Re: [tdf-discuss] LibO document format: strict ODF or extended ODF?

[Thorsten Behrens <thb@documentfoundation.org>]

Gianluca Turconi wrote:
> IMO, it isn't only a question about "better defaults", but a real
> turning point for LibO.
> 
> I'll try to clarify my point of view.
> 
> Let's say that by the time ODF 1.2 will be out, every feature
> currently supported from LibO will be in ODF specification too. That
> would be simply great.
> 
> Then, what?
> 
> Will LibO 4.0/5.0 stay at ODF 1.2 until ODF 2.0 (or whatever
> version) will be officially approved, becoming so the "Lingua
> Franca" in exchanging documents for people and organizations or will
> LibO try to implement more features that *may* be included in ODF
> 2.0, becoming so a technical cutting edge application?
> 
> They are two completely different visions of the project, I think.
> 
Hi Gianluca, all,

soo - as a matter of fact, both LibO and OOo 3.3 will occasionally
write out files that'll only comply to the "extended" ODF 1.2
conformance class.

There are two major reasons for that:

a) ODF evolves somewhat slowly (when 1.2 gets out, 1.1 will be
   almost 4 years old) - you cannot stop shipping features for 4
   years
b) OASIS, for very good practical reasons, only wants to standardize
   what has been successfully implemented (by at least three
   independent products, even) - so out of necessity, you'll need
   implementations of not-yet-standardized features, to actually
   make those standardizable via OASIS.

So I guess moving on & extending ODF is a feature, not a bug - of
course, for those who need it, you want a "strict mode" (which we
have).

Cheers,

-- Thorsten

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