Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: low traffic lately?

On Thu, Feb 06, 2014 at 09:40:08AM +1000, Peter West wrote: > On 6/02/2014 5:31 am, Robert Holtzman wrote: > >On Wed, Feb 05, 2014 at 01:37:52PM +, Tom Davies wrote: > >> > >>Bottom posting requires a ton of extra work such as trimming and such > >>which of

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: low traffic lately?

On Wed, Feb 05, 2014 at 01:37:52PM +, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > Such attitude is dying out. > > Modern devices almost entirely force people into top-posting and > almost all people new to mailing-lists will have no idea about the > possibility of doing anything other than top-posting. Some

Re: [libreoffice-users] low traffic lately?

On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 03:19:09PM -0800, James E Lang wrote: > > > -- > Jim > > > Tom Davies wrote: > >Hi :) > >Does anyone else feel we have had very low traffic over the last few > >weeks? yet many answers going unanswered? > > Is this a result of having to "reply all" to get the answer

Re: [libreoffice-users] mail format

On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 01:15:26AM -0500, Doug wrote: > On 01/17/2014 09:25 PM, Peter West wrote: > >Hi Doug, > > > >I think the best solution to your problem is to buy a copy of Microsoft > >Office. > > > >Peter West > > > >So his fame spread throughout all Syria... > /snip/ > > I do not like Mi

Re: [libreoffice-users] File

On Wed, Jan 01, 2014 at 02:10:57PM -0400, Angelo R DeJesus wrote: > I have a file which I would like someone to look at to let me know what the > problem is. My question is who can I send it to? It's a CALC file. Thanks How about describing your problem? -- Bob Holtzman Your mail is being read

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cooperation in the implementation of LibreOffice

On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 08:24:48PM +, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > Ahh, i love to see these urban myths grow. ...snip.. Wow! Never realized it was an urban legendhowever, it's only that if it *never* happened. Any info on that? -- Bob Holtzman Your mail is being read by ti

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cooperation in the implementation of LibreOffice

On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 12:11:30PM +, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > No worries! It was good to hear from you and also good to get a > chuckle on a day which is otherwise quite depressing or annoying for a > lot of people. Plus, i had been taking the initial post wy too > seriously before yo

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cooperation in the implementation of LibreOffice

On Wed, Dec 25, 2013 at 10:53:28PM +, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > I don't think it's good policy to be rude to trolls. One of the > things they are aiming for is to make the list seem unfriendly and > then be able to quote those examples out-of-context. As I said at the top of my reply, I sel

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cooperation in the implementation of LibreOffice

On Wed, Dec 25, 2013 at 03:32:47PM +0400, None None wrote: Normally I don't reply to such blatant FUD but I have a lot of free time today and I'm bored. > > > Hello, my name is Alexander , at the moment I am a programmer in OGAOU SPO " > Belgorod College of industry and services " , country: R

Re: [libreoffice-users] email notifications

On Mon, Dec 02, 2013 at 11:21:49PM -0600, Cormac Terry wrote: > How do I opt-out of getting [users@global.libreoffice.org] user emails? > I don't see any options in any of the emails I'm getting. > Doesn't this make it spam mail? or in violation of the can-spam laws? It simply means that you fail

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Cost of MS Office relative to LO, was: Fwd: Re: moving to new version of MS Office

On Mon, Dec 02, 2013 at 01:32:35AM +0700, Urmas wrote: > "James Knott": > > >Ever hear of Linux? > > Linux is a clone of UNIX, an epitome of a proprietary operating system. Wrong yet again, oh trolling one. Linux was derived from minix. > > >it's the OS used on the space station. > > Proven

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Wordstar

On Wed, Nov 06, 2013 at 07:44:11AM +0700, Urmas wrote: > "Paul": > > >Microsoft, as the developers of the > >OS, put code in their OS to capture the Ctrl+J key combination, and not > >pass it on to the foreground application. However, they also put in > >code to allow an application to request tha

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Engaging Users in the LibreOffice Project

On Sun, Nov 03, 2013 at 11:14:08PM +0700, Urmas wrote: > "jonathon": > > That must be a reference to the fact that the mean time between starting > MSO on Windows, and seeing the Blue Screen of Death is under sixty > seconds. > > /yawn > > Or maybe it is a reference to the fact that MSO 2013 is

Re: Installing an OS, was: Fw: [libreoffice-users] Penguins: (Was Corrupt Installer Errors??)

