Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: > On 13-Apr-08, at 8:20 PM, Rony wrote: > > >>>> First, stop using closed data formats. Use Open Document fornats for >>>> Writer, Spreadsheet and Presentation. Send your files as pdf to >>>> those >>>> who use closed softwares. >>>> >>>> >>> the problem is that ISO now says that OOXML is an (open?) standard >>> >>> >>> >>> >> Any links to the same? >> > > links? you *are* on planet earth aren't you? Anyway, if you are just > visiting, the International Standards Organisation on this planet has > just blessed OOXML as *the* open standard. > > > So there must be some link to this information that OOXML is an 'open' format, somewhere on planet earth?
This is what the ISO site says. http://www.iso.org/iso/pressrelease.htm?refid=Ref1123 There is no mention of it being an open format. Now this is the ISO page for ODF. http://www.iso.org/iso/pressrelease.htm?refid=Ref1004 This is what it says for the Open Document Format. "Organizations and individuals that store their data in the open format avoid being locked in <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vendor_lock-in> to a single software vendor, leaving them free to switch software if their current vendor goes out-of-business, raises its prices, changes its software, or alters its licensing <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_license> terms." So just go on using the ODF formats. Forget OOXML. -- Regards, Rony. GNU/Linux ! No Viruses No Spyware Only Freedom. -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
