Re: [tdf-discuss] REVIEW ARTICLE: VITAL reading for LibreOffice developers, users, supporters
Thanks for getting in touch, Joe, and I'll try to answer where I can. On 16/02/2011 16:45, Joe Rotello wrote: Almost VITAL reading for LibreOffice developers, users, and supporters: [snip] The reasoning is that these weakness areas MUST be addressed and SOON, ...[snip] These include compatibility with MS Office XML and 2010 files, As has been mentioned here before, LibO will both read and write MS Office OOXML files. The matter of changing specifications for those files by Microsoft in the future is under their control and all we can do is catch up later since the openness of their file structure details is less than perfect. Presentation having limited PowerPoint features, and a few others that the article mentions. The only significant missing feature was the use of free-motion paths which was addressed in a previous version of OpenOffice and is now available. It is true that some of the effects and transitions are not available, as the article notes, but also as it notes wherever possible these degrade gracefully to the best available common form. Hope that this reading of the article brings many fruits to LibreOffice, perhaps in 3.3.1 or the next release and Update. The other significant points the article raises are the lack of full compatibility for macros and programming languages and the lack of a connector to Microsoft Sharepoint. While both are true, I can only point out macros are conversions from Microsoft macros, not implementations of Microsoft coding languages and programming of course also does not implement Microsoft coding languages. Similarly there are no links to Microsft Sharepoint and for the same reasons. Remember that LibO is provided as Open Source Software and operates on systems with very different OSs, not just Windows. We cannot commit to Windows-only versions or to providing proprietary code owned by Microsoft. Simply put, these issues are outside our control. Joe Rotello WindowGroup / Knoxville, TN / USA -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
Re: [tdf-discuss] REVIEW ARTICLE: VITAL reading for LibreOffice developers, users, supporters
The OOo Extensin site offers sharepoint connector for OOo but it is not free. 2011/2/18, Mark Preston m...@mpreston.demon.co.uk: Thanks for getting in touch, Joe, and I'll try to answer where I can. On 16/02/2011 16:45, Joe Rotello wrote: Almost VITAL reading for LibreOffice developers, users, and supporters: [snip] The reasoning is that these weakness areas MUST be addressed and SOON, ...[snip] These include compatibility with MS Office XML and 2010 files, As has been mentioned here before, LibO will both read and write MS Office OOXML files. The matter of changing specifications for those files by Microsoft in the future is under their control and all we can do is catch up later since the openness of their file structure details is less than perfect. Presentation having limited PowerPoint features, and a few others that the article mentions. The only significant missing feature was the use of free-motion paths which was addressed in a previous version of OpenOffice and is now available. It is true that some of the effects and transitions are not available, as the article notes, but also as it notes wherever possible these degrade gracefully to the best available common form. Hope that this reading of the article brings many fruits to LibreOffice, perhaps in 3.3.1 or the next release and Update. The other significant points the article raises are the lack of full compatibility for macros and programming languages and the lack of a connector to Microsoft Sharepoint. While both are true, I can only point out macros are conversions from Microsoft macros, not implementations of Microsoft coding languages and programming of course also does not implement Microsoft coding languages. Similarly there are no links to Microsft Sharepoint and for the same reasons. Remember that LibO is provided as Open Source Software and operates on systems with very different OSs, not just Windows. We cannot commit to Windows-only versions or to providing proprietary code owned by Microsoft. Simply put, these issues are outside our control. Joe Rotello WindowGroup / Knoxville, TN / USA -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
Re: [tdf-discuss] REVIEW ARTICLE: VITAL reading for LibreOffice developers, users, supporters
The OOo Extensin site offers sharepoint connector for OOo but it is not free. 2011/2/18, Mark Preston m...@mpreston.demon.co.uk: Thanks for getting in touch, Joe, and I'll try to answer where I can. On 16/02/2011 16:45, Joe Rotello wrote: Almost VITAL reading for LibreOffice developers, users, and supporters: [snip] The reasoning is that these weakness areas MUST be addressed and SOON, ...[snip] These include compatibility with MS Office XML and 2010 files, As has been mentioned here before, LibO will both read and write MS Office OOXML files. The matter of changing specifications for those files by Microsoft in the future is under their control and all we can do is catch up later since the openness of their file structure details is less than perfect. Presentation having limited PowerPoint features, and a few others that the article mentions. The only significant missing feature was the use of free-motion paths which was addressed in a previous version of OpenOffice and is now available. It is true that some of the effects and transitions are not available, as the article notes, but also as it notes wherever possible these degrade gracefully to the best available common form. Hope that this reading of the article brings many fruits to LibreOffice, perhaps in 3.3.1 or the next release and Update. The other significant points the article raises are the lack of full compatibility for macros and programming languages and the lack of a connector to Microsoft Sharepoint. While both are true, I can only point out macros are conversions from Microsoft macros, not implementations of Microsoft coding languages and programming of course also does not implement Microsoft coding languages. Similarly there are no links to Microsft Sharepoint and for the same reasons. Remember that LibO is provided as Open Source Software and operates on systems with very different OSs, not just Windows. We cannot commit to Windows-only versions or to providing proprietary code owned by Microsoft. Simply put, these issues are outside our control. Joe Rotello WindowGroup / Knoxville, TN / USA -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
[tdf-discuss] REVIEW ARTICLE: VITAL reading for LibreOffice developers, users, supporters
Almost VITAL reading for LibreOffice developers, users, and supporters: http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/open-office-dilemma-openofficeorg-vs-libreoffice-716?page=0,0source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-02-16 PLEASE... might recommended that one pay particular attention to what is/are found as weaknesses in BOTH OpenOffice and LibreOffice. The reasoning is that these weakness areas MUST be addressed and SOON, as the weakness seen will almost assuredly turn off many potential users and LibreOffice adopters, even those the same basic weakness described also afflict OpenOffice as well. These include compatibility with MS Office XML and 2010 files, Presentation having limited PowerPoint features, and a few others that the article mentions. Hope that this reading of the article brings many fruits to LibreOffice, perhaps in 3.3.1 or the next release and Update. Joe Rotello WindowGroup / Knoxville, TN / USA -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
Re: [tdf-discuss] REVIEW ARTICLE: VITAL reading for LibreOffice developers, users, supporters
John, I'm not with you with this interpretation of the compatibility issues These include compatibility with MS Office XML and 2010 files, Presentation having limited PowerPoint features, and a few others that the article mentions. the problem is keeping the standards or not. this is a mission impossible being compatible with closed MS formats, as you might know well MS doesn't even keep it's own standard bought from ISO In this point, I suggest we have to show some toughness and we should show up a bit about MS indolent if not malicious behavior. Laszlo -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
