Re: [Fsfe-uk] E-envoy and Open file formats

[ian]

On Mon, 2003-08-04 at 11:52, MJ Ray wrote:
> Mike Taylor <address@hidden> wrote:
> > maybe the time is right to point out that "OO.o" is one of the worst
> > names I've ever heard for anything.  Even "Microsoft Bob" was better.
> 
> I think the official name for the word processor format is "Open Writer"
> but ICBW.  It's probably my fault for writing OO.o or similar.
> 
> [...]
> > The place to push OpenOffice is with vendors.
> 
> Again, this is an excellent thing to do.  I'm sure people can offer
> some pointers to suitable demo CDs?  I thought some vendors were already
> supplying it, but I can't find a list on www.openoffice.org

 http://distribution.openoffice.org/cdrom/#cdrom

Is a list of CD-ROM distributors world wide. I do believe that some
people are even selling discs on E-bay. The OEM installs I have seen
have been for Star Office 6.0 which is not as good as OO.o 1.1 - it will
become SO 6.1 I guess. I did see boxed PCs from Time in Tescos with Star
Office installed.

> > Whatever happened to RTF, by the way?
> 
> Which RTF would you like?  :(  I believe the normal sort of "extensions"
> from its owner made it rather tricky to use.
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ian <address@hidden>