Robin Laing wrote:
I am surprised that it has not hit this list earlier.
This is the [users] list :) From: http://www.openoffice.org/mail_list.html#general "For questions relating to the use of OpenOffice.org (the application). A very popular and effective list." The topic has been raised on [email protected] (http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=discuss&msgNo=54393) for general discussion, and [email protected] (http://marketing.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=dev&msgNo=21735) for discussion pertaining to marketing OpenOffice.org.
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.
Some of the media are using misleading headlines or at best confusing ones. When we refer to code, we mean source code. Microsoft Office Open XML and Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) OASIS Standard are file format specifications. Note: OpenDocument is already a standard (http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=office) and a truly genuine open-standard at that. Please join our discussions on [EMAIL PROTECTED] How to subscribe and access the archives is available at http://www.openoffice.org/mail_list.html If you are interested in marketing both OpenOffice.org the project and OpenOffice.org the community, please see: http://marketing.openoffice.org Regards Jacqueline McNally Lead, OpenOffice.org Marketing Project Are you a computer angel? (www.computerangels.org.au) Linux.conf.au 2006 (www.linux.conf.au) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
