M$ Word -- Bad (was:Re: [Fsfe-uk] OFT visit)

[Ramanan Selvaratnam]

> [...] it came
> in MSWord 2000 format, as do most documents from the government. This is one
> of the first problems to solve.
Seconded. 
I am sure everyone on the list agrees.

Infact I now hold the opinion that any sensible software related group 
should have a campaign against this insanity or they are not to be taken 
seriously.

M$ Word signifies everything in a nutshell.

If people cannot understand why they should use RTF instead of word we 
should really tell them that they  need some basic education without 
being shy about it.
I did not know of RTF for a very long time until a free software 
advocate told me about it.

There is already something at GNU.org on this.
Shall we have a page for this or even a simple link? Please?
(I will volunteer if the needs be ...)

Realy simple matters go a long way.

> Most teachers will be sent electronic media
> in MS format by the gov so they expect every machine to treat it as native.
> I know other programs do coupe with this but it is not always seamless or
> successful.
This is the case everywhere. 

Reagards,

Ramanan