On Sun, 9 Feb 2020 17:22:12 +0100 Peter Kovacs <pe...@apache.org> 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 Is there a document from Oasis giving a synopsis of the changes from 1.2 to 1.3? This would give an idea of how much work was involved in the transition from 1.2. Rory > > 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 > -- Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
