From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 7 18:24:15 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C9EA51065674 for ; Mon, 7 Jun 2010 18:24:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sterling@camdensoftware.com) Received: from wh2.interactivevillages.com (wh2.interactivevillages.com [75.125.250.34]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A00E68FC17 for ; Mon, 7 Jun 2010 18:24:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from 174-21-99-21.tukw.qwest.net ([174.21.99.21] helo=_HOSTNAME_) by wh2.interactivevillages.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OLgsR-0004tU-7m for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:16:48 -0700 Received: by _HOSTNAME_ (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:24:10 -0700 Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 11:24:10 -0700 From: Chip Camden To: FreeBSD Questions Message-ID: <20100607182410.GH2102@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> Mail-Followup-To: FreeBSD Questions References: <20100606203416.GF46089@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <20100607035650.GA29350@guilt.hydra> <20100607163456.GB2102@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Company: Camden Software Consulting URL: http://camdensoftware.com X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - wh2.interactivevillages.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - camdensoftware.com Subject: Re: office apps X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2010 18:24:15 -0000 On Jun 07 2010 12:14, Warren Block wrote: > On Mon, 7 Jun 2010, Chip Camden wrote: > > > >For most of what I need to do, it's not an issue. But I do have clients > >who send me Word docs, and one who requires that I send them specs in > >Word format. For that, I guess I'm stuck using some behemoth office > >tool, if only for converting from a different format. I'm currently > >doing that work on a Windows workstation, but I'd like to limit my > >involvement with Windows to only developing for it when I must. > > The genuine Office runs in most of its appalling glory on Wine. Starts > up far quicker than OO.o, too. > > -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA Thanks, but no thanks. I can't type and drive a stake at the same time. Seriously, I'd like to avoid polluting my precious FreeBSD system with Microsoft bits, unless it's within a VM. -- Sterling (Chip) Camden | camdensoftware.com | chipstips.com | chipsquips.com