Arpanet. I was using the net before the 'web' existed. So were a lot of people, and it, and all the documents on it were made, and driven by Unix.
Wayne SemiAccurate On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 2:02 PM, Twayne <twa...@twaynesdomain.com> wrote: > In news:banlktikg5zmahxdcw++-bih2nf5cowh...@mail.gmail.com, > Wayne Borean <wbor...@gmail.com> typed: > > I'll disagree with that. Windows didn't open the World. > > Unix did. Windows just imitated what Unix did, ten years > > later. > > > > Wayne > > Umm, no. But you are entitled to your opinion. > > HTH, > > Twayne` > > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 10:04 AM, <t...@iafrica.com> > > wrote: > > > >> Hi Lorenzo, > >> > >> Much appreciate your reply. > >> > >> I think you maybe right and that's it's probably a Win > >> XP related problem with LibO! > >> > >> I asked a friend to test a copy of my Impress > >> presentation (which lost the links under XP) on > >> Linux which he did this morning and the links are still > >> active (without having to re-set) when > >> impress presentation is run under Linux. > >> > >> This just adds to my utter frustration with OOO and > >> LibO..... > >> > >> If open-source products are to become a standard you > >> simply cannot say OK it runs on > >> Linux.... The majority of my business contacts would not > >> even know where or what Linux > >> was... let alone replace Windows with it... which to > >> them is already "geeky" enough. > >> > >> The wonderful freedom and exciting functionality of Open > >> Source product is going to get > >> marginalised IF it cannot challenge conventional > >> systems..... it will become a "them & us" > >> type environment and never be taken seriously by the > >> business world unless the brilliant > >> minds behind OOO and LibO realise that in order to prove > >> product maturity and reliability you > >> must be able to convert to their standard without > >> problem, then it will never be taken > >> seriously. > >> > >> I don't give a damn what came before MS..... Windows > >> opened the world up to communications where anyone can > >> write a doc, send via email and more or less guarantee it > >> can be read or viewed by any MS recipient.... I don't > >> like it ( because of monopoly) but that's > >> the bottom line. > >> > >> I would love to give the finger to my business partners > >> by using LibO 24x7 BUT I can't.... If > >> they can't read my output then I have no business! > >> > >> Surely LibO has the skill to sort out compatibility > >> between the OOO/LibO open standard > >> versus MS closed..... please! Where "we" are at the > >> moment is the product is more important > >> than the market it belongs in.... the market has the > >> power to kill it! > >> > >> Do this and I can stop paying MS licence fees.... and so > >> will millions of other prople and LibO > >> will become the new standard Office for XP, WIN7 and > >> Linux..... do not do it and the > >> business community cannot support the product. > >> > >> To save time please I don't want emails saying well > >> change to Linux.... My answer is make > >> Linux business friendly and the standard operating > >> system for PC's and ask me again. > >> > >> Right now it's a sad day.... A brilliant product but > >> missing the boat. (just a personal view). > >> > >> Despite this I will continue to try and make LibO work > >> for me and my business.... Plse try and > >> treat compatibility issues as priority. > >> > >> > >> timi > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to > >> users+h...@libreoffice.org > >> Posting guidelines + more: > >> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List > >> archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ > >> All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived > >> and cannot be deleted > > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
