2008/1/5, M. Fioretti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On Fri, Jan 04, 2008 18:45:47 PM -0500, Fred A. Miller > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > Upgrade to MS Office 2003 Locks Older File Types > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Microsoft has found itself between a rock and a hard place with its > > latest Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3. The Redmond, Wash., > > software giant released SP3 in September, and in doing so blocked the > > ability of MS Office 2003 users to easily access older, less secure file > > formats. > > > > See the Full Story: > > http://www.technewsworld.com/story/61047.html > > This is another proof that file formats are the ONLY way Microsoft has > to keep its monopoly alive. I'll just add that it gives little > advantage if you switch to OpenOffice only to keep older Microsoft > formats around. Please everybody: > > convert as many of your files as you can to OpenDocument, the > international open standard which is the default in OpenOffice > > send by email or publish online, whenever you can, only documents in > ODF format, instead of ANY Microsoft Office format (including RTF) > > make clear that you only accept or prefer very much, depending on the > context, to receive ODF files instead of ones in Microsoft Office > formats. > > demand that all your public administrations, from local to national, > do all of the above > > More about why this is so important at: > > http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/8616 > http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/9594#mpart8 > http://digifreedom.net/node/45 > > Marco > -- > Your own civil rights and the quality of your life heavily depend on how > software is used *around* you: http://digifreedom.net/node/84
For a long - but still incomplete - list of the formats affected, see ZDNet blogger and data storage specialist Robin Harris' recent article, which can be accessed via the following link : http://tinyurl.com/2osqb2 Henri
