From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,MISSING_MIMEOLE autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,1ea92c0e5255811d X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-03-11 15:00:07 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news1.optus.net.au!optus!spool01.syd.optusnet.com.au!spool.optusnet.com.au!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Way OT: Adam Smith and Software Markets X-BeenThere: hellfire@templeofhate.com X-MSMail-Priority: High Reply-By: Tue, 24 Jul 1782 19:02:00 +1000 From: Faust Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 09:55:11 +1100 Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.090015 (Oort Gnus v0.15) XEmacs/21.4 (Native Windows TTY Support (Windows)) References: Cancel-Lock: sha1:8uAkZpUD78aBLn3Gi0XfOGo8onk= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii NNTP-Posting-Host: 210.49.79.14 X-Trace: 1047423328 12820 210.49.79.14 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:35227 Date: 2003-03-12T09:55:11+11:00 List-Id: Preben Randhol writes: > fixed. And until you can you cannot compete because *everybody* is using > Word. I cannot simply send a document written in say abiword to some > other person and expect him to have abiword on his computer. The problem > is that people are expecting word. Use latex. Generate PDFs by using dvifpdf. Send them PDFs. -- natsu-gusa ya / tsuwamono-domo-ga / yume no ato summer grasses / strong ones / dreams site Summer grasses, All that remains Of soldier's dreams (Basho trans. Stryk)