On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 06:43:07AM -0700, contrazz wrote: > Broken link replacement: Compile from source code? > Try this: > That's the one. Thanks. -- Bob Holtzman Your mail is being read by tight lipped NSA agents who fail

Re: Installing an OS, was: Fw: [libreoffice-users] Penguins: (Was Corrupt Installer Errors??)

On Wed, Oct 09, 2013 at 04:09:36PM -0400, James Knott wrote: > Robert Holtzman wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 09, 2013 at 10:52:09AM +0200, Anthony Easthope wrote: > >> > But I like compiling from source complains the battle scared OS > >> > pioneer! > >> >

Re: Installing an OS, was: Fw: [libreoffice-users] Penguins: (Was Corrupt Installer Errors??)

On Wed, Oct 09, 2013 at 10:52:09AM +0200, Anthony Easthope wrote: > But I like compiling from source complains the battle scared OS > pioneer! > > [1]http://lifehacker.com/398611/how-to-compile-software-from-source-cod > e The link leads to "not found", at least for me. -- Bob Holtzman Your mai

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Repositories, was: Fw: Penguins: (Was Corrupt Installer Errors??)

On Sun, Oct 06, 2013 at 10:04:52PM +0700, Urmas wrote: > "James Knott": > > Have you actually used Linux and > installed apps on it? > > I've been using Linux since 2001, and that is exactly as the matter stands. Assuming for the moment that you're not a slimy lying Microsoft trolling fanboy, an

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: boot-loaders, was: Fw: Penguins: (Was Corrupt Installer Errors??)

On Sun, Oct 06, 2013 at 11:36:38AM -0400, Kracked_P_P---webmaster wrote: ...snip.. > > I had my Ubuntu installed like I like it and did not want to wipe the > entire drive for the Vista to Win7 "upgrading". It takes a lot of work > to install Ubuntu 12.04, plus MATE d.e., and al

Re: [libreoffice-users] Installing Win7

On Wed, Aug 07, 2013 at 06:35:48PM +0100, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > I'm just installing Win7 to a machine that already had WinXp working > sort-of-fine-ish.  One of the early screens said the process would involve > rebooting itself several times and i should ignore it and let it get on with >

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libreoffice no mail client.

On Fri, Jul 05, 2013 at 06:20:25PM +0100, Tom Davies wrote: > > Brucey did the famously unpatriotic song "Born on the 4th of July" which > Ronald Reagan claimed to like despite clearly never having listened to it.  A > number of big-wigs were all standing around practically saluting to it as >

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: CNET is claiming the best free MSO alternative is not LO

On Sun, Jun 09, 2013 at 11:50:17AM +1200, Steve Edmonds wrote: > > On 2013-06-08 10:10, Ken Springer wrote: > >On 6/7/13 3:41 AM, Tom Davies wrote: > > > > > > > >>I too wouldn't touch Kingsoft with a barge pole. I want to > >>steer towards using formats that will be > >>around and usable in a fe

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: another funny one from ZdNet

On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 06:18:44PM +0600, Urmas wrote: > >The article is very pro-LibreOffice but so many of the comments > >have a hilarious amount of FUD in them. One wonders if they have > >ever even tried either MSO or LO. > > Most people who "own" StarOffice or many of its forks don't use it

Re: [libreoffice-users] beware of the m$ subsidiary

On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 10:44:57AM -0400, Tanstaafl wrote: > On 2012-04-19 2:56 AM, Mark Stanton wrote: > >'S a good idea. Go for it. > > who are you talking to, and *what* is a good idea? > > Replying without quoting *anything* to maintain context is just as > dumb as if not dumber than blindl

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [Ubuntu 11.10] How to remove LibreOffice?

