The problem is you have to factor the appaling consequences of "vendor lockin" and "proprietry format" on a document you may need access to for the rest of your life. Even in the unlikely event that an MS product is actually useable/fit for purpose, you would want the document saved in an open format, and I for one, have had very badTM experiences of MS's attempt at odt.
Perhaps you have noticed that some people drive automatic and some drive manual too. Yes, its true - most people can cope with having a choice! (but MS shills dont know it).
Most people in this group either have a copy with "Windoze" hand written in felt pen, or installed by someone else, who bought the machine second hand and installed it prior to ebaying it.
As a happy Ubuntu user, I can't say for sure, but my guess is that Bill Gates does not label official MS CDs in felt tip pen.
Anyone who is not an MS Shill knows that Sequel was the (IBM) predecessor to SQL, and is not the same as SQL at all. MS shills, by definition, know nothing.
The reason this is not a problem in Europe is that vehicles are required to be able to turn in a 40 foot circle, and the roads are required to carry vehicles which can turn in a 40 foot circle. Any vehicle larger than this requires a route pre-arranged with the police before it leaves the depot. Any smaller roads are not expected to carry motorised vehicles.
We call them squareabouts, but I believe the police call them something else.
We also have "gyratory systems" - they dont actually fly, but are roundabouts with an overpass or underpass to handle the major direction of traffic flow.
There's a lot of objective data out there on accident rates
These is masses of data here in the UK, and it all says roundaboutses have fewer accidents than lights, and they are less serious accidents, and pass more traffic with less waiting. It has also been demonstrated that some junctions are safer and faster without any rules. (Mostly where traffic density is very high, and no one can reach 4MPH).
However, the UK has had roundabouts longer than any of today's drivers have been on the road, and we have a driving test that requires you to negotiate them safely, using your indicators correctly. Its true that some people ignore their training, and some have forgotten.
As I understand it, the test in America is "Have you got $50?" and does not require any knowledge or skill to pass it. It may be 75 years before Americans can use roundabouts safely. After all, many cannot change gear (or even lane) safely.
The Monty Python sketch was a re-make of a previous sketch by Peter Sellers (at least 10 years earlier) from his "Best of Sellers" LP. It was describing how life was in the UK under food rationing.
The MS office formats are well enough known to get the actual data out
Even MS has no idea what the formats are, and they vary randomly from one version to another. (Eg save from Word 2007 to Word 95 format does not produce a reliable result, and may produce a document that is not even readable by Word 95).
LibreOffice is better than MS Word when it comes to editing tables, and is more user friendly, according to a lot of the users I support.
As to exporting in pdf format, sure, once you have the final document we insist on it, but while the document is in development, and has to be edited by people in different locales, its not the answer. (I don't think MS support yo_NG, en_IE and other useful locales anyway.)
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The problem is you have to factor the appaling consequences of "vendor lockin" and "proprietry format" on a document you may need access to for the rest of your life. Even in the unlikely event that an MS product is actually useable/fit for purpose, you would want the document saved in an open format, and I for one, have had very badTM experiences of MS's attempt at odt.
Yeah, well name one!
Perhaps you have noticed that some people drive automatic and some drive manual too. Yes, its true - most people can cope with having a choice! (but MS shills dont know it).
As a happy Ubuntu user, I can't say for sure, but my guess is that Bill Gates does not label official MS CDs in felt tip pen.
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Now get of my lawn.
The high probability that it is a misprint for farsical recognition scanners.
You take your Glaswegians back first!
OK, not wild Speculation - maybe tame speculation. but not very credible either way.
Disclaimer: I use OpenBSD for hosting mission critical financially sensitive servers.
and they are not prepared for Zombie attacks!
I know dipoles radiate quite well, cos I have tried it :-)
Its true: "Angry birds" is not actually mission critcal.
Please can I have one of your flying pigs.
Yes. Next question please.
Now you tell me!
You must be new here!
But we do not have the right to arm bears.
We call them squareabouts, but I believe the police call them something else.
We also have "gyratory systems" - they dont actually fly, but are roundabouts with an overpass or underpass to handle the major direction of traffic flow.
These is masses of data here in the UK, and it all says roundaboutses have fewer accidents than lights, and they are less serious accidents, and pass more traffic with less waiting. It has also been demonstrated that some junctions are safer and faster without any rules. (Mostly where traffic density is very high, and no one can reach 4MPH).
However, the UK has had roundabouts longer than any of today's drivers have been on the road, and we have a driving test that requires you to negotiate them safely, using your indicators correctly. Its true that some people ignore their training, and some have forgotten.
As I understand it, the test in America is "Have you got $50?" and does not require any knowledge or skill to pass it. It may be 75 years before Americans can use roundabouts safely. After all, many cannot change gear (or even lane) safely.
Thee aren't people, these are Americans
Now get of my lawn.
Cos its big business that has big bucks!
You must be new here!
Even MS has no idea what the formats are, and they vary randomly from one version to another. (Eg save from Word 2007 to Word 95 format does not produce a reliable result, and may produce a document that is not even readable by Word 95).
LibreOffice is better than MS Word when it comes to editing tables, and is more user friendly, according to a lot of the users I support.
As to exporting in pdf format, sure, once you have the final document we insist on it, but while the document is in development, and has to be edited by people in different locales, its not the answer. (I don't think MS support yo_NG, en_IE and other useful locales anyway.)