[Gllug] Forced

Sean Burlington sean at uncertainty.org.uk
Fri May 9 10:42:57 UTC 2003


Tethys wrote:
> Ian Norton writes:
> 
> 
>>i would suggest some social engineering to get your company policy
>>changed to outlaw proprietry formats,
> 
> 
> Oh, I agree completely, but that only works when there are viable
> alternatives available. If it's a choice between a proprietary
> formats and nothing, then the proprietary format is going to win
> every time. There aren't any viable open file formats for project
> management or visio style diagrams. Until there are, it's not a
> battle that can be won, so it's best not to try -- you'll only
> get a reputation as an extreme ideallist, which may harm your
> chances of winning other battles...
> 

not really knowing visio or M$ Project ...

what do they offer that Kivio and Mr Project don't ?

(I'm assuming there is quite a lot)

-- 

Sean



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