:Achieving Openness: A Closer Look at ODF and OOXML
Achieving Openness: A Closer Look at ODF and OOXML Jun 18, 2007, 07 :30 UTC (1 Talkback[s]) (9796 reads) (Other stories by Sam Hiser)
"An open, XML-based standard for displaying and storing data files (text documents, spreadsheets, and presentations) offers a new and promising approach to data storage and document exchange among office applications. A comparison of the two XML-based formats–OpenDocument Format ("ODF") and Office Open XML ("OOXML")–across widely accepted "openness" criteria has revealed substantial differences, including the following:
"ODF is developed and maintained in an open, multi-vendor, multi-stakeholder process that protects against control by a single organization. OOXML is less open in its development and maintenance, despite being submitted to a formal standards body, because control of the standard ultimately rests with one organization..."
