Comments on: OOXML: Why the debate? http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2008/03/06/ooxml-why-the-debate/ Red Hat Magazine Sat, 17 May 2008 09:31:06 +0000 http://lyceum.ibiblio.org/?v=1.0.2 by: Ruiyuan Li http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2008/03/06/ooxml-why-the-debate/#comment-61337 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:00:46 +0000 http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2008/03/06/ooxml-why-the-debate/#comment-61337 O' My god,It's my pain when I can do every thing with satisfied on *nix system except that when I want prepare doc for my boss. O’ My god,It’s my pain when I can do every thing with satisfied on *nix system except that when I want prepare doc for my boss.

]]> by: Remy Mudingay http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2008/03/06/ooxml-why-the-debate/#comment-59292 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:22:24 +0000 http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2008/03/06/ooxml-why-the-debate/#comment-59292 Let me say that I support the use of open standards, from open formats such as ODF and PDF, protocols such as TCP/IP and programming languages such as C#. I do not think it is unreasonable to hope that the ISO will reject OOXML as DIS 29500 standard since there are many issues that have been identified. However, if Microsoft are truly committed in making OOXML an open format then this can should be beneficial in giving the end user/developer choice in deciding which format to uses. Let me say that I support the use of open standards, from open formats such as ODF and PDF, protocols such as TCP/IP and programming languages such as C#.
I do not think it is unreasonable to hope that the ISO will reject OOXML as DIS 29500 standard since there are many issues that have been identified. However, if Microsoft are truly committed in making OOXML an open format then this can should be beneficial in giving the end user/developer choice in deciding which format to uses.

]]> by: Troy http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2008/03/06/ooxml-why-the-debate/#comment-59000 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:15:19 +0000 http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2008/03/06/ooxml-why-the-debate/#comment-59000 I recognized the format problem when I was tasked with changing a company's WordPerfect 5.1 (*.WPD) documents into Word 6.0 (*.DOC) format. The transfer was automated, but it was not pretty in process or result. The worst part is that the organization went from one proprietary format for their document store to another, and so guaranteed that they would have to perform this process again. ODF presents significant opportunities to any business or arm of government that needs a low cost, convertible, and maintainable document store with the inherent ability to mine data from it. I recognized the format problem when I was tasked with changing a company’s WordPerfect 5.1 (*.WPD) documents into Word 6.0 (*.DOC) format. The transfer was automated, but it was not pretty in process or result. The worst part is that the organization went from one proprietary format for their document store to another, and so guaranteed that they would have to perform this process again.

ODF presents significant opportunities to any business or arm of government that needs a low cost, convertible, and maintainable document store with the inherent ability to mine data from it.

]]> by: Zaine Ridling http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2008/03/06/ooxml-why-the-debate/#comment-57802 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:13:42 +0000 http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2008/03/06/ooxml-why-the-debate/#comment-57802 This is so true. I recognized this problem early on when I switched from the MS .doc format to ODF to preserve my master's thesis and doctoral dissertation, two documents I had spent years researching and writing. Knowing that Microsoft had changed its .doc/.xls binary formats seven times over the years, the later versions making earlier versions unreadable even with Microsoft software, I knew there was a problem. ODF solves so many problems, and as Andy Updegrove argues, a universal open file format even becomes a human rights issue when you consider its ramifications around the globe and for the future. MS-OOXML? Not even Microsoft is committed to it, and that should tell you everything. This is so true. I recognized this problem early on when I switched from the MS .doc format to ODF to preserve my master’s thesis and doctoral dissertation, two documents I had spent years researching and writing. Knowing that Microsoft had changed its .doc/.xls binary formats seven times over the years, the later versions making earlier versions unreadable even with Microsoft software, I knew there was a problem.

ODF solves so many problems, and as Andy Updegrove argues, a universal open file format even becomes a human rights issue when you consider its ramifications around the globe and for the future.

MS-OOXML? Not even Microsoft is committed to it, and that should tell you everything.

]]> by: Cómo convertir de .docx a .doc at El Módem http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2008/03/06/ooxml-why-the-debate/#comment-57727 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:28:34 +0000 http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2008/03/06/ooxml-why-the-debate/#comment-57727 [...] Nuestros amigos de Redmond tuvieron la genial idea de crear un nuevo formato para los documentos de la suite Office 2007: el Office Open XML (OOXML) en oposición al estándar abierto ODF. Actualmente hay una “esfuerzo” (que al parecer incluye “incentivos”) de parte de Microsoft para que OOXML sea aceptado como estándar. Recomiendo leer el post (en inglés) de Red Hat Magazine: OOXML. Why the Debate? y el post de Jugando a Crear: Apoya a ODF frente a OOXML. [...] […] Nuestros amigos de Redmond tuvieron la genial idea de crear un nuevo formato para los documentos de la suite Office 2007: el Office Open XML (OOXML) en oposición al estándar abierto ODF. Actualmente hay una “esfuerzo” (que al parecer incluye “incentivos”) de parte de Microsoft para que OOXML sea aceptado como estándar. Recomiendo leer el post (en inglés) de Red Hat Magazine: OOXML. Why the Debate? y el post de Jugando a Crear: Apoya a ODF frente a OOXML. […]

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