Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:401355675.oJkD5qi9qs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
> Your stubborn prejudice here makes a discussion here a lost cause.
Hi Rob,
If I appear stubborn I appologize for it. I do not try to be stubborn but
I think it is important to have a fact-based discussion.
> Sorry, but this seems like a waste of time for both of us. You already
> made up your mind. Good luck in Geneva. I hear (read rather) that
> Microsoft employees are flying in, so you'll probably have more
> enjoyable people to talk to than me. You know, like-minded people.
Even though I would like to comment on your comment here, I have decided
not to comment on anything BRM-related while the BRM is being held.
> For all I know and learned, the purpose of standard is not just to
> spur competition (a negligible factor) but to ensure programs interact
> with one another.
This is true. Enhanced competition is a positive side-effect to enhanced
interoperability.
> The question you need to ask yourself is whether you
> can turn documents into something open like the WWW. It wasn't the
> case before (Microsoft was prosecuted for technical sabotage, AFAIK)
> and it still isn't the case, esp. with OOXML which has SharePoint tags
OOXML does not contain SharePoint-elements. The word "SharePoint" appears
three times in the specification (according to my interim search) in Part
3 section 4.5 where slide syncronization is described. Please be aware
that Part 3 is a "Primer" and it does not specify element nor attribute
behaviour. This is done in Part 4 (the reference part) section 7.4.1
(sldSyncPr) where SharePoint is not mentioned. Please also note here that
the references to SharePoint, WebDav, SOAP have been removed in "Response
471" as response to the Indian comment IN-0022.
> and other hooks that are bound to make lockin much worse and more
> extensive.
Could you please provide me with data of these?
I think it is important for you guys to know that I am not exclusively
pro OOXML. I am a "pro-choice"-kindda guy that see benefits of having
both document formats in ISO.
It's not either/or - at least not to me.
:o)
--
Jesper Lund Stocholm
http://idippedut.dk
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