Some more information about the issue. http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssSoftware/idUSBNG53920620090812 The judgment also permanently enjoins Microsoft from selling any products that can open a .XML, .DOCX or .DOCM file containing custom XML.
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE54J72V20090520 Marcus 2009/8/12 M Henri Day <[email protected]>: > 2009/8/12 Gary Copcutt <[email protected]> > >> For all of the users out there who want to keep using OpenOffice but are >> receiving .docx files. >> >> Please send a message back to the sender to inform them that they should >> use >> an Open Standard product like OpenOffice or request them to send in MS >> 2003 .doc format or .rtf format as you cant read their docx file. Why? >> Because - my understanding is that the specification for docx released by >> MS >> is so big it will take a team of 6 to convert OpenOffice or any other >> document create/read app to get it right and keep it maintained. This is >> not >> going to happen in any short time frame. >> >> This is a blatant MS ransoming all MS users to get locked into their >> product >> and document formating. Just ask yourself the question - Was there >> something >> wrong with .odt format or .doc format for 98% of the users in the world who >> want to produce a reasonable formated document that convey information that >> others need to read and understand and make decisions on. No! In fact >> 100% of the time simple text (a' la email) will suffice for the average Joe >> out there. >> >> Fight for open standards and freedom. >> >> GaryC > > > Gary, you may not have seen the news that a US District Court has ruled in > favour of a small Canadian firm known as i4i, that sued Microsoft for patent > infringement with regard to XML. Naturally enough, given the depth of > Microsoft's pockets, the case is far from over, but I can't help thinking > that «'tis the sport to have the enginer hoist with his owne petar» For more > on this matter, check out this Seattlepi blog* *( > http://preview.tinyurl.com/npmmlc ).... > > Henri > -- Marcus de Vasconcelos Diogo da Silva BrOffice.org Gubro-CE cel: 85 88777045 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
