On 10/16/2010 10:37 AM, M. Fioretti wrote:
Now, the real reason why we're discussing now is that we have two different objectives. You want OOo to be the standard. I want OpenDocument to be the standard, because file formats are much more important than software programs and we use software because we need documents, not the other way around. But we do have different objectives, maybe it's better to just acknowledge that, isn't it?
Hi Marco, I absolutely agree that ODF should be the world-wide standard. But what is the best way to get there?
The evidence so far shows it won't happen as long as MS Office is the world-wide standard, ODF plugin or not. However, it would happen much more quickly if OO was the world-wide standard. This is my point. Switch the software and the format will follow.
So, first things first. The evidence, including the two links I included in my original post with real user input, strongly shows that the simple way to make OO the world wide standard is to provide it with complete compatibility with existing MS formats, as the first step.
Fundamentally I believe "embrace and replace" is a much more clever and successful strategy than an all or nothing fight, which so far we (OO) are losing - a niche product not widely used in business or government because it is not completely compatible with the "facts on the ground" - the vast majority of existing documents.
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