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Re: [LUG] Firefox blocking

 

On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 5:40 PM, Paul Sutton <zleap@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I agree (but understand that debian is free as in freedom) I had problems
> with open office on Debian not opening docx files,  where as my 2nd computer
> this worked fine as it had ubuntu.  as a result I ended up switching  when
> job application forms or are in docx, and you can't open you are stuck,
> between being productive and siding with an ethos you want to follow as much
> as possible.

This really does sound like you were stuck on a version of Debian with
an older version of OpenOffice.org.

Debian Testing is generally a good way to go if you're a tinkerer
(which you are, I'm sure).

-- 
Matt Lee

http://www.linkedin.com/in/metamattl

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