Re: [orca-list] Trying Quantal Quetsal Alpha 3

[Alex Midence <alex midence gmail com>]

On 8/1/2012 8:33 PM, Kyle wrote:
> I never said that anyone should feel pressured to use Linux or lose their jobs. It would
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Neither did I.  I meant that they didn't know that Linux would provide 
them with an accessible way to view ODF files.   The application that 
writes them, Open Office, at the time, was not accessible in Windows.  
So, they thought they were going to be out of a job because the file 
format they were going to use was made by an inaccessible application.  
Now, do you understand?  As for being forced to switch to Windows, Mac 
or Linux, I mean, you use whatever system is in use by the company you 
work for.  You don't always have a choice in the matter.  If the boss 
uses Windows for his business and you want a job there, guess what you 
have to know how to use so you can work with the rest of the team?  
Again, if he uses Linux, same thing.  I've even heard of people being 
obligated to use a particular desktop system because that's what the 
company used and the sysadmins were invlexible.  I seem to recall 
someone on this list not being able to take advantage of a job 
opportunity because KDE was the system of choice at the place he applied 
at.  At home, personally, I prefer using LInux for some things and 
Windows for others.  If I had an iDevice, I'd use it for specific things 
it worked better with.  I am not a developer so, I am more concerned 
with using software than writing it.  My contributions to open source 
and free software are in the area of helping with questions where I can 
and writing the odd documentation file or two.  All that stuff about 
litigations and one company controling this or that does not concern me 
because I don't code.  I admit it would suck if an app I like got 
screwed over by something like that but I don't know that I'd be up in 
arms about it unless it was crucial to my livelihood or something.  I 
believe Adobe controls PDF because they created it.  That, and they have 
made a name for themselves in the area of creative production software.  
Their reputation in the industry is well-deserved and their software 
isn't priced too highly, in my opinion.  I use it at work and am very 
satisfied with it.

Alex M