On Thursday 24 December 2009 11:58:24 Sudev Barar wrote: > 2009/12/24 Guru गुरु <[email protected]>: > > Microsoft was accused by i4i of infringing on a 1998 XML patent > > in its Word 2003 and Word 2007 programs. Word uses XML, or the > > Extensible Markup Language, to open .XML, .DOCX, and .DOCM > > files.The initial ruling in the court dispute between i4i and > > Microsoft was made in August. At that time > > Can any one comment what this may do to the document standards that > M$ was pushing vis ODF?
As per guidelines of the ISO, standards containing stolen / undisclosed patents cannot be considered a standard and if someone recommends the standard will be put up for withdrawal. But... M$ being a nematode have jumped the gun and recommended withdrawal of ODF 1.0 because there is no complete implementation. -- Rgds JTD _______________________________________________ network mailing list [email protected] http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in
