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acknak
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 Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:09 am Post subject: Interesting viewpoint on ODF (OpenOffice) file format |
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From Red Hat Magazine: ODF: The inevitable format
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When it comes to digitally creating, sharing, and storing documents, the technology to prevent format-based decay already exists and is in wide (and growing) use. It’s called the Open Document Format (ODF) and if you’re not currently using it, someday you will. |
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Angel Blue01
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| Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 10:28 am Post subject: |
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I havn't read the article but I'm afraid to say we will be using an XML-based format in the future... OOXML. Microsoft is going to get is as an ISO standard so businesses will adaopt it and it will become the stabdard for office documents just like the binary Office file types are now, although they will compete for a while.
ODF will remain an open standrad but no one will use it.
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bobharvey
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| Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 11:49 am Post subject: |
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| Angel Blue01 wrote: | | OOXML. Microsoft is going to get is as an ISO standard so businesses will adaopt it and it will become the stabdard for office documents just like the binary Office file types are now, |
, well they aren't doing too well at that at the moment. |
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