If I understand the below comments accurately, once 2.0 final is released, if it continues to use a different file format, then if any user sends me a 2.0 version file, I would either have to abandon hopes of opening that file, or I would have to upgrade my 1.1.x to 2.0. Which maybe I wouldn't want to do.
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Matt Needles wrote:
If you had read the release notes, you would note that the new version of OOo uses a different file format (as default) than 1.1.x did. It will read and write the older format, much like it will read/write MSOffice formats. If you saved in the new format, 1.1.x will not read those documents.
As others have mentioned on this list, OOo 2.0 is not yet at final release status, and should not be used for production work, unless you are willing to risk losing your data or having it unusable in a prior version. If you have followed the development process for the new version, you might have noticed that the file format has changed *twice*, not just once. Those who used the first new format for production are now totally stranded, because neither 1.1.x nor 2.0 beta will open those files. Just *read the documentation!*
Matt Needles OOo volunteer tester/coach
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