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John Boyle wrote:
To jonathon: That is NOT the way it sounds! However, I will take your
word for it, until I see the real results! :-(
jonathon wrote:
On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 8:55 PM, John Boyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
People who have files in OOo format that they have made for quite
some time, will NOT be able to use the new format, it seems! Are they
going to allow for that with a conversion of some sort? :-(
Please explain how you came to that conclusion;.
There was _nothing_ in the announcement about a change in file formats.
There will be a change in licenses. One that is long overdue.
xan
jonathon
Hi John,
I have used StarOffice from RedHat 4.X and I can still open the files in
the latest version of OOo. To me that says there are assurances with
open file formats. :)
But this issue has nothing to do with file formats. This is about how
the end user is protected and the license that they use the software
under. It is the EULA that most people just click to accept and have
never, ever thought about.
The file formats are laid down as ISO formats and have to go through a
different procedure to change than the license.
And to add to this, I really doubt that anyone involved with file
formats don't want to do anything to cause the same issue that those
that have Office 2007 and the OOOXML file formats that many cannot access.
I would suggest you read the original post on the license changes.
More details if you are interested.
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html
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Robin Laing
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