[cw-discuss] MS word and pdf export

[Jeremy White]

Hi All,

> This is an interesting question: wine/crossover is presumably intended
> to run native windows software for when there is no equivalent or the
> equivalent is not useful for whatever reason--e.g. a secretary might be
> trained in word and Open Office is different enough that it is not worth
> dealing with--although personally at that point I'd wonder about the
> wisdom of switching to Linux on his/her box.

I wanted to chime in on this thread - my comment is more directed
at the general thread, rather than at exactly what Daniel has said.

However, the bottom line for us is that we help people to run
Windows programs on Linux and an Intel Mac and
we try not to judge them for doing so.

Sometimes a given Windows program is better (although it is
nice that, on Linux at least, that is becoming less often the case),
and sometimes a person just happens to be familiar with or have a
specific feature need from a given Windows app.

Whatever the reason, we generally try to support it.

I certainly don't mind folks pointing out alternatives to a program
someone is trying to run, but I do ask that people remember
that this is a discussion list for folks trying to run
Windows software, sick and twisted as that may be <grin>.

Cheers,

Jeremy