Dotan Cohen wrote: > On 22/01/2008, James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Also, mention that sticking with Microsoft operating systems means >> replacing hardware whenever a new version of Windows comes out. These >> same systems are more than adaquate for running Linux. So, by >> encouraging use of Windows, they are contributing to a significant waste >> of resources and the generation of a lot of garbage. Then we get to the >> additional electricity required to power those new, faster computers. >> >> It seems to me, an environmental organization should be concerned about >> such things. >> > > While that may be the case, I'd like to know about the direct > environmental impact of MS Office, not other MS products. I don't want > to convince them to switch OS, rather, I want to convince them to send > newsletters in a non-MSO format. > >
You need Windows to run Office (yeah, I know about Wine) and keeping up with the latest Windows requires better hardware. Also, better to not waste all those bits in the larger document file sizes. ;-) -- Use OpenOffice.org <http://www.openoffice.org> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
