On Mon, 04 May 2009 22:33:55 +0100, Noel Paton wrote:

On Mon, 4 May 2009 15:07:58 +0000 (UTC), No Alternative
wrote:



I am sure there are others. Anyone else had some good experiences
recently with a version Linux?
No thanks - I'd like to be able to read/write the same file format as
everyone else I know - without the hassle of working out what the hell
they're using to read it with.

file formats aren't generally a problem. Linux word processors like
openoffice and abiword, read and write doc, txt, and rtf files. Linux
graphics programs like the gimp, or mtpaint, read and write gif, jpg, and
png images. Linux compression utilities will zip and unzip zip
formats. There are several programs for viewing and reading pdf , and
most media players will handle mp3, reaplpayer, and quicktime files.