[luau] WP8/Linux

[Warren Togami]

W. Wayne Liauh wrote:
> Hi, you e-mail re WP8/Linux was forwarded to me by "cyberclop".
> 
> My suggestion is, move to Mandrake 8.2.  Warren has the ISO images.  I 
> have been running WP8/Linux on MDK 8.2 for quite some time, and am very 
> pleased with it.
> 
> I am running a small law office here, and have recently found that 
> WP8/Linux should be adequate for our work.  This is a very exciting 
> development.
> 
> MSO can open .wpd files.  Indeed, because of concerns over macro virus, 
> many may appreciate that you send them .wpd files.  Of course, you can 
> save your WP8/Linux document as a .doc file, but you need to install a 
> Filtrix patch.
> 
> Let me know if you have any question.
> 
> Best,
> 
> W. Wayne Liauh, Ph.D., J.D. Attorney and Counselor at Law
> 

WordPerfect 8/9 for Linux works well in today's Linux versions, but I am 
concerned about what happens when it is broken due to incompatibilities 
introduced in Mandrake X or Red Hat 9.0?  Corel no longer supports the 
program, so they will never fix it. =(

I'm hoping that OpenOffice makes viable WP filters instead, then 
OpenOffice/Linux will become a viable platform for law offices AND also 
have an ensured future.