[vox] Fwd: Re: Reasons you might not want to use OpenOffice

[Will Marshall]

On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 2:37 PM, Bill Kendrick <nbs at sonic.net> wrote:
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> However, I have yet to recommend LaTeX as
> a substitute to anyone who is not in Computer Science.

Funny.  It was having to write outlines for an English GE that got me
to switch to LaTeX after OO broke a nested list for an outline for the
10^10th time.  Not to mention documents looking like a Bosch painting
after moving between machines.

> Use the right tool for the job.

Always.  But when the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks
like a nail (yes, I know it's a cliché)

Regards,
Will

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