On 02/01/11 17:07, Mark Preston wrote: > Please remember that both LibO and OpenO can already *read* the > formats and the issue is whether or not it is practical or pragmatic > to put effort into developing something to *write* the OOXML form.
My understanding is that Microsoft intends to implement strict OOXML gradually, with each successive release of Microsoft Office using an increasingly 'strict' form of transitional OOXML. Assuming that I am correct in this assumption, does it not make sense that Microsoft will make each successive version of their transitional OOXML backwards compatible with their last and that they will release updates or add-ons to ensure forward compatibility for older products (Office 2007 and 2010). Those are of course unfounded assumptions, but reasonable ones none the less. Thus if this is the case, we're not talking about maintaining support for 3+ different versions of OOXML but rather maintaining support for the latest version of Microsoft's transitional OOXML (and perhaps strict OOXML) which should (eventually) become strict OOXML. Now I assume nobody has an issue with strict OOXML (which is, as I understand it, an open standard) so why would you have an issue with implementing by graduations (in line with Microsoft) strict OOXML via a series of transitional specifications? Kind Regards, Lee Hyde. -- "In order to offer someone a financial reward without him working for it, the government must first ensure that somebody else works for a financial reward without getting it. There is no other way." -- Douglas Wilson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***