Re: [tdf-discuss] Help vendor-lock-in awareness

On 02/06/2013 08:21 AM, M. Fioretti wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 06, 2013 20:17:49 PM +1100, Laurence Jeloudev wrote:
> > The concept is a great idea.
> >
> > But what if you encounter a person with a mac computer.
> that's the whole point. Both of ODF in general, and, I assume, of
> Boudi. His signature is only about formats, it never mentions specific
> software programs.
>
> THE reason for formats like ODF is to arrive as soon as possible to a
> point where you can ignore what software the others are using.
>
> More on this topic:
>
> http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/focus_format_history
>
> Marco
I do my best to get them to stop sending out the XML formats like DOCX 
or XLSX.  I tell them the truth about the incompatibility between 
different versions of MSO and not just I am using LO.

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