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On Wed, 2010-02-03 at 21:37 +0000, Terry Hill wrote: > Hehe James I'm not sure this was meant to hit the list as you > addressed me so formally, Yes it was. I was replying to you so I just said Dear Terry. > Fair enough, seems like a sensible approach to me - I certainly don't > have the knowledge to offer to do the hand holding required to help > institutions to make the change. And you're right, we do what we can > to show people the alternatives available. I was thinking out loud > really... Great to do that. > > Personally, I've got quite a few of my college peers using open > office, which in my opinion is really good these days and easily > rivals "the other one" with less bloat to boot. I showed one the lads > my ubuntu laptop today and he really liked the look of it, perhaps > I'll throw him a live cd tomorrow and see what happens. There you go, doing what you can. > > I reckon that Linux just gets better and better. I'm amazed at how > nippy this laptop is, and it's fairly old. Feels fluid compared to > xp, and I ended up shoving all the desktop effects on in the end for > kicks (I told myself I wouldn't!). And why not? Enjoy yourself. James -- james kilty http://www.kilty.demon.co.uk -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html