On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:28:18 +0700 Fajar Priyanto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Yes, as a user we can just ignore it. But, for Linux vendors/consultant *cough* That would be me. > this really matters. Not particularly. Read what I said in my previous message again. Especially the part about not helping those who refuse to be helped. > Especially regarding government projects. Once M$ OXML > becomes a standard it COULD mean that all government bodies/departments in > that particular country MUST use 'the standard' in their office productivity > applications, in this case of course M$ Office apps. No. ODF is an ISO standard that is easy for just about everyone (meaning programmers, integrators and consultants) to work with. OOXML is not easy to work with, for anyone. So, ISO standard or not, nobody is going to "voluntarily" use OOXML in their application based on its technical merit. A tender may call for files to be stored in ISO standard formats. Dandy. ODF meets the tendered specification. -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Melville Sask ~ http://www.melvilletheatre.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
