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@kkarhan@mstdn.social@fwam@treehouse.systems @fosserytech
a) I don't let anyone police my toots. #DealWithIt!
b) IDK what kind of files you use but I've never had issues with #OpenDocument and the only.issues I ever had were caused by #MicrosoftOffice and/or #OOXML.
@kkarhan @fwam even if the problems are caused by MS Word or .docx files, they are the standard, so a FOSS solution has to neatly slot in to work as a viable replacement.
If I send documents to someone and it looks messed up on their machine because I used LibreOffice and MS Word couldn't handle it, it's just gonna look like I messed up. (there are solutions to this - sending as a pdf - and I never had that many issues personally)
@irina @fwam@treehouse.systems Well, then I just refuse tofollow a shitty standard.
#OpenDocument works with everything and #OOXML doesn't.
I also use #PDF if I want a consistent layout or something people should just fill out like a form.
If we always oriented #tech on a shitty standard, we'd have #SquareWheels on cars because circles are harder to make accurately....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFrLzAgOkjs
See the [allegedly Ford] quote of the "faster horses"...