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:The OpenSuse FAQ Touched me in a Bad Place
The OpenSuse FAQ Touched me in a Bad Place
Dec 17, 2008, 14 :04 UTC (20 Talkback[s]) (6468 reads)

"Well, I don't know what you mean by "pushing". I do know that:

"Miguel de Icaza thinks OOXML is "superb", superior to ODF, called criticism of it "FUD", considers ISO approval was a good thing, and so on [1] [2] [3].

"Novell announced that the "Novell edition of the OpenOffice.org office productivity suite" would support OOXML very early in the game [1]

"These could be construed as "pushing" OOXML. Be careful now: the argument that OOXML support - now, after approval - is needed is not relevant. The problem is that when the discussion was started, and OOXML was proposed specificially to counter ODF, Novell stood firmly behing Microsoft.

"The reason people think Novell is "pushing" OOXML, even if technically Novell recomments ODF, is because most people judge by actions, not words. Novell has taken a lot of action to support ("push") OOXML. ODF? Not so much."

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It is getting really tiresome. Don't ...   Stop this anti-Novell campaign, please. Now.   
shaga
Dec 17, 2008, 14:59:16
 
After reading this rant, I began reading ...   After reading this article...   
Jeff Atkinson
Dec 17, 2008, 15:23:26
 
> Before reading the OOXML rebuttal comm ...   Re: After reading this article...   
Rufus Polson
Dec 17, 2008, 17:03:06
 
There were two competing stores in town, ...   Is the deal with the Bully still on?   
us
Dec 17, 2008, 18:15:03
 
Tiresome because you can't refute an ...   Re: Stop this anti-Novell campaign, please. Now.   
asfsdafsdaf
Dec 17, 2008, 18:54:34
 
Miguel de Icaza's support of OOXML a ...   Being convinced by Miguel   
Scott
Dec 17, 2008, 19:31:22
 
> Tiresome because you can't refute  ...   Re: Re: Stop this anti-Novell campaign, please. No   
fasfasfasfas
Dec 17, 2008, 20:10:14
 
No he simply thanked Joseph for adding s ...   Re: Re: Re: Stop this anti-Novell campaign, please   
sdfja;lad
Dec 17, 2008, 21:13:54
 
> No he simply thanked Joseph for adding ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: Stop this anti-Novell campaign, pl   
asfafas
Dec 17, 2008, 22:04:47
 
"Stop this anti-Novell campaign, please. ...   Re: Stop this anti-Novell campaign, please. Now.   
Steve Stites
Dec 17, 2008, 22:05:35
 
> Miguel de Icaza's support of OOXML ...   Re: Being convinced by Miguel   
john b
Dec 17, 2008, 22:48:06
 
In terms of patent issues, see the first ...   How much will opensuse track Microsoft tech?   
Jose_X
Dec 18, 2008, 02:38:39
 
I more certainly did not acknowledge my  ...   Unrefuted?   
ushimitsudoki
Dec 18, 2008, 02:44:05
 
I did read what he wrote, and I never go ...   Re: Being convinced by Miguel   
Scott
Dec 18, 2008, 04:17:56
 
>> Anyone implementing an office suite w ...   Re: Re: Being convinced by Miguel   
Jose_X
Dec 18, 2008, 05:03:44
 
Miguel's own words: "I have obviousl ...   Who's humiliating themselves here?   
Scott
Dec 18, 2008, 07:27:28
 
> Anyone implementing an office suite wo ...   Re: Re: Being convinced by Miguel   
Andreas Mohr
Dec 18, 2008, 15:14:41
 
Come on people. This is a non-issue.Open ...   non-issue   
Yetanotherbob
Dec 18, 2008, 19:09:10
 
I did not understand what you were getti ...   Re: non-issue   
Jose_X
Dec 19, 2008, 14:55:57
 
Very well said, Jose_X ...   Re: Re: non-issue   
blackhole
Dec 20, 2008, 06:48:07
 
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