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Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2012 08:15:57 +1000
Subject: Re: simplified Python parsing question
From: Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
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On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 11:54 AM, Steven D'Aprano
<steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> wrote:
> Google Docs is, in my opinion, a nasty piece of rubbish
> that doesn't run on any of my browsers. As far as I'm concerned, I'd
> rather download a Word doc, because at least I can open that in
> OpenOffice or Abiword and read it. Something in Google Docs might as well
> be locked in a safe as far as I'm concerned.

I go the opposite way. Google Docs works fine in my web browser, but
if it's a Word doc, I need to hunt down something that can read it.
I've yet to find any browser that can't handle a GDocs "publish" page,
but I have plenty of computers that don't have any
{Open|Libre|Liber|Libra|whatever the next generation is}-Office
installed.

Best is to put the information into your email/post. Next best is to
have a link to the information. Definitely worst is to force people to
download your file and try to read it.

ChrisA