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I recently wrote a book using Libreoffice and Microsoft Word, because the publisher demanded it. The process took about a year. My own estimate is that we lost
by vesak 9y ago
I recently wrote a book using Libreoffice and Microsoft Word, because the publisher demanded it.
The process took about a year. My own estimate is that we lost about 2-3 months to tool-related problems, without any benefit whatsoever. I have never in my 20 year career understood the point of word-processing tools, and never will.
And those tools make money. That is wrong.
- SamReidHughes 9y agoWould you have had tool problems if you had just went with Word?
- mxuribe 9y agoTo be devil's advocate, that's like the recipient stating something like: "sorry, we only accept manuscripts in blue ink, and not black ink (not for functional reasons, just historical reasons/habits".
- dredmorbius 9y agoBrown M&Ms. http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/vanhalen.asp http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/vanhalen.asp
- vesak 9y agoYes.
- a3n 9y ago> I have never in my 20 year career understood the point of word-processing tools, and never will. ... wait for it ... > And those tools make money.