At around 30/7/06 9:46 pm, Gar Lipow wrote:
>
> You may at some point have occassion to read word files. Why not
> install a copy of Open Office - there are versions for windows, Mac,
> linux and solaris Sparc. I believe there are other free suites out
> there that perform as well or better, but this happens to be one I'm
> familiar with.
>
> http://www.openoffice.org/
>
True (though Mac users may prefer NeoOffice/J, and there is also
KOffice, etc). There are issues (not everything renders reliably) but
more importantly, Word docs are (a) proprietary format and should be
opposed on principle ;-) (b) are vehicles of malware/viruses a lot more
than PDF or other formats are, and (c) are bloatware. So, I would still
recommend against them, if I may.
--ravi
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