__/ [ Tim Smith ] on Thursday 07 December 2006 17:58 \__
> On 2006-12-07, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Signs That Your "Open Standard" May Not Be Open Enough
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| If OOXML is an open standard, why must Mac MS Office users wait so
>>| long for OOXML support? Correct me if I am wrong, but MS Office on
>>| the Mac is developed by Microsoft themselves, how is it that the
>>| Windows Office development team had access to the OOXML specification
>>| but the Mac Office team did not?
>
> By that argument, ODF is not an open standard, because OpenOffice 1.0
> doesn't handle it.
OOo2 is a free download. That's the whole purpose/rationale of /free/ access
to information, as oppose to instating and encouraging some communication
levy. No missleman cashes in on a party's interaction that has a viral
nature/effect (I can't open yours, so I must pay some 'tax').
Best wishes,
Roy
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