____/ Mark Kent on Wednesday 23 April 2008 12:04 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Will OpenOffice.org support OOXML ?
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| The answer is no !
>>|
>>| From version 3.0 OpenOffice.org will be able to read MS Office 2007
>>| documents.
>>|
>>| The purpose is not to support an academic developed file format, but to
>>| help the pour users who by accident get hands on a document from
>>| Microsoft Office 2007.
>> `----
>>
>> http://lodahl.blogspot.com/2008/04/will-openofficeorg-support-ooxml.html
>
> Quite right, too.
>
>>
>> ODF enhancements for OpenOffice.org
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| It is rumoured that adding new features to OpenOffice.org is very hard or
>>| close to impossible for volunteer developers if that feature is not already
>>| a part of ODF, the file format OpenOffice.org uses for its documents. I
>>| think this is unfounded rumour, but understanding that needs some
>>| explanations.
>>|
>>| ODF is under control of the ODF Technical Committee(TC) at OASIS, an
>>| important non-profit consortium that drives the development of open
>>| standards in the industry. This implies that extensions of and changes to
>>| this standard must be done following the OASIS rules.
>> `----
>>
>> http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/odf_enhancements_for_openoffice_org1
>>
>
> As opposed to under BSI or ISO "no rules".
Gut feeling is a rule too. Remember that a gentleman's wallet it always kept
close to the gut.
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