[Novalug] Autocad file viewer (dwg)
Theodore Ruegsegger
gruntly@gmail.com
Thu Apr 15 10:50:28 EDT 2010
Bryan J Smith wrote:
> Which DWG version? Understanding saying DWG is like saying DOC, with
> AutoDesk's history on breaking its own version compatibility much like
> Microsoft's. ;)
Delicious, especially since John Walker, founder of AutoDesk, rails
against Microsoft for this very failing:
http://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/comptoolsExcel.html
Sorry, nothing to add to the thread topic, just thought this was funny.
ObGNU/Linux: For those interested in the application described in the
link, I understand the Excel version can be made to run under free
software spreadsheets like gnumeric or OO, but I recommend the
platform-independent web version:
http://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/online/hdo.html
Ted
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