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  "My entire company is based on Excel" DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2025-12-31 09:50 -0500
    Re: "My entire company is based on Excel" CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-12-31 10:25 -0500
      Re: "My entire company is based on Excel" DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2025-12-31 11:19 -0500
        Re: "My entire company is based on Excel" CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-12-31 11:37 -0500
      Re: "My entire company is based on Excel" chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2025-12-31 10:45 -0600
      Re: "My entire company is based on Excel" RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2026-01-01 08:19 +0000
        Re: "My entire company is based on Excel" DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2026-01-03 10:20 -0500
          Re: "My entire company is based on Excel" CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-01-03 11:07 -0500
            Re: "My entire company is based on Excel" DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2026-01-04 11:24 -0500
              Re: "My entire company is based on Excel" CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-01-04 12:33 -0500
                Re: "My entire company is based on Excel" RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2026-01-05 04:11 +0000
                  Re: "My entire company is based on Excel" CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-01-05 10:30 -0500
                    Re: "My entire company is based on Excel" RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2026-01-05 20:54 +0000
                      Re: "My entire company is based on Excel" CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-01-05 16:02 -0500
                        Re: "My entire company is based on Excel" RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2026-01-05 21:30 +0000
                          Re: "My entire company is based on Excel" CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-01-05 18:25 -0500
                            Re: "My entire company is based on Excel" RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2026-01-06 03:35 +0000
                              Re: "My entire company is based on Excel" CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-01-06 08:57 -0500
                                Re: "My entire company is based on Excel" RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2026-01-06 16:07 +0000
          Re: "My entire company is based on Excel" Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-01-03 21:52 +0000
            Re: "My entire company is based on Excel" CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-01-03 17:27 -0500
            Re: "My entire company is based on Excel" Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2026-01-04 06:51 -0500
              Re: "My entire company is based on Excel" CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-01-04 07:51 -0500
              Re: "My entire company is based on Excel" rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-05 01:53 +0000
            Re: "My entire company is based on Excel" DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2026-01-04 11:09 -0500
              Re: "My entire company is based on Incel" Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-01-04 21:28 +0000
                Re: "My entire company is based on Incel" Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2026-01-05 07:10 -0500
                  Re: "My entire company is based on Incel" Farley Flud <fsquared@fsquared.linux> - 2026-01-05 13:24 +0000
                    Re: "My entire company is based on Incel" "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2026-01-05 11:36 -0500
    Re: "My entire company is based on Incel" Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-12-31 21:29 +0000

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#704112

On 2026-01-03 16:52, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
> On Sat, 3 Jan 2026 10:20:47 -0500, DFS wrote:
> 
>> Only in the jenkem-powered fantasies of Stallman has even ONE "whole
>> country" switched to LibreOffice.
>>
>> When you follow those stories - reported by Linux liars of course -
>> that say, for example, "Denmark switched to FOSS", it's ALWAYS one
>> small govt dept.
> 
> Part of a Europe-wide trend, actually.
> 
> <https://www.zdnet.com/article/german-state-replaces-microsoft-exchange-and-outlook-with-open-source-email/>

It's a political move, that's actually part of why I think that France 
as a whole might move in the direction of open-source. They'll probably 
be among the first to say no to American software companies, and I truly 
can't blame them. The fact that so much surveillance is integrated into 
what both Microsoft and Google produce should be enough for them to 
blacklist the companies as a security move. In fact, when I went to the 
Azores during the summer, I couldn't help but notice that American cars 
are a rarity there. You'll find luxury German cars, obviously, but the 
most common cars which weren't at least two decades old were built in 
China. Similarly, companies like Xiaomi which don't put a dent at all in 
technology sales in North America are very common there. It sounds to me 
like Europe has already decided which superpower they prefer and it's 
not the United States.

-- 
CrudeSausage
John 14:6
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#704156

Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote this post by blinking in Morse code:

> On Sat, 3 Jan 2026 10:20:47 -0500, DFS wrote:
>
>> Only in the jenkem-powered fantasies of Stallman has even ONE "whole
>> country" switched to LibreOffice.
>>
>> When you follow those stories - reported by Linux liars of course -
>> that say, for example, "Denmark switched to FOSS", it's ALWAYS one
>> small govt dept.
>
> Part of a Europe-wide trend, actually.
>
> <https://www.zdnet.com/article/german-state-replaces-microsoft-exchange-and-outlook-with-open-source-email/>

At work, I always used the web interface to Outlook, except when I
had to read encrypted documents or sign them. The Outlook app was,
to me, extremely slow, clumsy, rococo, and bug-prone.

