer plaintext since it's more readable. Do realize that everyone does not own a computer at home. Some do use the internet cafe to satisfy their surfing needs and cafes and most cybercafes use Windows here in India. I wonder why you concentrated on the fact that he's welcomed the .doc format. He's welcomed the .odt format with equal 'vigour' as well hasn't he? Zealotism works well towards turning users away from FOSS rather than attract them. You could probably have put it in a better way so as to get your point across without offending the other. There's a thin line between "freedom to speak" and "freedom to speak without offending the other". Regards, -- Siddhesh Poyarekar http://siddhesh.tk http://siddhesh.phpnet.us -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
