Re: [OT] Time to talk a bit more loudly about Linux and OpenOffice.org ? :)
Boudhayan Gupta <[email protected]>
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Sankarshan (সঙ্কর্ষণ) wrote: > <http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/software/0,39044164,62052928,00.htm?scid=rss_z_nw> > > Microsoft will drop mainstream support for Office 2003 on Apr. 14, and > on the same day the retirement process begins for its former mainstream > operating system, Windows XP. > > Although mainstream support for Office 2003 will come to an end, > Microsoft has the product scheduled to remain in "extended support" > until Apr. 8, 2014. > > Under extended support, Microsoft only undertakes to deliver patches and > bug fixes. Any other maintenance will be available only to users who > have signed support contracts with Microsoft. > Very nice of you to point that out. I never really cared for Office anyway, I use OOo both on Win and Lin. But Windows XP's retirement means MS is shooting itself in the leg. WinXP was lean, mean and simple ( like Slackware ). And it was DRM-unencumbered. Boudhayan Gupta _______________________________________________ Ilug-cal-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://list.ilug-cal.org/mailman/listinfo/ilug-cal-discuss