Recently I noticed that there are many random advertisements added to my blog here. Well, since I enable the option to let anonymous user post replies to my posts, so I suppose that this is unavoidable. So for the time being, please ignore them. I think it is pretty easy to recognise the ads from the real replies.
Anyway, I am looking for a way to get around this but since I am not that free recently so this may take some time. So please don't be cheated by them.
Sunday, October 09, 2005
Saturday, October 08, 2005
About OpenDocument
Having waken up earlier than I have planned, I am surfing the web to kill some time. And I have found this article about Microsoft Office's support of the OpenDocument Format(ODF).
As its name implies, ODF is an open format that every applications can adopt. Imagine this, how many times have you got a file that only a proprietary application(something that costs money) can open/save to from your friends, and you have to write back to them to convert the format to another one which you can open with a free software?
If Microsoft is kind enough to implement this ODF into its office suite, then we may be able to use an alternative office suite(which is free) without any worries about incompatibilities. However, There might be a catch behind. Even if they implement ODF into Microsoft Office, we can never be sure whether they will try to manipulate the format once again. (Just look at what have they done with the WWW standards and you will know)
Well, if you also wish to get rid of the lock-down of Microsoft Office, perhaps this is the time for you to download OpenOffice.org(which is totally free! No catch) that supports ODF. But just be careful not to download version 1.1.5. The version that supports ODF is version 2.0 and above. Although it is still in its release canditate(rc) state, I think it is reasonably stable enough for daily use. For the safe bet, perhaps you should wait for one or two months before the official release comes out.
Microsoft must support OpenDocument
As its name implies, ODF is an open format that every applications can adopt. Imagine this, how many times have you got a file that only a proprietary application(something that costs money) can open/save to from your friends, and you have to write back to them to convert the format to another one which you can open with a free software?
If Microsoft is kind enough to implement this ODF into its office suite, then we may be able to use an alternative office suite(which is free) without any worries about incompatibilities. However, There might be a catch behind. Even if they implement ODF into Microsoft Office, we can never be sure whether they will try to manipulate the format once again. (Just look at what have they done with the WWW standards and you will know)
Well, if you also wish to get rid of the lock-down of Microsoft Office, perhaps this is the time for you to download OpenOffice.org(which is totally free! No catch) that supports ODF. But just be careful not to download version 1.1.5. The version that supports ODF is version 2.0 and above. Although it is still in its release canditate(rc) state, I think it is reasonably stable enough for daily use. For the safe bet, perhaps you should wait for one or two months before the official release comes out.
Microsoft must support OpenDocument
Sunday, October 02, 2005
OpenBSD Release Songs! Cool!
Just something to share. It seems that the other free and open-sourced operating system, OpenBSD, claimed to be one of the most secure OSes on earth, has a release song associated with their every release since 3.0. And many of them are quite nice to listen. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
Tips: Don't just listen to the songs, read the explanation on the left of the lyrics so you can understand the songs better :D
Here you go:
http://www.openbsd.org/lyrics.html
I have to go now since there might be a sales in town.
See ya! :)
Tips: Don't just listen to the songs, read the explanation on the left of the lyrics so you can understand the songs better :D
Here you go:
http://www.openbsd.org/lyrics.html
I have to go now since there might be a sales in town.
See ya! :)
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