On 3/9/07, Bill Sconce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
4 OpenXML supports two systems for converting numbers to their date format representations: 5 1. The 1900 date base system represents the technical decisions, including technical errors, of a prominent 6 early spreadsheet implementation, namely, Lotus 1-2-3TM. This representation provides legacy 7 compatibility. 8 2. The 1904 date base system that correctly reflects Gregorian calendar dates. 9 thus OpenXML does not contradict ISO 8601 or the Gregorian calendar.
So, according to the above: (1) It's not Microsoft's bug, but Lotus's bug. I guess it's IBM's bug, now. Microsoft is maintaining bug-for-bug compatibility. (2) It's an optional mode. Interesting how those points were left out of the original Groklaw analysis -- indeed, flatly contradict it. Anyone know what the facts are here? -- Ben _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
