Re: [tdf-discuss] Do not support writing to OOXML format

"open"xml is a really bad thing for the community. It was a shame its
approval by iso, specially if we consider there was no working
implementation of it (not even msoffice support that "standard"!!) By
implementing this format on LibO we are not helping to improve the
(absurd myth of) "interoperativity": we are only helping M$ to have an
excuse (the only possible one: an independent implementation!) for the
existence of those formats.
To load those formats is OK if the file will be converted to ODF. To
load those files in order save again on that absurd "standard" is a
really wrong move.
There is one thing that it is now more important than an opensource
office suite, and that thing is a really open standard about file
formats. We must protect ODF! Giving life support to ooxml is exactly
on the opposite direction of that goal.
Just my 2¢

2010/12/30 Carl Symons <carlsymons@gmail.com>:
> I support Larry's position.
>
> Carl Symons
>
> On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 9:27 AM, Larry Gusaas <larry.gusaas@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I will not support or use LibreOffice
> >  until it stops helping spread OOXML by enabling writing in this file
> > format. There is absolutely no need to write in this proprietary format. To
> > do so is contrary to the principle of using ODF and open source formats.
> >
> > See the following:
> > http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=2493&p=169740#p169507
> > http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20101219121621828
> >
> > Unless this changes I will strongly advocate in the support groups I
> > participate the people stay with OpenOffice.org and not switch to
> > LibreOffice.
> >
> >
> > --
> > _____________________________________________________________________________
> >
> >
> >     Larry I. Gusaas
>
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