On 25/01/2008, Harold Fuchs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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**? >
I'm willing to be the testbed case. If someone creates such a tool and sends it to me, I will release it under a free (as in money) license. I can't promise GPL until I talk with my lawyer, but maximum it will be myself being sued. I'm willing to be the one to risk that, as someone has to do it. Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
