8.26.2006


Question:
How can you help? Try learning about free and open source software.




Answer:
10:46 PM
de:
do you have Microsoft Word on a disc that i can somehow copy onto my laptop?

iblee:
no you don’t want that
you need abiword
hold plz
sending file

de:
will my profs except that?
is it compatible with the ANGEL network and all?

iblee:
What do you mean will your professors accept it?
do you mean: can you save in a .doc Microsoft Word Format?
(so that your professor can open it)

de:
Prof asked for word.doc

iblee:
Yes AbiWord can save in the MS .doc file extension
de:
so i downloaded and will use it for my non-virtual classes
oh koo

iblee:
Abiword = free
fast, runs better than MS Word
you could also use writely.com

de:
funny how i feel so much more complete with abiword
ok thank you very much kind sir
well i just used that power and saved is as a word.doc
thanx for sharing the knowledge
helps the small people out very much so
to move on to greater things
like pondering whether the Industrial Revolution led to a Woibleen's Sexual Revolution
and writing a critique on "The Communist Manifesto"

iblee:
hld plz
you'll want to test that saved file out Word Viewer 2003






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