Ubuntu vs Freespire

[marc]

Christofer C. Bell said...
> On 8/24/06, marc <gmane at auxbuss.com> wrote:
> > Steve Barnhart said...
> > > Umm except for the fact that all hammers are basically the same. There
> > > may be many kinds of software that when it comes down to it, is used
> > > to do the same thing, but does it differently. What exactly should the
> > > kids be taught then? Just grammar? Tools that every wordproccessor
> > > should have?
> >
> > Top-posting is an example of poor communication skills.
> >
> > Discuss.
> 
> *points below*
> 
> So is failing to trim entire paragraphs of quoted email that's not
> relavent to your point.  I'm "failing to trim it" here because it *is*
> relavent to my point.

<sigh> And that was the point I was making too. A bit too subtle, I 
guess.

Now, shall I or shan't I? Oh to hell with it!

> > > On 8/23/06, Felipe Alfaro Solana <felipe.alfaro at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > I think the issue is that the kids learn to use office in school. How close
> > > > > the openoffice functionality is to the ms office functionality, the
> > > > > interface isn't quite the same.
> > > >
> > > > I understand your situation, but I wonder why kids are taught MS
> > > > Office at school.
> > > >
> > > > When people study to be a carpenter, they are not taught to use hammer
> > > > brand XYZ, but any hammer in general. The problem with MS Office is
> > > > that nearly everyone out there believe it's a hammer when, in fact, is
> > > > a hammer brand MS. There are other office suites brands, like
> > > > OpenOffice.org, but...
> > > >
> > > > People should be taught to use any kind of tool, not tools from just a
> > > > single brand. Else, when brand XYZ disappears, there will a lot of
> > > > people that will have to re-learn what they already learnt in the
> > > > past. What a waste of time.

-- 
Best,
Marc