Aah, got it! Thanks! No worries then. I just don't trust MS that much. I wanted to get convinced that there are no doc format litigations around the corner. I think it's time for me to sign that open document petition. /$
2005/10/30, Daniel Carrera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Henrik Sundberg wrote: > > Yes, I think I understand this. But I don't understand why the > > doc-formats are of no concern. > > Can doc-filters be GPL:ed? Why? Are they licensed with more freedom? > > Microsoft is not claiming patents on any processes necessary to read or > write .doc files. They just keep the format closed, change it on every > release, and leave you to guess how it works. > > > If reversed engineering is allowed in this case, how could any format > > license be legally valid? > > I don't understand what you are trying to say. > > Cheers, > Daniel. > -- > DEMAND __ __ __ http://opendocumentfellowship.org/petition/ > | ||__)|__|\ | - Tell Microsoft to support it > |__|| |__| \|DOCUMENT - Sign the petition > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
