On 25/01/2008, jonathon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Dotan wrote:
>
> >Ask Microsoft to document their format, that would help out a lot.
>
> Microsoft has publicly released what they call "specifications" for
> most (?all?) MSO file formats.  They very carefully promised not to
> sue anybody who used them to create a tool that imports a file format
> into OO-XML.   They equally carefully avoided saying what would happen
> if said code was released under the GNU GPL --- other than consult a
> lawyer, and by the way we have every IP law firm in Washington State
> on retainer.
>
> xan
>
> jonathon


But did they say they wouldn't sue anybody who used them to create a tool
that imports a file format into **ODF**?


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