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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."

3 of 447 comments (clear)

  1. Old news by Bradac_55 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Nice to see the moderaters are on top of all things
    tech. This was from last year ;)

  2. *motions for the " In Soviet Russia" dumptruck* by ARRRLovin · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "Back it in, slowly.....slowly....stop."

    --
    -Randy
  3. Re:Ha-Ha! by Hinhule · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    HOLY SHIT you are gay. I enjoy a bit of geek humor now and then but this is over the top. Lemme guess, you're reading "Learn XML in 24 Hours" and just had to showoff your l337 skills?

    I'm sure someone at your local hospital will be happy to remove that stick from your ass.

    It's amazing what people will say behind the cover of AC.
    Isn't it about time the ability to post as AC is removed?