RE: [DDN] user demand for openoffice 2.0 books

2006-07-25 Thread Don Cameron
> We are not talking about what MS's or any other entities legal > rights are, we are talking about the right thing to do. Correct - I think the point might be that public accusations without a shred of collaborating evidence is clearly "not the right thing to do" on a discussion forum with globa

Re: [DDN] user demand for openoffice 2.0 books

2006-07-24 Thread Andy Carvin
Personally, I don't care if it's Microsoft or Free Software Foundation, Bill Gates or Bill Clinton or Bill the Cat. If someone or something takes an action that affects the digital divide, I'm all for debating it here. ABut I don't want to see the list used for propogating rumors or conspiracy

RE: [DDN] user demand for openoffice 2.0 books

2006-07-23 Thread Jesse N. Sinaiko
** > Michael F. Pitsch > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Phil > Shapiro > Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 10:25 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [DDN] user demand for openoffi

RE: [DDN] user demand for openoffice 2.0 books

2006-07-23 Thread Jesse Sinaiko
Mike wrote: "Saying something like this as fact and not as an opinion, not to mention no factual backup, is irresponsible and slanderous. It has no place on this list in my view." I think it is a legit opinion. If MS doesn't like it, they can sue. I wasn't aware that it was the place of this lis

Re: [DDN] user demand for openoffice 2.0 books

2006-07-23 Thread Stephen Snow
ersad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Digital Divide Network discussion group" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 4:25 PM Subject: Re: [DDN] user demand for openoffice 2.0 books I'd suggest that this is alarmist. The publishing industry is changing, and I thi

Re: [DDN] user demand for openoffice 2.0 books

2006-07-23 Thread Stephen Snow
quot; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'The Digital Divide Network discussion group'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 10:13 AM Subject: RE: [DDN] user demand for openoffice 2.0 books " microsoft in the past has resorted to all sorts of underhande

Re: [DDN] user demand for openoffice 2.0 books

2006-07-22 Thread Andy Carvin
AIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Phil Shapiro Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 10:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [DDN] user demand for openoffice 2.0 books hi Digital Divide Network community - the most talented author of books about openoffice, solveig haughland, blogs that barnes and nobles i

Re: [DDN] user demand for openoffice 2.0 books

2006-07-21 Thread Taran Rampersad
I'd suggest that this is alarmist. The publishing industry is changing, and I think that the demographic of people who do use OpenOffice are familiar and increasingly familiar with online documentation. The problem with print publication is that it lags software. Check out the sale books on Mic

RE: [DDN] user demand for openoffice 2.0 books

2006-07-21 Thread Executive Director
ay, July 19, 2006 10:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [DDN] user demand for openoffice 2.0 books hi Digital Divide Network community - the most talented author of books about openoffice, solveig haughland, blogs that barnes and nobles is telling her publisher that there is no real d

RE: [DDN] user demand for openoffice 2.0 books

2006-07-21 Thread Don Cameron
> Microsoft in the past has resorted to all sorts of underhanded > tactics. I don't know if they're resorting to paying Barnes > and Noble to not stock openoffice.org books, but it would not > surprise me if they were. Rather than using this situation as a means of demeaning a third-party who in

Re: [DDN] user demand for openoffice 2.0 books

2006-07-21 Thread Elizabeth Avery
CTED]> Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 9:25 pm Subject: [DDN] user demand for openoffice 2.0 books > > hi Digital Divide Network community - > > the most talented author of books about openoffice, solveig > haughland,blogs that barnes and nobles is telling her publisher > th

[DDN] user demand for openoffice 2.0 books

2006-07-20 Thread Phil Shapiro
hi Digital Divide Network community - the most talented author of books about openoffice, solveig haughland, blogs that barnes and nobles is telling her publisher that there is no real demand for openoffice books and that they won't stock her excellent new openoffice 2.0 book. see htt