On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 02:29:00PM -0400, Jay Lozier wrote: > On 03/22/2012 12:54 PM, Gilles wrote: > >I just went ahead and ran "apt-get --purge remove libreoffice-core". > >Incidently, this doesn't remove the LibreOffice icons in the Unity bar. > > > >Thank you. > > > >-- > >View this message in

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Unsubscribing from this list

On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 09:43:29AM -0700, Ken Springer wrote: > On 1/20/12 7:10 PM, Ken Springer wrote: > >Prior to the update to the netiquette wiki page, there was a link to a > >web page that told people how to make posts to newsgroups. > > Found it :-) Congratulations. Now, how about po

Re: [libreoffice-users] Which Conflicts?

On Sat, Oct 08, 2011 at 06:39:27PM -0400, planas wrote: > On Sat, 2011-10-08 at 14:19 -0700, Robert Holtzman wrote: > > > I would be concerned with the reason the 32 bit program wouldn't run > > correctly. Everything I've read says 32 bit progs run just fine on a 64

Re: [libreoffice-users] Which Conflicts?

On Sat, Oct 08, 2011 at 11:39:14AM +0100, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > Ouch!  Perhaps just reboot the machine (rofls).  That typical Windows answer > has actually helped me in Ubuntu sometimes which was worrying!  Just closing > and then re-opening the package manager might help as they seem to do

Re: [libreoffice-users] Digest Format

On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 09:15:10PM -0400, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions wrote: > > I do not remember ever seeing a email based list that worked, and a > good threading/grouping system for any of the email clients I have > used. Have you looked at Alpine or Mutt? -- Bob Holtzman If yo

Re: [libreoffice-users] Digest Format

On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 01:33:20PM -0400, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions wrote: > > Email list usually are not thread based, unless your client combines > emails with the same subject into thread-like groupings. I think > Nabble does some threading though, but I do not use Nabble often.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Top Posting... Can we have an LO Mailing List Guidelines Page?

On Fri, Sep 09, 2011 at 05:43:28PM +0100, Nuno J. Silva wrote: > On 2011-09-09, Dave Douglas wrote: > > > How Does one get off this list? I have done everything suggested and > > still my email box is filled with discussions I have no interest in. > > I asked one question got no help. PLEASE ta

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Top Posting... Can we have an LO Mailing List Guidelines Page?

On Fri, Sep 09, 2011 at 09:25:18AM -0700, Dave Douglas wrote: > How Does one get off this list? I have done everything suggested > and still my email box is filled with discussions I have no interest > in. I asked one question got no help. PLEASE take me off the list! 1. Did you reply to the c

Re: [libreoffice-users] Subject lines - another gripe...

On Thu, Sep 08, 2011 at 10:04:28PM +0100, Nuno J. Silva wrote: > On 2011-09-08, Robert Holtzman wrote: > > > Messages are not threaded on subject. For a test reply to a message in a > > thread and change the subject line. It should still appear in the > > thread. You will

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Top Posting... Can we have an LO Mailing List Guidelines Page?

On Thu, Sep 08, 2011 at 07:58:52PM +0100, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > I use a standard email client in a standard way set on it's defaults.  There > are likely to be more people using such systems as LibreOffice becomes more > popular.  Hold onto your hats! Is someone holding a gun to your head

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Top Posting... Can we have an LO Mailing List Guidelines Page?

On Thu, Sep 08, 2011 at 01:37:51PM -0600, Larry Gusaas wrote: > On 2011-09-08 1:12 PM Tom Davies wrote: > >Hi :) > >Look, the interspersed answers from Larry are practically unidentifiable > >from the message. By posting at the top (or bottom) it would have been > >clearer which were your answe

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Top Posting... Can we have an LO Mailing List Guidelines Page?

