Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 09:42:42 +1000 From: "Murray Taylor" <MTaylor@bytecraft.com.au> To: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com>, "Garrett Cooper" <youshi10@u.washington.edu>, <perryh@pluto.rain.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Is FreeBSD simple enough for Novices, Will FreeBSD accept Office 98 + Publisher? Message-ID: <04E232FDCD9FBE43857F7066CAD3C0F12DF2D5@svmailmel.bytecraft.internal>
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=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: Ted Mittelstaedt [mailto:tedm@toybox.placo.com]=20 > Sent: Sunday, 29 April 2007 6:41 PM > To: Murray Taylor; Garrett Cooper; perryh@pluto.rain.com > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: RE: Is FreeBSD simple enough for Novices,Will=20 > FreeBSD accept Office 98 + Publisher? >=20 >=20 >=20 > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of=20 > Murray Taylor > > Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 7:28 PM > > To: Garrett Cooper; perryh@pluto.rain.com > > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > Subject: RE: Is FreeBSD simple enough for Novices,Will=20 > FreeBSD accept > > Office 98 + Publisher? > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of > > > Garrett Cooper > > > Sent: Sunday, 29 April 2007 4:28 AM > > > To: perryh@pluto.rain.com > > > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > > Subject: Re: Is FreeBSD simple enough for Novices, Will > > > FreeBSD accept Office 98 + Publisher? > > > > > > perryh@pluto.rain.com wrote: > > > >> OpenOffice in OSX still isn't that great either because there > > > >> still isn't a native (Aqua) build. > > > > > > > > I suspect the NeoOffice folks would be surprised to hear that :) > > > > > > Yes >_>.. I mean that the latest and greatest version of OOo isn't > > > available for Aqua native yet. It's going to take another > > > year to port, > > > as someone has claimed already. > > > > > > There was a big leap in terms of functionality from 1.x vs > > > 2.x in OOo, > > > but then again considering that the OP was asking about > > > running Office > > > 98 (:D..), I don't think he'd mind running the 1.x=20 > version binaries. > > > > > > -Garrett > > > > > > As the original poster wants to write books .... may I=20 > suggest that he > > use > > a text editor and then a typesetter combination rather than=20 > any form of > > WYSIWYG wordprocessor. > > > > IE use (insert favourite text editor here) then use the=20 > LaTeX / Tetex > > port > > to actually properly format the material as a book. > > > > Yes there is a learning curve here, but the end result is all > > over a wordprocessed attempt. > > >=20 > When I wrote my book Addison Wesley used Quark internally,=20 > but required > me to submit my manuscript -on paper-. They then retyped it, sent me > the proofs (which had enormous numbers of typos in them) I=20 > corrected and > sent back. >=20 > I asked them if I gave them the manuscript in Quark source=20 > files if they > would take that, (because I had access to a pirated copy of Quark and > figured > I would import what I had written my book in) and they would=20 > not. They > required a paper manuscript. >=20 > Thus, use whatever you want to write your book - if your=20 > going to get it > published most likely your publisher will not be using what=20 > your using. >=20 > Ted >=20 I suppose the only true response to this situation is to note ( with / without interest ) that Luddites(*) still exist. (*) Ludd*ite Pronunciation: 'l&-"dIt Function: noun Etymology: perhaps from Ned Ludd, 18th century Leicestershire=20 =20 workman who destroyed a knitting frame =20 : one of a group of early 19th century English workmen destroying=20 =20 laborsaving machinery as a protest;=20 broadly : one who is opposed to especially technological change=20 mjt --------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted in this e-mail is for the exclusive use of the intended addressee and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, re-transmission, dissemination or other use of it, or the taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons and/or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please inform the sender and/or addressee immediately and delete the material.=20 E-mails may not be secure, may contain computer viruses and may be corrupted in transmission. Please carefully check this e-mail (and any attachment) accordingly. No warranties are given and no liability is accepted for any loss or damage caused by such matters. --------------------------------------------------------------- ### This e-mail message has been scanned for Viruses by Bytecraft ###
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