Subj : Re: How much should I charge for fixed-price software contract? To : comp.programming From : Randy Howard Date : Fri Aug 19 2005 12:34 pm Richard Heathfield wrote (in article ): > Randy Howard wrote: > >> Richard Heathfield wrote: >> >>> I can, if I absolutely have to, create a Word document. I can, if I >>> absolutely have to, "step up" (or down, in this case). But I choose not >>> to, because it's such an unpleasant process. >> >> Simple OpenOffice solution: >> File>Save As>Select Word as format type>enter filename >> >> Ouch, that was painful. :-) > > bash: OpenOffice: command not found Ahh, I admit that vi is one of life's little pleasures, but every now and again WYSIWYG is nice too. >> You seem to enjoy constructing artificial barriers to easy >> things, yet blast through really hard stuff without much >> concern. :-) > > I guess I'm just not one of life's compromisers. Note, however, that I am > not whingeing about how hard it is to find work. :-) True. I wouldn't expect you would. > BTW I was talking to a soil expert last night at a meeting in London > regarding so-called Third World development, and it became evident that we > would need to communicate further in the near future. She specifically > asked me (without any prompting!) not to send her any Word docs, since she > was a Linux user and thus, whilst reading Word docs was usually (but not > always) /possible/, it was a bit of a nuisance. Strange. If she knows enough to run Linux, then she should be capable of opening a word doc. :-) I, unlike you apparently, would prefer a PDF or plain text to HTML. I'm officially sworn off of Microsoft anything from here on out. However, if someone wants a .doc file, I'll be happy to send them one, without using any MS product in the process. -- Randy Howard (2reply remove FOOBAR) .