On Thu, Sep 08, 2011 at 06:14:41PM +0100, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > Interspersing or bottom-posting ensures that every message needs to be > scrolled through unless people delete all the stuff that is irrelevant (in > their opinion, which 'might not' be the same as the opinion of the person >

Re: [libreoffice-users] Subject lines - another gripe...

On Thu, Sep 08, 2011 at 05:02:12PM +0100, Dave Sergeant wrote: > I use Pegasus Mail and view the posts threaded, which by and large > works excellently. No need to quote lots in mails as it is very easy to > locate the original mails. > > But Pegasus Mail truncates subject lines, as displayed in

Re: [libreoffice-users] Top Posting... Can we have an LO Mailing List Guidelines Page?

On Thu, Sep 08, 2011 at 08:45:26AM -0400, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions wrote: > > For long threads, scrolling down to the bottom to read the new stuff > is a pain. That only happens when people are too clueless or too lazy to trim their replies. ...snip of material that should

Re: [libreoffice-users] If you want to UNSUBSCRIBE please read this

On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 02:20:47PM +0200, francis.lebou...@algo.be wrote: > > If you want to unsubscribe look a the "List-Unsubscribe:" header in any email > from the list. That is send an email to > users+h...@global.libreoffice.org to get instructions. > > Don't send an email to the list. The

Re: [libreoffice-users] how to unsubscribe

On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 05:19:11PM +0100, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > OOo also has forums. People that are familiar with forums are pushed onto > the > mailing list because LibreOffice doesn't offer forums as a method of getting > support. We push people into an unfamiliar method that they don

Re: [libreoffice-users] how to unsubscribe

On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 03:13:39PM +0100, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > This list is dealing with normal office workers from all around the world, > even > America, and quite a few people have had trouble accessing the emailed help. > People unsubscribe because they don't want emails and the firs

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: What is an "Office" Package?

On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 10:19:09PM -0500, Roland Hughes wrote: snip. > > Bottom posters contribute so little to societyyour remark dissing > the troops proves that your parents should have chosen abortion over > birth. as yours obviously did. BTW, learn to trim

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Is this list unmoderated?

On Fri, Jun 03, 2011 at 11:05:45AM +0200, James Wilde wrote: > > Personally I think mailing lists are so last century and nerdy, and that we > should be using a forum which non-technical users like Which is precisely the reason I dislike forums. Way too many brainless questions from users (and I

Re: top and bottom - again. was (Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: new article - with quote from TDF.......)

On Thu, Jun 02, 2011 at 10:17:20AM -0500, Roland Hughes wrote: > > Yes, we still have a few relics of a by-gone era whining and sniveling > that one should "properly trim" like Glenn Beck and Fox News to > completely change the meaning of sentences taken out of context so they > can add meaning to

Re: [libreoffice-users] OT Top/Bottom posting

On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 11:26:58PM +0300, Dotan Cohen wrote: > On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 22:24, Tom Davies wrote: > > So, the argument is that people should follow rules(although they are really > > only guidelines) in order to not be a drone??  and you say that someone > > elses > > argument is si

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice VS MS Office

On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 12:51:05PM +0100, e-letter wrote: > The continual request to make LO more compatible with M$ office is a > strategic mistake. > > A business that cannot afford M$ software licences for the benefit of > that business' customers does not deserve to be in existence. That let'

Re: [libreoffice-users]

On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 06:18:30AM -0700, Brian Gillespie wrote: > Enough of all this useless jabber coming from disgruntled users. Ive removed > the > entire libreoffice suite as it does'nt fill my expectations or needs. Please > cease all the e-mails offering ? Could unsubscribing possibly be

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: I am downloading LibreOffice to try it out.

