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:GNOME, OOXML, and Half-Truths Colliding in the Night
GNOME, OOXML, and Half-Truths Colliding in the Night
Dec 19, 2007, 01 :00 UTC (17 Talkback[s]) (5066 reads)

(Other stories by Bruce Byfield)

"The average user probably hasn't even heard of Open Document Format (ODF) or Microsoft Office Open XML (OOXML). But to factions in the free software community, these formats for common office files such as text documents and spreadsheets are the poles on which a violent controversy centers. With both formats candidates for being the ISO standard that becomes the norm for interoperability between office suites, emotions were already running high.

"However, in the last six weeks, this issue has been sidetracked by a debate about whether the GNOME Foundation, which oversees development of the popular desktop, has betrayed or assisted the community by being involved with the development of OOXML at all..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
This doesn't tell the whole story an ...   One-sided Piece   
Roy Schestowitz
Dec 19, 2007, 04:31:35
 
 The GNOME policy is based in the next s ...   For once GNOME's policy is wrong.   
Shamar
Dec 19, 2007, 07:33:45
 
I'm interested but the link did not  ...   Re: One-sided Piece   
Jose_X
Dec 19, 2007, 08:28:29
 
That is what is going on here when you p ...   Working for Microsoft   
Jose_X
Dec 19, 2007, 12:04:55
 
You either support OOXML (a mistake IMO) ...   The temptation.. has a price   
Jose_X
Dec 19, 2007, 13:27:17
 
> Another problem is walking into patent ...   Re: The temptation.. has a price   
Dean Pannell (aka dinotrac)
Dec 19, 2007, 19:06:27
 
>> > Another problem is walking into pat ...   Re: Re: The temptation.. has a price   
Jose_X
Dec 20, 2007, 03:37:28
 
Another possible subject line would be:  ...   Triple Whammy for Taking Eye off Bottom Line   
Jose_X
Dec 20, 2007, 04:15:46
 
> >> > Another problem is walking into p ...   Re: Re: Re: The temptation.. has a price   
Rainer Weikusat
Dec 20, 2007, 10:30:44
 
Jose -You need to wrap your mind around  ...   Re: Re: Re: The temptation.. has a price   
Dean Pannell (aka dinotrac)
Dec 20, 2007, 14:11:32
 
>> > The real patents Microsoft has and  ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: The temptation.. has a price   
Jose_X
Dec 20, 2007, 18:25:10
 
>> First , patents don't apply to pr ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: The temptation.. has a price   
Jose_X
Dec 20, 2007, 20:41:11
 
>> > However, either future standards or ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: The temptation.. has a price   
Jose_X
Dec 20, 2007, 21:07:22
 
>> >It's impossible in fact to guess ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: The temptation.. has a price   
Jose_X
Dec 20, 2007, 21:16:51
 
Jose -I will leave you alone now.In the  ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: The temptation.. has a price   
Dean Pannell (aka dinotrac)
Dec 20, 2007, 23:16:23
 
How do you spell relief (like the US com ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: The temptation.. has a pri   
Jose_X
Dec 21, 2007, 03:47:38
 
Jose -Sorry to sneak back in, but that l ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: The temptation.. has a   
Dean Pannell (aka dinotrac)
Dec 21, 2007, 12:16:54
 
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