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[yangman]

If it only needs to be read then saving as a pdf file works wonders.

Ditto that.

Personally, I avoid word processors as much as possible, often only using OpenOffice to export class notes to PDF format.

When I do need to write a paper, I use LyX or straight LaTeX when LyX isn't appropriate. The last time I had to actually wordprosess in OpenOffice was for a linguistics class where I had to use IPA symbols heavily, and did not want to bother with LaTeX as LyX currently does not support unicode.

And, yes, I am a GNU/Linux user.