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Linux and OpenOffice save Microsoft Presentation

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the now-thats-just-silly dept.

EvilGrinUK writes "A presentation about Shared Source (SSI) by the head of Microsoft Ukraine was almost ruined when the Windows machine (a Tablet PC) linked to the projector developed problems. The solution was to adopt OpenOffice.org 1.1.2 and ALT Linux Compact 2.3, which was already running on the presenter's laptop (an IBM Thinkpad). Here's a picture."

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  1. How funny.. Cache slower than original... by OlivierB · · Score: 5, Informative

    The original link is fster than the cache

    http://paq.osdn.org.ua/~mike/img/MS-uses-OOo/hpim2 544.sized.jpg

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    Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity
  2. Re:haha by Rei · · Score: 5, Informative

    Microsoft's public failures are always amusing.

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    I believe Bird-Person can arrange that.