The future of Ubuntu Linux.... Will it make Micro$oft go bankrupt?

[Ashley Benton]

On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 2:26 PM, sdavmor <sdavmor at systemstheory.net> wrote:

> Ashley Benton wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 9:26 AM, Derek Broughton
> > <derek at pointerstop.ca <mailto:derek at pointerstop.ca>> wrote:
> >
> > Pete Holsberg wrote:
> >
> >> Ashley Benton wrote:
> >>> I agree with you my sons from 9 to 13 refuse to use Ubuntu
> >>> because they are not able to play their games or the games are
> >>> too slow. Another problem with my older came from the
> >>> difference of format. He had a problem with his homework last
> >>> year. He was able to use Ubuntu to do them but the school
> >>> couldn't read them!
> >>
> >> If they were using Openoffice, they could have saved their
> > homework in
> >> Microsoft-compatible form.
> >
> > or even just emailed it in MS-compatible form, while _saving_ in
> > .odt -- derek
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks I will try as yesterday my son try a Ubuntu presentation
> > saved in ppt and when watched on Windows the pictures had
> > disappeared and only the text remained, I'll try it your way and
> > see how that works. I am sure that what is happening is due more to
> > not knowing how to than to open office and any advices are welcome
> > as I'd like to have my sons use Ubuntu more often but don't want
> > them to have trouble at school for it neither.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Meg
>
> Sorry to hear this. My two sons do all their homework assignments on
> Open Office, except for the computer-lab stuff that they are required
> to do at school on Windows. They save their files as Word, Excel and
> Powerpoint compatible and have never had anything "blow up" when
> presenting in class or emailing to their teachers. They do always test
> them on my wife's Windows desktop first, but everything done and saved
> in OO has always worked straight out of the box.
>
> I also use OO to work on docs for my customers, most of whom use MS
> Office / Outlook. I get their Word/Excel/PPT files and have never had
> any problems working on them. And have never had any problems with
> anything I've sent back to them. In fact the only problem I have had
> is with an Excel spreadsheet used by an NFL week-to-week pool I've
> been in for the last few years. I keep meaning to send it on to the OO
> development team, so they can "fix" whatever it's issue is.
>
> Do you have OO setup to save file in the various MS compatible format
> automatically? I know it's heresy but that might be a good place to
> start if your kids really only produce output that will go to Windows
> users.


No I didn't set up open office to save in Windows format since I use only
Ubuntu, he saved as ppt yesterday following advices and except for the
pictures it worked. I guess as it was said before he just dragged the
pictures. He is very good at playing games on computer but his younger
brother is always helping with the programs, set up...I won't, I let him try
and help him after if he doesn't succeed or if he ask.  He finalizes it with
Windows but certainly dragged the picture again, I'll know it tonight and
that won't be an open office problem just a learning curve (easy is not
always better). I will also set up open office on his computer to save in
Windows format.

Thanks

Meg

>
>
> FWIW, Sun has a downloadable Office plugin that allows it to open the
> native OO .odf files.


I don't think the teacher will change the school computers and there is
about 1 week left before he changes school but thanks

>
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