[Gllug] Getting Linux to work with Freeserve (Wanadoo) Broadband

Andy Farnsworth farnsaw at stonedoor.com
Thu Jul 1 15:11:47 UTC 2004


-----Original Message-----
From: Holger Duerer
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 4:05 PM
To: Greater London Linux Users Group
Subject: Re: [Gllug] Getting Linux to work with Freeserve (Wanadoo)
Broadband

>>>>> "David" == David Damerell <damerell at chiark.greenend.org.uk> 
>>>>> writes:

    David> On Wednesday, 30 Jun 2004, Sharon Kimble wrote:
    >> Why not put this information down in an OpenOffice document [then
its 
    >> readable in both linux and windows]

    David> ... as would be a plain text file.

No!  Don't use plain ASCII!!! It's if not evil then at least old
fashioned.  This is the 21st century.  Use XML!  Then you can generate
your OpenOffice or ASCII file (or any other configuration file) via some
simple XSLT.  :-)

     Holger

P.S.: No, I am not serious.

-----End Original Message-----

Holger,
  I had to frantically check the round house swing of the clue bat while
at the same time stifiling my laughter.

Andy


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