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

On 2011-01-02 12:07 PM, Mark Preston wrote:
> Please remember that both LibO and OpenO can already *read* the
> formats and the issue is whether or not it is practical or pragmatic
> to put effort into developing something to *write* the OOXML form.

Eh? It already can write them. Why go backwards? There definitely needs
to be a warning when doing the Save-As, but going backwards (ie,
removing the ability to write them) would be counter-productive at best.

FLOSS philosophical arguments have no place here. They are fine for a
philosophical debate, or even for some of our LibO Marketing efforts,
but pointless in interacting in the practical reality of a Microsoft
dominated Corporate software landscape.

One thing that could probably help a lot in this regard would be a page
or two with specific details on how to Save-As to the different formats
that LibO users could link to in emails they send to their
Clients/Customers/Vendors when requesting a document in a different
version. These pages could go to great care to be non-political, but
also provide links to other on-line resources that discussed the
philosophical differences, while refraining from engaging in any
negativity about Microsoft or any other commercial software vendors...

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Best regards,

Charles

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