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Operating Systems => Linux and UNIX => Topic started by: Kintaro on 3 July 2005, 21:12

Title: The old, "how am I going to read my word documents" question answered.
Post by: Kintaro on 3 July 2005, 21:12: Hypothetical Question: I am a Windows user. I have heard about this little insignificant operating system called Linux. I like the idea of Linux because at times Windows bothers me and also because I am deranged. This is of course not to affect the fact that I will not run Linux because I cannot run Microsoft office. I can however run a slightly more mentally disabled suite of applications called OpenOffice, however being a stubborn arsehole, or more likely: a common female, this change will be far to confusing for me to change over with.

Answer: Bollocks over your knackers for a bunch of dingos kidneys. Absolute rubbish from the giant tip at the end of the Universe in which all waste has cluttered to make an infinite black hole.

Why: I can now answer the question which is "How do you run Microsoft Office on Linux in the form of a jpeg image. (http://web.aanet.com.au/kintaro/images/MSOfficeLinux.png)
Title: Re: The old, "how am I going to read my word documents" question answered.
Post by: Refalm on 3 July 2005, 21:21: M$ Office on Linux fo' free:
Frank's Corner, Office 2000 (http://frankscorner.org/index.php?p=office2000)

M$ Office on Linux fo' cash:
(http://frankscorner.org/cw-ad04-anim.gif) (http://www.codeweavers.com/site/products/cxoffice/?ad=4)
Title: Re: The old, "how am I going to read my word documents" question answered.
Post by: WMD on 3 July 2005, 23:37: Are you drunk, kintaro? :p
Title: Re: The old, "how am I going to read my word documents" question answered.
Post by: Kintaro on 4 July 2005, 00:49: [Warez]

No I am not drunk, nor am I planning on becoming drunk until the 9th of July when I attend a party. I am however: insane. Completely babbling mad frulong de' nuts!

Refalm: Content edit. Warez link.
Title: Re: The old, "how am I going to read my word documents" question answered.
Post by: worker201 on 9 July 2005, 00:24: Bah.

If someone wants me to read a Word document, I tell them to save it as an rtf before they send it to me. That way, it opens in Linux or Windows, it doesn't use a proprietary format, and it can easily be tweaked into whatever the hell I want.

Remember, Word is just as much a Microsoft product as Windows, and both are septic tank fumes.
Title: Re: The old, "how am I going to read my word documents" question answered.
Post by: Refalm on 16 July 2005, 18:47: Quote from: worker201
Bah.

If someone wants me to read a Word document, I tell them to save it as an rtf before they send it to me. That way, it opens in Linux or Windows, it doesn't use a proprietary format, and it can easily be tweaked into whatever the hell I want.

Remember, Word is just as much a Microsoft product as Windows, and both are septic tank fumes.

What?

OpenOffice.org (http://www.openoffice.org/)
It's fucking awesome!
Title: Re: The old, "how am I going to read my word documents" question answered.
Post by: MrX on 16 July 2005, 18:56: welcome to warez world
Title: Re: The old, "how am I going to read my word documents" question answered.
Post by: Orethrius on 17 July 2005, 07:42: Quote from: MrX
welcome to warez world

Tell me I misread that and you didn't just call OpenOffice warez.
Title: Re: The old, "how am I going to read my word documents" question answered.
Post by: MrX on 17 July 2005, 09:22: welcome to crazy world. don't smoke.

Mr X
Title: Re: The old, "how am I going to read my word documents" question answered.
Post by: worker201 on 18 July 2005, 19:44: Quote from: Refalm
What?

OpenOffice.org (http://www.openoffice.org/)
It's fucking awesome!

Of course it is. But opening Word docs in OpenOffice is giving too much credit to Microsoft. The first step is to break free of their programs, and OpenOffice provides a stepping stone for that. But the second step is to break free of their formats.

We pretend that we are using OpenOffice to take Microsoft Word off our computers. But in reality, Microsoft is using its market share and OpenOffice to put Word documents in Linux. That's like an open door for Microsoft x11Word or some similar product.

Besides, embracing open source programs to create documents in a proprietary format is hypocracy.
Title: Re: The old, "how am I going to read my word documents" question answered.
Post by: choasforages on 26 July 2005, 12:22: im known for opening a word doc and converting to something else, and when im down sending it to them in either plain text, or a pdf. i refuse to send documents out in a proriety format, unless its propreity only becuase of software patents.....all hail divx
Title: Re: The old, "how am I going to read my word documents" question answered.
Post by: solemnwarning on 26 July 2005, 16:24: i use mainly text and if i actually need formatting i use html
Title: Re: The old, "how am I going to read my word documents" question answered.
Post by: Calum on 26 July 2005, 22:42: Quote from: kintaro
Hypothetical Question: I am a Windows user. I have heard about this little insignificant operating system called Linux. I like the idea of Linux because at times Windows bothers me and also because I am deranged. This is of course not to affect the fact that I will not run Linux because I cannot run Microsoft office. I can however run a slightly more mentally disabled suite of applications called OpenOffice, however being a stubborn arsehole, or more likely: a common female, this change will be far to confusing for me to change over with.

Answer: Bollocks over your knackers for a bunch of dingos kidneys. Absolute rubbish from the giant tip at the end of the Universe in which all waste has cluttered to make an infinite black hole.

Why: I can now answer the question which is "How do you run Microsoft Office on Linux in the form of a jpeg image. (http://web.aanet.com.au/kintaro/images/MSOfficeLinux.png)

top marks! i really like your writing style, and while i am in no way interested in running ms word under linux, i think you have done an excellent job of addressing this issue!
Title: Re: The old, "how am I going to read my word documents" question answered.
Post by: Kintaro on 30 July 2005, 05:36: OpenOffice totally sucks compared to MS Word. MS Word is way better in my opinion, so I use that instead, without Windows.
Title: Re: The old, "how am I going to read my word documents" question answered.
Post by: solemnwarning on 31 July 2005, 00:51: i use kwrite its very fast
Title: Re: The old, "how am I going to read my word documents" question answered.
Post by: Kintaro on 31 July 2005, 03:56: Microsoft Word loads up quicker than OpenOffice as well, when you mention speed.