Re: [Staffslug] OpenOffice in schools
I agree with you a open source solution should be used but It's just not
happening where I work they are stuck with old windows nt based solutions
and the company pay a lot of money for support. they could move over to a
open source solution and cut their IT bills in half. I guess it's a case of
schools/places of employment just doing what they always have and thats
support a microsoft regime.
~Jon
On 9/10/07, Kris Douglas <webbox.uk(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Today I completed an assignment for IT in Linux. (We dont have any windoze
machines in the house). So I saved it in a format supposedly compatible with
Microsoft Office 2003, but...of course, microsoft's (lack of) support for
open document format has redered the rather hefty assignment useless to the
school. I think this is a pile of animal's fecal matter, the school should
cater for the people that are actually using some software that is
compatible with open formats available on the *nix platforms.
I intend to complain at my school today to see if I can get some form of
open solution for the software made available to us. But I am interested to
hear your oppinions on this issue, and if its actually worth promoting.
A rather peed off,
Kris Douglas
Softdel Limited Hosting Services
Web: www.softdel.net
Mail: kris(a)softdel.net
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