[ale] SUSE 9.2 Pro free from Novell

[Dow Hurst]

Definitely setup your wife with OOo Draw, OOo Impress, and Gimp.  Check 
out Scribus but print out any tutorials on it you can find.  I've used 
all to do DTP type stuff and they all together work very well.  MS 
Publisher is boring and MSWord is too limiting/controlling.  Being able 
to export the final output from OOo as a PDF is really helpful.  You'd 
need Adobe Illustrator to match up with OOo and Gimp, not MS Publisher 
and MSWord.
Dow


BruceG wrote:

>On Friday 14 January 2005 10:13 pm, H. Bieber wrote:
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>>I just received this email from Novell....
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>>This free offer of SUSE LINUX Professional 9.2 provides a perfect starting
>>point for many individuals to use 
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>That's good news! I purchased boxed sets of 8.2 Personal, 9.0 Pro and 9.1 Pro. 
>I think the manuals are worth the price of admission. I'd definately consider 
>a free version of 9.2 Pro if the manuals aren't all that different.
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>As a side note - I think it's time to start looking for general books on 
>OpenOffice, The Gimp and Scribus. My wife does a bulletin for the church in 
>Word Perfect, and is thinking of moving towards MS Word and MS Publisher - it 
>might be cooler to know a little more about the alternatives. 
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>I know very little about OOo and The Gimp - and even less about Scribus. It's 
>time to learn a bit more about writing Newsletters and bulletins using 
>opensource tools. Hmmm, maybe I'll start with a newsletter for our Cub Scout 
>Pack.
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>BruceG
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