Lies about Linux

[hazel]

Here's another little squib that I wrote for my own amusement. There are several Linux FAQs but they're for people who want to ask questions; this one is for people who think they already know the answers. If anyone wants to submit additional lies that they have come across, I'd be glad to include them.

[oz]

Hazel, I can't read it because it's in .doc format and I don't have any apps that read them.

Do you have it available in any other format?

[questio verum]

Hazel, I can't read it because it's in .doc format and I don't have any apps that read them.

Do you have it available in any other format?

oz,
Google Docs can author, edit, and read .doc files, if you're interested. If you're a gmail user there should be a link on your gmail page. If not, you can go to docs.google.com to sign up. It's an option. I use it quite regularly for files from work.

qv

[oz]

oz,
Google Docs can author, edit, and read .doc files, if you're interested. If you're a gmail user there should be a link on your gmail page. If not, you can go to docs.google.com to sign up. It's an option. I use it quite regularly for files from work.

qv

Thanks for the tip, qv. I just logged into Google and tried it but got this error when I put the URL into the upload box:

We were unable to upload this document because of this error:

Sorry, that file is corrupt, or an unknown format.

This error message comes from the converter we're using, and hopefully tells you what you need to know to fix the problem.

If not, and you have the desktop word processor installed on this system, there are two other easy ways to upload the document to Google Docs:

Using the Clipboard

1. Open the document in the desktop word processor.
2. Type Ctrl-A to select the contents of the entire document.
3. Type Ctrl-C to copy it to the clipboard.
4. In Google Docs, create a new document.
5. When the Edit window appears, type Ctrl-V to paste it in.

Save as HTML

1. Open the document in the desktop word processor.
2. Choose File > Save As...
3. In the dialog that appears, select Web Page (*.htm; *.html) for the "Save as type."
4. Save the file, and make a note of the file name and folder, as you'll need it next.
5. In Google Docs, choose Upload again from the main page.
6. This time, specify the html file you just made in the desktop word processor.

Using either of these approaches, you should now have the document open in Google Docs.

I can already see that I'm not a big fan of Google Docs because it's too much work.

[questio verum]

Oops! Sorry oz! I forgot to add that you need to d/l the file to a local disc then read it from there. My bad.

qv

[questio verum]

Nice list Hazel. To me, this list highlights more than anything, just how much linux has changed. Number two never has been true; though there's a danger of it becoming so. Number five isn't true either, though the occasional file has been co-opted (by the end user) in order to get a piece of hardware to run. Number seven, as you point out, is a mixed bag. The rest, while false or generally not true in 2008, were once very much true and prominently so. In fact, all but two & five were the rule at one time.

I think the two most prominent changes are in user-friendliness, and in community civility. Thank god we got past that. I still have the scars from circa 1993 encounters on usenet linux groups.

qv

[MikeTbob]

Yeah, I just uploaded it google, from my HD and it does work oz.
Pretty cool list Hazel, I'm sure someone will find some other lies to add to it, since there are so many lies about Linux.

[darkrose0510]

No. 9 You cannot play games on Linux.

The .doc format bugged me too. odf, rtf, or text would have been a better choice.

[oz]

The .doc format bugged me too. odf, rtf, or text would have been a better choice.

lol... yeah, .doc does have a bit of a MS'ish tone about it.

[devils casper]

Ok Ok ! Here is .txt format.

Its a nice list hazel !