Re: Emacs as a word processor (ways to convert Word/RTF proprietary files)

[Jean Louis]

Definitely is possible for every person to fully switch to free software as 
that is what is GNU about. Not relevant to bread.

Am December 25, 2020 1:23:50 PM UTC schrieb Arthur Miller 
<arthur.miller@live.com>:
>Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> writes:
>
>> * Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> [2020-12-25 11:15]:
>>> > Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2020 10:14:40 +0300
>>> > From: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
>>> > 
>>> > - there are Word importing capabilities by using other available
>free
>>> >   software. Emacs could advise users to install some external
>software
>>> >   to convert from Word.
>>
>>> I think you underestimate the amount of pressure applied on any
>>> J.R. Hacker having a daytime job to use MS Office.  You cannot be a
>>> useful and appreciated part of an organization without having to use
>>> those tools, because all the correspondence and all the
>>> documentation is based on that.  And there's no real Free Software
>>> alternative, certainly not based on Emacs.
>>
>> Since 21 years I use free software. Before that I used proprietary
>> Windows and various programs. Already back then I have found all the
>> free software to replace anything that I otherwise used on Windows. I
>> remember using LyX and writing books and HTML pages with it. That is
>> why I cannot share that opinion. I did find what I needed many years
>> ago, individually, so other users can also find it.
>You know what every person need in every business, and how they use
>their computer, and all use cases, businesses etc?
>
>Since you enjoy eating bread and water every day, so should every other
>person be happy by living just on bread and water?
>
>>                 I did find what I needed many years
>> ago, individually, so other users can also find it.
>
>Because all other human beings have same needs as you? :-)