Errors for users copying my ubuntu 12.04 LibreOffice3 files from my website to their MS Word

[Liam Proven]

On 8 March 2014 14:19, David Fletcher <dave at thefletchers.net> wrote:

> I just did a test download, via the WiFi at a friend's house, of
> LibreOffice_4.2.1_Win_x86.msi. Time taken was about 39 seconds.
>
> Assuming that the people in question are on some sort of broadband, what
> the hell does it matter whether the download is 50MB, 100MB, 220MB or
> 500MB? Answer:- it's of no significance at all.

Not all the world has fast broadband. Not all of this country alone
has broadband at all.

Also, some people, such as (former?) listmember Ric Moore, who lives
in an urban area of the USA, is on satellite-dish broadband and can
only download a few gig a month or will pay massive penalty fees.

Another listmember, in NZ, is on dialup because he is an area with no
broadband at all.

In other words, don't be so provincial! Yes, it matters!

Also, you entirely ignore my point about adding a 2nd office suite.
Many users would not know how to handle things like changed
associations.

> So we can take it then that you're going to contact MS this week, and
> get them to fix all the problems with their file formats?
>
> Good luck to you with that!

Again, you miss my point. The point is not getting MS to fix them. The
point is avoiding the use of proprietary formats not all PCs can
handle.


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