2012/11/19 Tanstaafl <tansta...@libertytrek.org> > On 2012-11-19 1:40 AM, rost52 <bugquestcon...@online.de> wrote: > >> This can be achieved with many bugs less and full compatibility. MSO >> doesn' come up with a new format every week, thus our devs have a very >> good chance to adjust LibO to full compatibility. >> > > Sounds easy, doesn't it? Until you realize that the documentation of the > file formats is secret. > > Do you have any idea how hard it is to reverse engineer a binary file > format spec (even the new XML formats contain binary code). > > > On 2012-11-19 12:04, Carl Paulsen wrote: > >> In practical use, I would NOT say LO (or OOo) has a "high" file >> compatibility with MS Office. Virtually every file I receive from MS >> Office users has some kind of problem (bullet lists almost NEVER >> convert correctly, at least from MSO to LO). >> > > In our experience (smallish company with base of 50+ users), file format > compatability was actually very good *until* Microsoft came out with > their new 'improved' XML formats in office 2007. It got *much* worse > with the newer version in Office 2010 - so much worse that many files > were totally crashing Libreoffice. > > It was this that caused the boss to mandate that new PC purchases come > with an Office License, and we buy 5 additional ones until everyone gets > Microsoft Office. > > We will continue to install LibreOffice side by side, but the days of > only our Accountants having Office are over, I'm sad to say. > > > > On 11/18/12 7:48 PM, rost52 wrote: > >> Whenever I need to exchange files with MSO formats, I additionally >> attach a pdf-file or ask for pdf-file as reference. This is a >> reduction of productivity - I am willing to take I, but how many >> others? >> >> Although I am aware that it is not an easy task and requires dev >> work, LibO must achieve more than a high compatibility with MSO >> formats. I keep fingers crossed. >> > > I don't see this happening any more. Microsoft is on a roll now, coming > out with new versions *far* more often than they used to (which means they > can 'improve' the file formats much more often). My understanding is they > are actually pushing ultimately to a subscriptions based model - but this > could end up being good news, because imnsho, dong this could actually back > fire on them though (fingers crossed)... when I discussed this with my > boss, he commented that the day Microsoft *forces* us to have to 'renew' > our licenses annually is the day he will never upgrade again (just stay on > whatever version we currently have until the world ends). > > Charles >
An excellent exposition of the methods used by Microsoft to «protect» its «intellectual property» - more accurately described as using its quasi-monopoly to exclude others from the market.... Henri -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
