On the subject of open data formats how is the interoperability of the 7.2 LibreOffice release with Microsoft 365 when using ODF 1.3?
I ask this because if their implementation is as 'good' as in LibreOffice the argument about open file formats breakdown some what, if their implementation is purposely bad then that is a strong argument that their advocacy of open standard is disingenuous. I have to hand it to them their adoption of the format was very quickly done after the Oasis ratification. On Wed, 8 Dec 2021, 19:51 Paolo Debortoli, <paolo_debort...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I strongly agree. Furthermore there is one topic used by experts (and > more times in political debates): open data (format). With LibreOffice > (compared to ms office or other proprietary software) the user keeps > control on the data or files forever (while people using proprietary data > formats depend on the policy and decisions of the software houses; ms > office versions are generally not compatible with each other). So we make > sure users can keep control and access to files and data forever (even > using new software versions or other softwares). This topic is very > important for public institutions, governments, hospitals and researchers, > who has generally to keep the data forever. Even researchers have to keep > the data for long times and make it widely accessible. I don't think > enterprises, which sell licenses, keep these aspects in mind. > > Paolo > > > > > > On Wednesday, December 8, 2021, 02:08:19 PM GMT+1, James Harking < > james.hark...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > I think the zeitgeist is always useful with marketing. There is lots of > reasons you can use to show off the advantages you have over others, wether > people agree or not is debatable. However you cut your cloth accordingly. > LibreOffice has a clear advantage with the 'freedom, ' 'privacy' and > community aspects that other proprietary solutions can't compete with. > > On Wed, 8 Dec 2021, 11:36 Shaun Bharth, <shaunpaulsi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hey hey, > > > > -- > To unsubscribe e-mail to: marketing+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org > Problems? > https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ > Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: marketing+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