At home? See my header:

    X-Mutt: The most widely-used MUA

:-)

-- 
The characteristic property of hallucinogens, to suspend the boundaries between
the experiencing self and the outer world in an ecstatic, emotional experience,
makes it possible with their help, and after suitable internal and external
preparation...to evoke a mystical experience according to plan, so to speak...
I see the true importance of LSD in the possibility of providing material aid
to meditation aimed at the mystical experience of a deeper, comprehensive
reality.  Such a use accords entirely with the essence and working character
of LSD as a sacred drug.
		-- Dr. Albert Hoffman, the discoverer of LSD

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#704163

On 2026-01-04 06:51, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
> Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote this post by blinking in Morse code:
> 
>> On Sat, 3 Jan 2026 10:20:47 -0500, DFS wrote:
>>
>>> Only in the jenkem-powered fantasies of Stallman has even ONE "whole
>>> country" switched to LibreOffice.
>>>
>>> When you follow those stories - reported by Linux liars of course -
>>> that say, for example, "Denmark switched to FOSS", it's ALWAYS one
>>> small govt dept.
>>
>> Part of a Europe-wide trend, actually.
>>
>> <https://www.zdnet.com/article/german-state-replaces-microsoft-exchange-and-outlook-with-open-source-email/>
> 
> At work, I always used the web interface to Outlook, except when I
> had to read encrypted documents or sign them. The Outlook app was,
> to me, extremely slow, clumsy, rococo, and bug-prone.
> 
> At home? See my header:
> 
>      X-Mutt: The most widely-used MUA
> 
> :-)
> 

The Outlook desktop application has always been and will always be 
unbelievably slow. Even with the best processor on the market, it will 
manage to run sluggishly. The new version of it is a lot faster, but I 
imagine that it has lost a lot of functionality (that I never use).

-- 
CrudeSausage
John 14:6
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#704282

On Sun, 4 Jan 2026 06:51:44 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:

> At work, I always used the web interface to Outlook, except when I had
> to read encrypted documents or sign them. The Outlook app was,
> to me, extremely slow, clumsy, rococo, and bug-prone.

I used Thunderbird at work when I was on the domain and the web interface 
at home.

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#704184

On 1/3/2026 4:52 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
> On Sat, 3 Jan 2026 10:20:47 -0500, DFS wrote:
> 
>> Only in the jenkem-powered fantasies of Stallman has even ONE "whole
>> country" switched to LibreOffice.
>>
>> When you follow those stories - reported by Linux liars of course -
>> that say, for example, "Denmark switched to FOSS", it's ALWAYS one
>> small govt dept.
> 
> Part of a Europe-wide trend, actually.
> 
> <https://www.zdnet.com/article/german-state-replaces-microsoft-exchange-and-outlook-with-open-source-email/>

email and calendaring!  Rock Me Amadeus!


There are 27 countries in the EU
44 European countries recognized by the UN
50 sovereign states in Europe
Many hundreds of large administrative municipalities (ie Germany alone 
has 16 states)
Thousands of cities.

And a rounding error number of attempted switches to FOSS by govt is a 
"trend", eh?

You gotta love a lying Linux advocate.

You know about the Munich fiasco, right?  And Lower Saxony was another 
huge Linux/LibreOffice failure in Germany.

France supposedly has a lot (500K) of LibreOffice govt installs - turns 
out that's less than 10% of the French govt workforce.

Germany and Denmark and France want 'digital sovereignty' from MS and 
American tech companies; I don't blame them one bit.  But it will take 
better quality software than LibreOffice and other FOSS (cr)apps to help 
that happen.

