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On 22/06/07, Matthew Fairtlough <matthew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Paul Sutton wrote: > > Done, its interesting to note the following > > * standard ISO26300 named Open Document Format (ODF)*: > > > > Anyone submitting documents to websites or asking for documents in > > something other than DOC, can now quote the following, > > > > I have attached my assignment in industry standard * ISO26300 Open > > Document Format (ODF)*: format, > > > > No one can argue with that can they, Any comments. > > > > > I'm a tutor with the Open University and it is sad to say but in most > (but not all) cases you would get a (possibly polite) notice from your > tutor saying that the document _must_ be submitted in doc format for it > to be marked. No argument, you just fail the course unless you toe the > line :-) If it was your final assignment and you submitted in the > "wrong" format and too close to the deadline to resubmit you might well > simply fail the entire course anyway. That would be the same Open University that provides OpenOffice to all students - why can't it provide same to tutors? *sigh* A. -- http://www.aarontrevena.co.uk LAMP System Integration, Development and Hosting -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html