__/ [ John Bailo ] on Wednesday 07 February 2007 06:09 \__
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> San Francisco (IDGNS) - Texas and Minnesota may become the second and
> third U.S. states to adopt ODF (Open Document Format for XML) as the
> standard file format for government documents instead of the file format
> that Microsoft uses in its Office 2007 software suite.
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> Two separate bills up for legislative consideration in each state
> propose to mandate the use of an open, XML-based file format that is
> "interoperable among diverse internal and external platforms and
> applications; fully published and available royalty-free; implemented by
> multiple vendors; and controlled by an open industry organization with a
> well-defined inclusive process for evolution of the standard," according
> to the Minnesota House of Representatives bill, which can be found here.
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OOXML suffered a big blow yesterday. It's approval/rejection was deferred.. 3
months in fact... and it could altogether be conceded as a result. There's
still some sanity (and justice) in the world. Maybe.
*Bug are part of the 'standard'
*Undocumented bits
*A 'history lesson' (old versions lead to exceptions)
*Proprietary 'extensions'
*Contradictions
*Excessive length
*What else?
OOXML is a candidate 'standard' written to fit some mature and somewhat messy
(inconsistent) code, rather than a standard that several vendors will
implement. It's a monopoly enabler, intended to leave everyone behind to
catch up.
The Open XML Lie
,----[ Quote ]
| The basic premise of Rob's article was that the Microsoft Open
| XML Specification was similar to creating a job description
| that would allow for only one qualified respondent. Such a
| job description might read as follows:
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| * 5 years experience with Java, J2EE and web development, PHP, XSLT
| * Fluency in French and Corsican
| * Experience with the Llama farming industry
| * Mole on left shoulder
| * Sister named Bridgette
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http://3monkeyweb.com/3monkeys/2007/01/17/the-open-xml-lie/
The Formats of Excel 2007
http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/01/formats-of-excel-2007.html
Is Open XML a one way specification for most people?
http://sutor.com/newsite/blog-open/?p=1145
Is Office Open XML A One-Way Standard? Ask Microsoft
http://blogs.adobe.com/shebanation/2006/12/open_xml_one-way.html
Signs That Your "Open Standard" May Not Be Open Enough
http://boycottnovell.com/2006/12/07/signs-that-your-open-standard-may-not-be-open-enough/
Novell's "Danaergeschenk", by Georg Greve
http://groklaw.net/article.php?story=20061208135621706
Sun slams Ecma's OpenXML OK
http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/news/2170681/sun-slams-ecma-openxml-ok
The Way Forward -- Georg Greve Responds to Groklaw's Comments
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20061212025314700#comments
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