My son is using Ubuntu and libreoffice to write school assignments. Unfortunately, he is running into a couple of bugs, such as this one: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=50286 When documents are saved as .doc and then opened with Word the formatting is frequently messed up. The libreoffice guys are doing a great job trying to deal with issues such as this, but it is a very tough battle to get things just right. His teachers insist on assignments being handed in in .doc format. Further, at least one of them will not even listen to his explanations of why formatting is messed up and won't look at the hard copy he has for them which has everything just fine. The end result is that he is getting marks deducted for using libreoffice. I took a look at the school website and the Ottawa Carleton School Board site and cannot find any information on policies for school assignments. I am going to be writing to the principal at the school to explain the situation and hoping to get some understanding there. Meanwhile, I am wondering if anyone on the list here is aware of what the policies at Ottawa schools actually are and if anyone has previously brought this issue up with the school board. John