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#704247 — Re: "My entire company is based on Incel"

On Sun, 4 Jan 2026 11:09:52 -0500, DFS wrote:

> On 1/3/2026 4:52 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
>>
>> On Sat, 3 Jan 2026 10:20:47 -0500, DFS wrote:
>>
>>> Only in the jenkem-powered fantasies of Stallman has even ONE
>>> "whole country" switched to LibreOffice.
>>>
>>> When you follow those stories - reported by Linux liars of course
>>> - that say, for example, "Denmark switched to FOSS", it's ALWAYS
>>> one small govt dept.
>>
>> Part of a Europe-wide trend, actually.
>>
>> <https://www.zdnet.com/article/german-state-replaces-microsoft-exchange-and-outlook-with-open-source-email/>
>
> email and calendaring!  Rock Me Amadeus!

Hmmm ... do I sense a passive-aggressive response? Either an
accidental or deliberate overlooking of the multiple examples given in
that article? An attempt to belittle what is actually a growing trend,
driven by an urge to self-preservation in response to the Fascist,
power-hungry regime that has taken power in America-land?

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#704340 — Re: "My entire company is based on Incel"

Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote this post by blinking in Morse code:

> On Sun, 4 Jan 2026 11:09:52 -0500, DFS wrote:
>
>> On 1/3/2026 4:52 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
>>>
>>> On Sat, 3 Jan 2026 10:20:47 -0500, DFS wrote:
>>>
>>>> Only in the jenkem-powered fantasies of Stallman has even ONE
>>>> "whole country" switched to LibreOffice.
>>>>
>>>> When you follow those stories - reported by Linux liars of course
>>>> - that say, for example, "Denmark switched to FOSS", it's ALWAYS
>>>> one small govt dept.
>>>
>>> Part of a Europe-wide trend, actually.
>>>
>>> <https://www.zdnet.com/article/german-state-replaces-microsoft-exchange-and-outlook-with-open-source-email/>
>>
>> email and calendaring!  Rock Me Amadeus!
>
> Hmmm ... do I sense a passive-aggressive response? Either an
> accidental or deliberate overlooking of the multiple examples given in
> that article? An attempt to belittle what is actually a growing trend,
> driven by an urge to self-preservation in response to the Fascist,
> power-hungry regime that has taken power in America-land?

DFS is a long-time Linux-stalking Linux-dismissing Microsoft
fanboi. He hasn't posted for awhile, but is now back at it.

Surprised he came back. I thought he'd joined the choir invisible.

-- 
...and report cards I was always afraid to show
Mama'd come to school
and as I'd sit there softly cryin'
Teacher'd say he's just not tryin'
Got a good head if he'd apply it
but you know yourself
it's always somewhere else
I'd build me a castle
with dragons and kings
and I'd ride off with them
As I stood by my window
and looked out on those
Brooklyn roads
		-- Neil Diamond, "Brooklyn Roads"

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#704343 — Re: "My entire company is based on Incel"

On Mon, 05 Jan 2026 07:10:58 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:

> 
> DFS is a long-time Linux-stalking Linux-dismissing Microsoft
> fanboi.
>

Not to mention Dr. Richard Stallman's biggest groupie.
(Stallman would certainly retch if he knew that he was
being stalked by an IQ 85 loser.)

Can we detect some sort of latent homosexuality in this?

Microslop fanboi is just another name for a faggot.


-- 
Hail Linux!  Hail FOSS!  Hail Stallman!

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#704357 — Re: "My entire company is based on Incel"

On 1/5/26 8:24 AM, Farley Flud wrote:
> On Mon, 05 Jan 2026 07:10:58 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
> 
>> DFS is a long-time Linux-stalking Linux-dismissing Microsoft
>> fanboi.
> 
> Not to mention Dr. Richard Stallman's biggest groupie.
> (Stallman would certainly retch if he knew that he was
> being stalked by an IQ 85 loser.)
> 
> Can we detect some sort of latent homosexuality in this?
> 
> Microslop fanboi is just another name for a faggot.


I'd rather be a fag than a virgin, like you.

-- 
Joel W. Crump

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#703863 — Re: "My entire company is based on Incel"

On Wed, 31 Dec 2025 09:50:08 -0500, DFS wrote:

> My entire company is based on Excel, all our billing, project lead time, 
> etc. etc. is programmed in vba and run through Excel lmao.

That company is certainly worth a lmao or two ...

Old Excel joke:

To the pessimist, the glass is half-empty.
To the optimist, the glass is half-full.
To the Excel jock, the glass is January 2nd.

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