Ah... it did hit the OOo lists couple of days ago, but it was the 'discuss' list, not the users.
I think that discuss is really where it should be... /paul On 11/23/05, Robin Laing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am surprised that it has not hit this list earlier. > > MS is afraid of OpenDocument, enough that it is changing the licensing > around Office 12 document format and submitting it to European > standards body ECMA International. > > It seems that the pressure over OpenDocument and the move to an open > standard was enough to get Microsoft to do this. > > [quote] > As part of its standardization effort, Microsoft will change the > license in order to remove "virtually all the barriers" for developers > working with the file formats. > [/quote] > > http://news.com.com/Microsoft+to+standardize+Office+formats/2100-1012_3-5965443.html > > If the license allows full access to the code, this is good news all > around. If there are still restrictions, go OpenDocument. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