On Fri, Apr 08, 2011 at 01:42:54AM -0700, aqualung wrote: .snip > Mailing lists are not convenient or agreeable to the general public. Could you please elaborate on this? I'm not sure why it should be so. -- Bob Holtzman Key ID: 8D549279 "If you think you're getting f

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: message from Marc Grober

On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 11:09:14AM +0200, Peter G. Underwood wrote: > As a new user, I am somewhat discouraged by the tone of your remarks. > Perhaps you would care either to answer the question or to direct me to > someone who can. Do I take it that you're not open to constructive criticism, abru

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibO for Ubuntu

On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 08:50:01PM +0800, David Nelson wrote: > Hi, :-) > > On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 20:29, James Wilde > wrote: > > Have I missed something, or is LibO really not to be found amongst the apps > > available via Synaptic or the new Ubuntu Software Centre? > > Search for "libreoff

Re: [libreoffice-users] top-posting

On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 11:28:03AM -0700, Robert Holtzman wrote: > > >> Too much work. One just hits reply, types where the cursor appears (on > > >> top) and hits send. > > > > > > Are you *trying* to be irritating or just trolling? > > > >

Re: [libreoffice-users] top-posting

On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 09:32:42PM -0600, T. R. Valentine wrote: > On 18 February 2011 21:21, Robert Holtzman wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 07:58:41PM -0600, T. R. Valentine wrote: > >> On 17 February 2011 18:58, Robert Holtzman wrote: > >> > >> > You

Re: [libreoffice-users] top-posting

On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 07:58:41PM -0600, T. R. Valentine wrote: > On 17 February 2011 18:58, Robert Holtzman wrote: > > > You have something against trimming quotes? > > Too much work. One just hits reply, types where the cursor appears (on > top) and hits send. A

Re: [libreoffice-users] Mail List Etiquette

On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 12:38:01PM -0500, Charles Marcus wrote: > > Sorry, Tom, you have lost all credibility on this subject - you have > made it abundantly clear by your words and actions that you are simply > too damn lazy and arrogant to even consider that you should take a few > extra seconds

Re: [libreoffice-users] top-posting

On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 07:58:08PM +, Tom Davies wrote: snip. > At first i was prepared to accept that there might be technical reasons > why bottom posting is better but now i am beginning to think that anything > except top posting is insane. That's undoubted

Re: [libreoffice-users] top- or bottom- quoting

On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 07:29:17PM +, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > > No, i wasn't saying that anyone was deliberately unfriendly but i think we > need > to have better ways of dealing with top-posters because we often give an > appearance of rudeness. Check this site: http://www.catb.org/%7

Re: [libreoffice-users] top- or bottom- quoting

On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 04:36:49PM -0800, MR ZenWiz wrote: > On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 3:48 PM, Robert Holtzman wrote: > : > > > > Is there something wrong with educating new users? > > > > Only that it takes some effort, like bottom posting, being courteous, >

Re: [libreoffice-users] top- or bottom- quoting

On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 05:38:16PM +, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > > Almost every office user i know (at least the few that use email) posts at > the > top of mails and leaves the previous posts dangling downwards along with any > signatures. Some corporate users get all the previous threa

Re: [libreoffice-users] Installing downloaded LO and removing downloaded OO

On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 07:19:13PM +0100, Luuk wrote: > On 15-02-11 19:13, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > > Ubuntu 10.04 > > I downloaded and installed OO 3.3 direct from OO because I need the > > integration with Thunderbird addressbook (the Ubuntu-supplied OO > > doesn't have that). > > I now wan

Re: [OT][libreoffice-users] LibreOffice and OpenOffice

On Fri, Feb 04, 2011 at 09:29:47AM -0700, Ken Springer wrote: > > And I prefer HTML. It makes it easier when people send you an email that > has inline photos of the grandkid or something else they find interesting. > > I've used email clients in the past that didn't support HTML. To me, we > e

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice and OpenOffice

On Fri, Feb 04, 2011 at 08:49:30AM -0700, Ken Springer wrote: .snip > > And only Bob Holtzman's reply "tweaked my sensibilities", as the saying > goes. But I didn't want to fall into the "Tom and Dick" story line I > posted, so I sat back for a couple hours before writin

