Office 2007

[Spacecadet]

Now yer talking. That's a proper editor, that is.

I spent the first 12 months of my IT career using VI, once you've learnt the key strokes for the various commands (having a cheat sheet nearby is a definite must) then it actually starts to reward your perseverance

[sasguru]

I spent the first 12 months of my IT career using VI, once you've learnt the key strokes for the various commands (having a cheat sheet nearby is a definite must) then it actually starts to reward your perseverance

Us oldies who did our degrees and started careers in the 80s grew up on vi and unix. Things went rapidly downhill when Gates came on the scene.

[Churchill]

Us oldies who did our degrees and started careers in the 80s grew up on vi and unix. Things went rapidly downhill when Gates came on the scene.

You're forgetting Xenix...

Whatever happened to SCO?

[sasguru]

You're forgetting Xenix...

Whatever happened to SCO?

Bloody hell. Names from the past, indeed

[DaveB]

You're forgetting Xenix...

Whatever happened to SCO?

Short version :

They decided suing people was a better bet than actually selling a product. IBM got involved and now they ( SCO ) are toast.

Longer version :

They were still selling Unixware and OpenSever but not doing well.

They then began to claim that Linux "contained SCO's UNIX System V source code and that Linux was an unauthorized derivative of UNIX". SCO filed suit against IBM for an US$1 billion and demanded that Linux end-users pay license fees.

Rather than focus on developing competative products a new division called SCOsource was created to license the company's intellectual property (IP).

Linux distributor Red Hat filed suit against SCO in Delaware.

Novell, from whom SCO claimed to have acquired its UNIX IP, announced that it had not sold the copyrights to SCO and that it retained them. In response, SCO sued Novell for slander of title in Utah, home state of both SCO and Novell.

So far they have lost every case and have now filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy.

There is more, including Microsofts attempts to support SCO financially in order to take on "Linux". Groklaw coverd it all in more detail than any sane person would want to.

[Churchill]

Short version :

They decided suing people was a better bet than actually selling a product. IBM got involved and now they ( SCO ) are toast.

Longer version :

They were still selling Unixware and OpenSever but not doing well.

They then began to claim that Linux "contained SCO's UNIX System V source code and that Linux was an unauthorized derivative of UNIX". SCO filed suit against IBM for an US$1 billion and demanded that Linux end-users pay license fees.

Rather than focus on developing competative products a new division called SCOsource was created to license the company's intellectual property (IP).

Linux distributor Red Hat filed suit against SCO in Delaware.

Novell, from whom SCO claimed to have acquired its UNIX IP, announced that it had not sold the copyrights to SCO and that it retained them. In response, SCO sued Novell for slander of title in Utah, home state of both SCO and Novell.

So far they have lost every case and have now filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy.

There is more, including Microsofts attempts to support SCO financially in order to take on "Linux". Groklaw coverd it all in more detail than any sane person would want to.

I've actually seen the tree!

[realityhack]

To hell with Word - it's a rubbish tool anyway. Install OpenOffice for word-processing.

Who in their right mind would pay for office sware?

The only Win box I have runs XP pro - everything else is UNIX-based.

[RichardCranium]

Luddite

Am I a Ludite?

I use OpenOffice.org but when I have to use MSOffice I use Office 97.

[RichardCranium]

Why don't we go all the way and use vi?

Must we? I preferred TECO.

[Board Game Geek]

Currently using Office 2007 (previous was 2003, then 2000/XP then 97 before that).

Sure, there was a learning curve to 2007 from 2003, but look at this this way...if I went out tomorrow and bought an Aston Martin, even though I know how to drive, I'd have to learn how to drive the AM wouldn't I ?

I don't see what the fuss is all about.

Mrs BGG isn't an IT geek, but even she got to grips with 2007 and the ribbon bar.

It's only a word processor, for goodness' sake.

Ive tried Open Office once.

A Client wanted it installed on all their PC's, to save a few £££.

2 weeks later, we got a panicked call from the Client saying,"My documents are all gone".

Sure enough, on 10 PC's, Open Office had trashed every document. We checked for viruses and nothing came up. We were gobsmacked. I think that's when I decided there are 2 routes you can take.

1. The "El Cheapo" route, which if it goes wrong, you have no support, and no hope of litigation.

2. The "MS Route", which costs money up front, but is supported and used by plenty of others.

So, should I buy the "Open Source" Aston Martin made in India next week, or shall I buy a real one ?