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> Debian 6 is fine. I consider the non-us and non-free respositories to be > part of the package - i'm not a complete flossy advocate by any means. > Wifeys PC plays region coded DVDs without any issues... > > And becasue my wifes technical support (me) has been using Debian since > 0.96r1 then she'll be using Debian and get my help, or she can use MS and > pay for help from someone else. If you're using the non free repos I don't think it would make too much difference. The only advantage you would get with those distros is more recent versions of softare. > Feel free to try this one: http://unicorn.drogon.net/xxx.docx Opens up fine in LibreOffice 3.4.2 (I'm using Arch). Is titled "Pre-Qualification Questionnaire". Do you want me to convert it for you and send it back? > It's a shame standards based stuff is simply not ready for the masses, but > one day... I don't know if that's really the case. A lot of standards make bad business especially when it comes to monopolies such as Microsoft (e.g. deliberate bad implementation of ODF). Linux and OSS doesn't have a global voice as theres no ownership or marketing. I don't think its the fact that standards aren't ready but more the fact that some of the biggest companies in the world won't adopt them properly, so they progress slower. All of the problems you seem to be experiencing (Skype, Microsoft Documents) are all proprietary too. Gibbs -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq