Re: [users] Re: OOo is free to get, free to use--why is that not generally known?

2007-11-23 Thread James Knott
Frank Cox wrote: That's where you get into the "but does this apply to me too" type of questions. Providing a general answer that is, in fact, the answer is one thing. But personal reassurance that yes, this means you too -- that's important when you're dealing with a magic black box.

Re: [users] Re: OOo is free to get, free to use--why is that not generally known?

2007-11-23 Thread Jim Hartley
jonathon wrote: John wrote: Program functionality is directly affected by the edition of Vista that one uses. What the person should be asking is Does this specific functionality in OOo work with this specific edition/localization of Vista? In an ideal world, there would be a page on the

Re: [users] Re: OOo is free to get, free to use--why is that not generally known?

2007-11-23 Thread jonathon
John wrote: just saying that some are a little too literal (ie if you say that Openoffice works with Windows Vista, somebody will come along and ask if it works with Windows Vista Personal/Business/etc edition). Program functionality is directly affected by the edition of Vista that one uses.

Re: [users] Re: OOo is free to get, free to use--why is that not generally known?

2007-11-23 Thread James Knott
John Meyer wrote: James Knott wrote: John Meyer wrote: The Signature and the image are good, but for some people you need to spell it out. Again, I'm not cracking on people's intelligence. I'm just saying that some are a little too literal (ie if you say that Openoffice works with

[users] Re: OOo is free to get, free to use--why is that not generally known?

2007-11-23 Thread EJones
On or about 11/23/2007 12:27 AM, Brian Barker penned the following: At 19:41 22/11/2007 -0500, James Knott wrote: I don't use HTML on most lists, but I thought I'd let it through on this one, to show that picture, which comes from a server and is not actually part of the message. The entire

Re: [users] Re: OOo is free to get, free to use--why is that not generally known?

2007-11-23 Thread James Knott
John Meyer wrote: The Signature and the image are good, but for some people you need to spell it out. Again, I'm not cracking on people's intelligence. I'm just saying that some are a little too literal (ie if you say that Openoffice works with Windows Vista, somebody will come along

Re: [users] Re: OOo is free to get, free to use--why is that not generally known?

2007-11-23 Thread John Meyer
James Knott wrote: John Meyer wrote: The Signature and the image are good, but for some people you need to spell it out. Again, I'm not cracking on people's intelligence. I'm just saying that some are a little too literal (ie if you say that Openoffice works with Windows Vista, somebody

Re: [users] Re: OOo is free to get, free to use--why is that not generally known?

2007-11-22 Thread James Knott
Larry Gusaas wrote: On 11/22/07 5:31 PM, James Knott wrote: John Meyer wrote: That's why I started writing letters to MaximumPC and PC Computing just to get the word out.  Hopefully something will get their attention. Also, note the sig on my email.  These icons

Re: [users] Re: OOo is free to get, free to use--why is that not generally known?

2007-11-22 Thread Frank Cox
On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:45:10 -0700 John Meyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Signature and the image are good, but for some people you need to spell it out. Again, I'm not cracking on people's intelligence. I'm just saying that some are a little too literal (ie if you say that Openoffice

Re: [users] Re: OOo is free to get, free to use--why is that not generally known?

2007-11-22 Thread Brian Barker
At 19:41 22/11/2007 -0500, James Knott wrote: I don't use HTML on most lists, but I thought I'd let it through on this one, to show that picture, which comes from a server and is not actually part of the message. The entire sig is 206 characters. For what it's worth, I don't think this is

RE: [users] Re: OOo is free to get, free to use--why is that not generally known?

2007-11-22 Thread TechAdmin @ VibrantLivingMinistries
-Original Message- From: Frank Cox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 7:53 PM To: users@openoffice.org Cc: John Meyer Subject: Re: [users] Re: OOo is free to get, free to use--why is that not generally known? On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:45:10 -0700 John Meyer [EMAIL

Re: [users] Re: OOo is free to get, free to use--why is that not generally known?

2007-11-22 Thread John Meyer
James Knott wrote: Larry Gusaas wrote: On 11/22/07 5:31 PM, James Knott wrote: John Meyer wrote: That's why I started writing letters to MaximumPC and PC Computing just to get the word out. Hopefully something will get their attention. Also, note the sig on my email. These icons are

[users] Re: OOo is free to get, free to use--why is that not generally known?

2007-11-22 Thread Larry Gusaas
On 11/22/07 5:31 PM, James Knott wrote: John Meyer wrote: That's why I started writing letters to MaximumPC and PC Computing just to get the word out. Hopefully something will get their attention. Also, note the sig on my email. These icons are available on the OO site and can be added to