Re: [OT][libreoffice-users] LibreOffice and OpenOffice

t? snip of superfluous crap no one cares about..... > > On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 6:29 PM, Robert Holtzman wrote: > > > On Thu, Feb 03, 2011 at 01:44:15PM -0700, Ken Springer wrote: .snip > > > > > > It's user su

Re: [OT][libreoffice-users] LibreOffice and OpenOffice

On Thu, Feb 03, 2011 at 01:44:15PM -0700, Ken Springer wrote: > Hi , Tom, > > Likewise, I used to encourage the use of open source software also. And on > a personal level, I always try to find an open source program for my use. > > And my issue is not with the software itself. Even though my

Re: [libreoffice-users] Interesting discussion of LO on LinkedIn

On Wed, Feb 02, 2011 at 11:33:50AM -0800, MR ZenWiz wrote: > If you are a member of LinkedIn, especially if you are an official > developer or tester, you might want to weigh in on this discussion: > > http://www.linkedin.com/groupItem?view=&srchtype=discussedNews&gid=44772&item=41979536&type=memb

Re: [libreoffice-users] RFE: HTML compatibility option "Do not modify metadata when saving"

On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 08:58:38PM +0300, Stas Fomin wrote: > Hello!LibreOffice will be very usefulin > collaborative text editing if * document in plain HTML format > will be saved in the versioned storage (Subversion/CVS/… repository) > and * with automatic merging of changes made by different

Re: [libreoffice-users] Having trouble installing Libre Office in Ubuntu

On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 03:18:05PM -0800, MR ZenWiz wrote: > On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 3:03 PM, Robert Holtzman wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 03:51:05PM -0500, wlb wrote: > >> Will LIbreOffice eventually be available on Ubuntu without having to do all > &

Re: [libreoffice-users] Having trouble installing Libre Office in Ubuntu

On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 03:51:05PM -0500, wlb wrote: > Will LIbreOffice eventually be available on Ubuntu without having to do all > the technical stuff? Technical stuff..like turning on your computer, typing a command, and *gasp* learning something new? -- Bob Holtzman Key ID: 8D549279 "If

Re: stables Re: [libreoffice-users] Very unhappy camper

On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 04:36:58AM +, Katheryne Draven wrote: > Fuck off all of you. How's that? Yup. Troll. NoOp was right. -- Bob Holtzman Key ID: 8D549279 "If you think you're getting free lunch, check the price of the beer" -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice

Re: stables Re: [libreoffice-users] Very unhappy camper

On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 05:48:20PM -0800, Mark wrote: > On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 5:30 PM, Robert Holtzman wrote: > > On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 06:46:58AM +, Katheryne Draven wrote: > >> I"m not spreading FUD, I'm speaking from my experience. When I tried > >&

Re: stables Re: [libreoffice-users] Very unhappy camper

On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 06:46:58AM +, Katheryne Draven wrote: > I"m not spreading FUD, I'm speaking from my experience. When I tried > to introduce linux via ubuntu, it was a disaster. > > However, given the amount of harsh/childish comments (not you Tom) > I'll keep my experiences to myself.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Very unhappy camper

On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 03:47:52PM -0500, Katheryne Draven wrote: > People, the ubuntus are inherently inferior versions of linux and have > a tendency to crash often, especially if the gui is gnome. Please take > this into consideration, first look at the environment before the > application. Hey

Re: [libreoffice-users] Installation/De-installation how-to's for Debian/Ubuntu and Fedora Core Linux LibreOffice beta 3 distribs

> > Thanks, Drew! It appears to work fine, except that you then have to > repeat the process for package "libreoffice-debian-menus" (the desktop > integration). > > Can someone maybe confirm that these instructions are *complete* and > that no other step needs to be done? One way would be to run

Re: [libreoffice-users] Something wrong with disc...@documentfoundation.org?

On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 01:27:27PM -0800, Mark wrote: > What is "discuss?" > > This list (where I got your message and to which I am replying) is > users@libreoffice.org - are you sure this is the same list? Look at the subject line. -- Bob Holtzman Key ID: 8D549279 "If you think you're getting