Re: [libreoffice-users] How many of you deal with the Linux Users Group [Facebook]?

> You are trying to find a solution to a problem.
> The problem is the wrong choice of the school ('only DOC or DOCX documents')
> Try to solve the problem, and try not to find a work-around as solution.

I teach at a college. I use LO, LyX and LaTeX for my work. All of my 
students use MSO. The reasons? It is familiar to them and they get it 
free as college students. I don't know if this is standard MS policy or 
a special arrangement the college has made with Redmond.

My experience with college students is that most have no clue about 
different file formats. They just save their work in whatever format 
defaults on their programs, which happens to be .DOCX, .XLSX, etc.

Today, I will be drafting the final exam for my students. I will use LO 
Writer for the task. I will then email it to my students and they will 
type their answers right onto the computer file and email it back to me. 
I need to get the file to my students in a format they can easily use 
with their computers. I will use .DOC for this purpose because it's the 
easiest solution to this situation.

I suppose I could insist that all of my students use .ODT file format 
instead of .DOC, but I've decided its easier for one person (me) to 
change his file format for a specific task than it is for scores of 
students to change theirs. I want them to focus their efforts on the 
substance of the test rather than the nuances of computer software.

I suppose that I could also crusade to solve the "problem" of the school 
choosing the wrong office suite for its students, but that Quixotic 
quest will take much more time and emotional energy than I have.

It is much easier for me to simply select a native MSO format than it is 
to fight an impossible dream against the tide of inertia. I only do it 
when I need to and I am deeply grateful to the LO developers for 
creating a program that translates to .DOC and .DOCX so well.

But, this thread has piqued my interest in the Linux FB user's group. 
I'll check it out.

Virgil

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