Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on May 07, 2004 09:13 AM
Whether or not Linux is ready really doesn't matter, what matters is the attitudes of users. Not too long ago my Dad bought a Sony Vaio laptop with Windows. One of my Dad's friends sent him an email with an attachment that he could not open, it was a Microsoft Publisher document. I told my Dad to email the guy and have him resend the document in a different format, preferably a standard open format. But no, because of this one closed proprietary document my Dad was compelled to go out and buy the Microsoft Publisher program. Solve this problem and we will see some progress.
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Re:Linux is ready, but...
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on May 07, 2004 09:13 AMNot too long ago my Dad bought a Sony Vaio laptop with Windows. One of my Dad's friends sent him an email with an attachment that he could not open, it was a Microsoft Publisher document. I told my Dad to email the guy and have him resend the document in a different format, preferably a standard open format. But no, because of this one closed proprietary document my Dad was compelled to go out and buy the Microsoft Publisher program.
Solve this problem and we will see some progress.
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