Read through the document further... There is mention of Open Office, but only in how it reads Microsoft files. It would seem that a patent like this would mean that Open Office can't use XML for it's files. Then again, I don't know Patent Law at all...
Shawn -----Original Message----- From: Shawn Grover [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 3:55 PM To: CLUG (E-mail) Subject: [clug-talk] Microsoft seeking XML Patents http://news.com.com/2100-1013_3-5146581.html?tag=nefd_top I haven't had the opportunity to read through the full article yet but the phrase "The proposed patent would cover methods for an application other than the original word processor to access data in the document." strikes me as being wrong. Doesn't Open Office do this? It already stores it's files in an XML format, which can be used by any other application..... Shawn _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca
