Andy Champ wrote:

On 23/05/2011 09:22, Mark wrote:
Anyone can get a PDF reader which will render the document correctly.
The same is not true for any MS format.

Really? How about this?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891090

Which operating systems is that available for?

Andy Burns wrote:
Andy Champ wrote:

On 23/05/2011 09:22, Mark wrote:
Anyone can get a PDF reader which will render the document correctly.
The same is not true for any MS format.
Really? How about this?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891090

Which operating systems is that available for?

Just about anything running WINE if you don't have 'Doze.

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John Williamson wrote:

Andy Burns wrote:
Andy Champ wrote:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891090

Which operating systems is that available for?

Just about anything running WINE if you don't have 'Doze.

The last time I looked, Office wouldn't run under Wine (unless you buy
the CrossOver version) so do the Office viewers?

Andy Burns wrote:
John Williamson wrote:

Andy Burns wrote:
Andy Champ wrote:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891090
Which operating systems is that available for?
Just about anything running WINE if you don't have 'Doze.

The last time I looked, Office wouldn't run under Wine (unless you buy
the CrossOver version) so do the Office viewers?

At least one sort of runs, according to this:-

http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManage...sion&iId=20826

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On Sat, 28 May 2011 00:05:59 +0100, Steve Walker
wrote:

On 27/05/2011 08:52, Mark wrote:
On Wed, 25 May 2011 19:55:30 +0100, Steve Walker
wrote:

On 25/05/2011 10:08, Huge wrote:
On 2011-05-24, Steve wrote:

Our PCs are part of a network approved to hold Restricted documents and
are very tightly controlled, patched, etc. and nothing that has not been
thoroughly tested for a very extended period can be installed and even
then, only by the administrators.

And is there not a process for requesting that software be tested and
subsequently installed?

Oh indeed. But it could easily take four months to get a case signed off
for allocating funding to even try a "non-standard" piece of software.
This is the nuclear industry, they don't do anything without much debate
and changing of minds! Unless it's something that there is no
alternative to, even if that alternative doesn't really fit the
requirements, it ain't happening.

Which results in computers running ancient versions of software with
well-known security flaws.

At least known flaws can be addressed.

Iff you are allowed to install the patches, which seems to be a time
consuming process in your organisation. Therefore many known
vulnerabilities could be left for quite a while.
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