How to open .pub files.

[Ric Moore]

On Fri, 2010-12-31 at 13:48 +1100, Anthony Irven Scott wrote:
> On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 08:23:56 +1100, Ric Moore <wayward4now at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, 2010-12-30 at 14:59 -0600, Kipton Moravec wrote:
> >> I was sent .pub file that I need to open and print.
> >>
> >> I believe it is Microsoft Publisher format.
> >>
> >> I tried to open with OpenOffice but the filter opened up and I could not
> >> find Microsoft Publisher as one of the choices.
> >>
> >> How do you open a .pub file?
> >> Is there something to convert it to something OpenOffice can read?
> >> Any other options?
> >
> > You really can't open a .pub file with Linux. Even the MS world is
> > jerked at .pub files. You have to have a copy of Publisher to deal with
> > them. MS Office can't either.
> >
> > My private musing on the topic is that MS wanted something to compete
> > with Adobe and pdf files. I've got a couple of people within our
> > Non-Profit that shove .pub files at me, and I go on a rant. Now,
> > Publisher is being discontinued, from what I've read and hopefully it
> > will die like a Mandrake Root, kicking and screaming out of it's pot.
> >
> > We can thank all of those "Office Skills" classes in Vo-Techs for
> > pushing it off on the unwary as a necessary office tool. It makes them
> > feel bad, and I came off looking like a arsehole, for pointing out that
> > Office, with a template, will handle the chore without buying another
> > package like Publisher or it's updates. I have issues with our
> > Non-Profit taking $5 from a little widowed Church Lady and giving it to
> > the world's Richest Man. It makes my teeth grind. Ric
> >
> >
> We need more people like you, Ric.

Thanks, but one of me is enough! I doubt I could stand another me
running amok. I'm sure I'm upsetting the help with my notions. I do know
that when we PAY to update something or another related to MS, it's
money out of the coffers to do something else of benefit. But, the other
side of the coin, mostly all of the staff have graduated from some
"Office Skills" work program and their comfort level towards doing
useful stuff is ingrained in using MS Office and tools. Mention anything
different and the Fear level rises, along with Uncertainty and Doubt.
Talk about successful marketing. Ric
-- 
My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say:
"There are two Great Sins in the world...
..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad.
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