Bryan Murdock wrote: > On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 9:13 AM, AJ ONeal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> http://news.zdnet.com/2424-3515_22-202407.html >> >> I don't know whether Microsoft finally realized that they're more likely to >> win in the long run if they loose in the short run or what, but M$O will be >> OOo Compatible as of SP2. >> > > I'm not sure if I should be excited, or very scared for ODF.
A couple of thoughts here. First off, there's not a single package out there that supports ODF as it in the spec. Most packages, including Abiword, settle for bug-for-bug compatibility with OpenOffice.org. If Microsoft implements the spec exactly, there will be compatibility issues wiht OpenOffice.org. In that case, who's right and who's wrong? An interesting moral dilemma. In the long run, ODF is a *good* thing. I'm happy to see MS support it, but I'd rather it be done in a way that doesn't relegate it to a second class citizen, which is, sadly, likely. -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
