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

On 1/3/11 7:38 AM, Johannes A. Bodwing wrote:

> Where can I read it? Is it in the next decade manifesto?

http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/announce/msg00016.html

> And they are not equal. That's my problem with it at the moment.
> I don't really understand how this democratic-meritocratic principle
> works. And what you explain below with Microsoft, for me it is not
> meritocratic or democratic that's an ethical aspect.

Democracy means that everyone has the potential to contribute, 
meritocracy means that contribution are judged by the community for 
their value, continuity, quality, etcetera. There are some principles 
though, and one of them is that contributions have to be constructive 
(FOR) and not destructive (AGAINST). Asking to avoid writing support for 
OOXML in order to bash Microsoft is meaningless.

Educating users about ethics related to Microsoft, OOXML and open 
standards is not a task for export filters.

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