Re: Affecting Institutional Change (Yeah Right)
mmiller3 <mmiller3@iupui.edu> wrote:
> >>>>> "Amy" == Amy Templeton <amy.g.templeton@gmail.com> writes:
> > mmiller3 <mmiller3@iupui.edu> wrote:
> >> You might consider printing them with openoffice and then
> >> asking them to explain the hardcopy to you. This works
> >> especially well if there are included figures. Works if
> >> you have access to an older version of office too.
> >> Especially if the software that produces the wierd
> >> hardcopy is on university machines.
> > I appreciate the suggestion, but that's not really relevant
> > for a couple of reasons (if I get your meaning correctly).
> I suspect you may have missed my meaning. I'm not suggesting
> that you use openoffice to read the documents you are complaining
> about - I'm suggesting that you use a tool that will illustrate
> to your nemesis that the format is not well suited for sharing
> documents.
Ah, yes. I did completely misinterpret what you were saying. Sorry
about that. Yes, that is a very good idea, and I'll look into maybe
sharing info. about OpenOffice with them (though it's unlikely that
most will be able to install anything on school 'puters).
> On the other hand, if you aren't willing to use a pointing device
> at all (or is it just mice?), then you may be out of luck
> altogether. Are you trying to convince the administration to use
> different data formats? Or that they aught not use a mouse?
I don't care whether they use a mouse or type with their feet
(though that latter might be pretty cool). I just get frustrated
when put in a situation where *I* am forced to try to use one,
usually with little success. As long as they send things out in
open formats I'm fine, though if (when I double-check on the legal
thing quoted a couple of messages back) it turns out that reverse
engineering/using the products of reverse engineering is
*definitely* protected legally in the U.S., I may be in a better
position all of a sudden because I'll know that I *can* rely on
having access to decoders such as antiword (I could really use a
lightweight one for Excel and Powerpoint, though, if that ends up
being the case). So. That's that.
Amy
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