Small correction: I am greatfull to all involved for ODF 1.3. I do not want to exclude anyone. I think this is really Awesome!
And I whish someday, AOO will have also people somehow helping to develop ODF format further. I am sure there is still lot of work to do. All the Best Peter On 09.02.20 17:22, Peter Kovacs wrote: > My personal opinion in this matter is that it does not matter what > others do. All that counts is that ODF 1.3 is out. > > If others want to join the party everyone is welcome. If they do not > want to that is fine, too. > > I am personal very happy that the TDF has managed to organize this. And > I am excited to work on this. > > > So I would like to focus on the Todos what we need to do in order to get > this done. > > My fist Ideas would be: > > # compare 1.3with 1.2 or see if we get any other compares of changes. > > # Then we need to check what is covered by the 1.2 extended implementation. > > # 3 We need to make a plan what is to implement for 1.3 and make a > tracking list of features and tests to implement. > > > Any more Ideas? > > > All the Best > > Peter > > > On 09.02.20 12:28, Jörg Schmidt wrote: >> Hello, >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Pedro Lino [mailto:pedro.l...@mailbox.org] >>> Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2020 11:51 AM >>> To: dev@openoffice.apache.org >>> Subject: Re: New Challange ODF 1.3 is out >>> >>> Hi Peter, all >>> >>>> Just a heads up. On FOSDEM I learned that TDF managed to >>> raise money and >>>> do the work for ODF v 1.3. >>> I believe this is a quite relevant announcement! >>> >>> If ODF 1.3 is only used by a single Office suite then it will >>> no longer be "software independent" which IMHO defeats the >>> purpose of an Open Document format... >>> On the other hand given that ODF 1.3 is currently not an ISO >>> standard, Microsoft will not care about it until it is (in >>> fact they are making sure that ODF is not used at all) >>> >>> This will also isolate AOO since Open Documents will only >>> travel in one direction without feature loss (much like what >>> happens now with Microsoft's XML formats) >> You described it very well. >> >> I myself have been following the development of ODF from the very beginning >> and I have to underline what you write, or rather I have to take a critical >> look at the approach of the TDF, because: >> >> In terms of a free, uniform format for office documents and the declared >> intention to formulate this standard as an ISO standard, it is regularly >> counterproductive for LO to deviate from this and implement OASIS standard. >> >> We all know what to think about MS in general ... but ... the approach of MS >> to ODF to implement the ISO standard is an understandable and reasonable >> decision. >> >> I make this assessment for the following reason: >> if it wasn't important that ODF was defined as an ISO standard, you could >> have stuck with the OASIS standard from the beginning. >> >> >>> Maybe it is in OASIS' interest (and even TDF's?) that other >>> software adopts ODF 1.3 and that they could/should provide >>> some support/developer time? >> Probably this is a pragmatically correct question and we have no real >> possibility to behave better. >> >> However, we should keep in mind that the behaviour of the TDF is not optimal >> as far as the interests of the sum of all users are concerned. >> It is likely that MS is playing a similar game with OOXML, but the FOSS >> community should not see this as an example or excuse for their own actions. >> >> >> >> greetings, >> Jörg >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
