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Re:Running a law firm on Free software by heresie-dabord on Saturday November 07, 2026 @09:40AM (#50404946)
She is comfortable typing in MS Word and she uses a browser (assumed). Start her using a Wiki with Markdown.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki_software

The browser gives viewing, screenshotting, and PDF downloading/viewing for free.

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Re:Running a law firm on Free software by skeeter2020 on Saturday November 07, 2026 @09:45AM (#50404987)
MD is pretty simple, but why would a lawyer want to learn a limited,presentation-oriented syntax? And a wiki? Both of these decisions would make red lining a new, unpleasant adventure, something every lawyer I know does A LOT.
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Re:Running a law firm on Free software by Hackbraten on Saturday November 07, 2026 @12:24PM (#50406266)
Highly relevant: On the Immortality of Microsoft Word [0] (and the HN discussion [1]).

[0]: https://theredline.versionstory.com/p/on-the-immortality-of-...

[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46313518

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