Hi, On 2010-01-19, at 09:15 , WorldLabel.com wrote:
> There has been some discussion off-list about ODF. I think it would be a > great idea to include information on the format at the booth also. I will > make contact with some folks at the Opendocumentfellowship and ODFalliance > to see if we can gather some help from them. Thoughts would welcomed. Well, I've been involved in those discussions, as I'm on two Oasis Technical Committees advocating the use and normalization of ODF (Oasis is the org. that maintains the standard) and I promote the development of the standard around the world. ODF is supported by a wide consortium of public and private enterprises. It is seen as the wedge by which other public goods, such as OOo, can be introduced to otherwise closed shops. It's thus pretty important, both in itself and as a tactical tool. And it's something that librarians and archivists, around the world, really like. Engaging the ALA (and also, I'd think) in the global campaign to move to a true open standard like the ODF is, I think, a solid tactic and might be a stronger one than focusing on OOo alone. (OOo is the "implementation" and is not commensurate with the standard; it, OOo, can implement--and does--other formats. The format is not the same as the application that implements it.) I've been trying to get the Canadian equivalent of the ALA to adopt the ODF, and have also worked with the Swedish equivalent and others. The tide is turning--and I'm delighted to say, to a rational solution that favours open standards and sustainable tools. Cheers, Louis > > > > > On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 7:26 PM, Andy Brown <a...@the-martin-byrd.net>wrote: > >> Drew Jensen wrote: >>> Howdy, >>> >>> Had a chance to talk with Mr. Widick at the ALA. >>> >>> Details at http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/US/Home/ALA-2010 >>> >>> Drew >>> >> >> Drew, >> >> I found one small problem on the wiki. Seems the link to my web page >> has a '|' at end that seem to cause a problem when trying to follow the >> link. I am not sure how to go about editing so wanted to drop you a >> message. >> >> >> -- >> Andy Brown >> La Mesa, CA 91942 >> www.the-martin-byrd.net/openoffice.org.html >> OpenOffice.org Community Distributor >> CD/OEM Distribution Project member >> Documentation Project member >> Marketing Project member >> User Experience Project member --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@marketing.openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@marketing.openoffice.org
