Story: Google: OOXML 'insufficient and unnecessary'
Actually MS Office 2007 complies with official Ecma standard
Currently there is only one official open standard version of OOXML and that is the Ecma 376 standard.
http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-376.htm
MS Office 2007 uses that version and validates on those XML schema's .
Soon there might be a new version of ISO OOXML and that is then likely to become the new Ecma 376 version as well. The ISO version will probably become Ecma 376 v1.1.
You might not have noticed but ODF actually has
ODF 1.0,
ODF ISO,
ODF v1.0 SE (second edition)
ODF v1.1
ODF v1.2 (in draft phase)
Amazingly the main OOo implemantation does not fully support ANY of these ODF versions.
Also the current changes planned for v1.2 of ODF are MUCH MUCH MUCH more drastic and complex changes to the format than the total of changes that come out of the ISO standardization proces for OOXML.
To call the state of OOXML "a state of flux" might be correct but in comparison the state of ODF might translate as "a state of chaos".
An important reason for this is that for ODF OASIS is doing maintenance on the standard. For OOXML the maintenance will be done by Ecma and ISO together. So the Ecma and ISO version will be the same. The OASIS version actually are not the same as the ISO version because OASIS is not submitting all version to ISO. So at the moment not only OOo but actually most ODF implementations are NOT ISO ODF version compliant.
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Story: Google: OOXML 'insufficient and unnecessary'
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Google has invested in competing format Albert -
Very nice Albert lars -
The rest of the text in the previous tal... lars -
Google motivation Albert -
Document standards 2000355890 -
Questioning Google’s objectiveness harpless -
Microsoft's Argument is Ridiculous Goldie Simmons -
Microsoft double-tongued Anonymous123 -
ODF useless for Microsoft needs Albert -
Which OOXML features in particular can't... Chris Rankin -
Features not in ODF Albert -
Of course ODF isn't backwards... Chris Rankin -
ODF also has backwards compati... Albert -
Actually, you're making all th... Chris Rankin -
If you plan for incompatiblity... Albert -
XML in spirit isn't going to be as effic... Anonymous123 -
OOXML performance explained Albert -
Thank you for an intelligent r... Anonymous123 -
MS influencing ODF development... Albert -
Terse markup for speed -- NOT Marbux -
Actually OOXML is not really t... Albert -
Do tell me more, Albert Marbux -
explaination Albert -
Then why does the same spreads... Marbux -
ODF better readable but less g... Albert -
Extensions are bugs, not featu... Marbux -
insufficient and unnecessary standard, designed pu... ator1940 -
OOXML is fully open Albert -
But does even Microsoft Office use OOXML... Chris Rankin -
Office and OOXML David Meyer
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Then why add "read"... Chris Rankin -
MS Office 2007 does fully support O... Albert -
00o writes compliant files Goldie Simmons -
No, OOo is not fully complient... Albert -
Widespread support for OOXML a... Albert -
Questions for the community Goldie Simmons -
ODF and OOXML are standards in... Marbux -
Albert, give me a single examp... Marbux -
Interoperability Albert -
OOXML interop is abysmal Marbux -
Extensions to ODF realistic ? Albert -
Undocumented eXtensions and St... garyedwards -
Not 1,500 extensions Marbux -
You've got to be kidding,... Marbux -
You are contradicting Rupert G... Chris Rankin -
MS Office 2007 files fully val... Albert -
That's OK, I contradict R... Rupert Goodwins
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Actually MS Office 2007 compli... Albert -
Open Standards Moley -
OOXML is Open Albert -
It's a question of greate... Chris Rankin -
Believe is in the prove Albert -
Interoperability and the binary ODF conversion di... garyedwards -
Sorry, the comment was cut short. Here'... garyedwards -
Thanks Gary, very informative Goldie Simmons -
Reasons for lack of interoperbility in ODF Albert -
Durusau's proposal is preposterous Marbux -
A bit of background... Anonymous123 -
ODF, The Big Picture Goldie Simmons -
A very Interesting Take Moley -
ISO Credibility garyedwards -
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Cut to the chase garyedwards -
Microsoft moves forward with OOXML SDK Karen Friar
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