2006/11/13, Dominique Leuenberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
No i don't, that's why i'm asking, please don't confuse my question with all that's fud's post.
Thanks for the info
>>> Reply on 13-11-2006 15:52:23 <<<> 2006/11/13, Duncan Mac-Vicar
Prett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> >
> > On Sunday 12 November 2006 19:47, Alexey Eremenko wrote:
> > > Hi all !
> > >
> > > Since we have made a deal with MS about patents, I would like to
> ask
> > > include MS-patented Windows Media Codecs (WMA/WMV) with both
> openSUSE
> > > 10.2 and future SUSE versions... (including Enterprise). The
code
> > > exists (on packman sites - the only problem was patents, which
is
> > > solved now).
> > >
> > > After all, we must use that pact to our advantage.
> > >
> > > What do you think ?
> >
> > Novell has no deal with Microsoft about patents. Novell can't ship
> > patented
> > stuff.
> >
> > The only deal that was made is, if ever patented stuff is found,
MS
> will
> > not
> > sue customer and viceversa, but the code will be removed anyway.
>
>
> Microsoft Office 2007 XML documents arent patented ??
>
> How are you going to include that on OpenOffice ?
>
Did you get the idea from Microsoft to OPEN the SPEC for Office
Document Format? Did you? BTW: It's an ECMA Standard already, and thus
can be freely implemented whenever you want!
No i don't, that's why i'm asking, please don't confuse my question with all that's fud's post.
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Office_Open_XML
(Licensing)
so there Novell just give's the hand to implement that open standard in
OpenOffice. Something, MS for SURE would never do by themself, but it
gives an advantage to OpenOffice as Document Exchange with Office 2007
Users. and THAT's what should be honored!
Dominique
Thanks for the info
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Marcel Mourguiart
