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

On 2010/12/31 1:02 AM  Sean White wrote:
> IF
> LibreOffice pulls .docx support then people WONT congratulate us on the
> strength of our morals.

Nobody suggest not being able to read .docx files, only that LibO should no be able to write to 
that format.

> They will instead see an 'office suite' that
> doesn't support the formats they have and will go "Well thats USELESS" and
> delete it from their system and install an office suite which DOES have
> support,

MS Office still can read and write to .doc format. LibO ability to write to .doc format if 
necessary is sufficient for interchange with MS office users

> we happen to support a format that is used by 80+% of all 'Office Suite'
> users.

Older versions of MS office do not use the new formats. Many users of MS Office 2007 and newer 
still save in the older formats. Nowhere near 80+% of MS Office users the new file formats.

> Its kinda like going to the gStreamer forums and saying "I'm going
> to iTunes because you support WMA".

Totally irrelevant comment. What is gStreamer? Oh, wait a minute, it is probably a Linuts program.

Larry
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