----- Original Message ---- > From: AG <computing.acco...@googlemail.com> > On 14/11/10 11:25, Mirek M. wrote: > > "In addition, each single module of LibreOffice will be undergoing an > > extensive rewrite, with Calc being the first one to be redeveloped around a > > brand new engine - code named Ixion - that will increase performance, allow > > true versatility and add long awaited database and VBA macro handling > > features." > Yep - that +does+ sound interesting. Any time-lines given for this or the >other improvements? >
What I am interested in is what is TDF going to do to support VBA? And how are they going to get around issues like parts of the language being patented by Microsoft? There's a reason that the makers of Star Office and most everyone else do not support Visual Basic or VBA in their applications. So I'm quite curious how TDF is going to resolve that supposing they do implement it. Same goes for supporting .Net/Mono, OOXML, and the various other technologies Microsoft has there that they seem to be pledging to add - as there is a lot there that Microsoft does not relicense for use or implementation. Ben -- Unsubscribe instructions: Email to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines: http://netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html Archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived ***
