Benjamin Henrion wrote: >> The only application that reads 100% proprietary >> file formats is the application that goes with it.
Well shoot, that can be said about a lot of formats even those that are open. Does OO read/write ODF better than Google Docs does? >> I preper that my tax-payer money goes into the >> pocket of a local service then in the bank account >> of a company who controls the DOC format. So a local contractor that install/maintains a Microsoft system is fine? >> You know you have more and more "Folks on the internet". All the time and many are wanting data shared in formats they can read on their computers. They don't want a DWG file that they can't read at all (let alone a shapefile and all those weird .shx and .dbf files). >> And sharing data happens because we have data networks >> we did not had before. True, folks want to get the data they have coming to them, eh? >> The internet and email makes that you will receive >> soon *.docx files from your friends, with nice macro >> extensions you won't be able to decode because you >> did not buy software XYZ. >> If the government is publishing a DOC file >> with macros, can I open it in Google Docs? Macros are of course problem. My company won't let me open any word documents that have macros in them. Your point though is a good one. It isn't always the format that data is shared in, but how it is shared in that format. Proprietary or not, data needs to be in a consumable format. -- James Fee TEC Inc. The only application that reads 100% proprietary file formats is the application that goes with it. And by saying "readable by less software than the proprietary formats", it is true that HTML has less application support then DOC. > consultants to install, train and debug "open" solutions. What a > complete waste of everyone's time. I preper that my tax-payer money goes into the pocket of a local service then in the bank account of a company who controls the DOC format. > Sharing of data happens because the system at large demands that it > happens, not because a couple of folks sign some non-binding document on > the internet. You know you have more and more "Folks on the internet". And sharing data happens because we have data networks we did not had before. The internet and email makes that you will receive soon *.docx files from your friends, with nice macro extensions you won't be able to decode because you did not buy software XYZ. -- Benjamin Henrion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> FFII Brussels - +32-484-566109 - +32-2-4148403 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
