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ODF better readable but less good for processing
Talkback Of course the sizeproblem of tag in ODF is more limited because they actually are not using namespaces prefixes in their markup. By using the namespace prefixes it also improves things like XML validation and extensibility compared to ODF.
[February 29, 2008, 6:11]
ODF supporters hold 'Document Freedom Day'
News Inspired by the five-year-old Software Freedom Day, the Document Freedom Day (DFD) initiative is being driven by supporters of the OpenDocumentFormat Alliance (ODF Alliance) and other organisations, such as the Free Software Foundation Europe...
[March 27, 2008, 11:12]
Microsoft's U-turn: ODF support and not OOXML?
Blog After all its efforts in support of OOXML, Microsoft has decided Office 2007 will handle ODF documents - and will never support the standardised version of its OOXML format, which it fought so hard for.
[May 22, 2008, 7:39]
ODF Summit joins open source activists
News There's a confluence of events," said O'Grady, who attended the ODF O'Grady noted that the vendors who are attended the ODF Summit were If they were support ODF, they'd do very well just competing on technical merits of applications.
[November 10, 2005, 14:35]
ODF and OOXML are standards in name only
Talkback Goldie, the problem really is more that both ODF and OOXML are signed, blank checks. Likewise, the ODF standard's "conformance" section 1.5 states: Both ODF and OOXML flunk that test badly. ODF wins a point because it is not patent encumbered...
[February 29, 2008, 1:24]
ODF useless for Microsoft needs
Talkback [quote]In addition to this, Microsoft can still support the already existing ISO certified document format, ODF.quote] ODF's limited spec can't support all MS Office features unless Microsoft goes on a major entending trip.
[February 27, 2008, 9:27]
ODF is the international ISO standard
Talkback The ODF format can, and will, open old documents so it only makes sense to use what works. Try using XP to open a .doc made with win98. It says it can't open the file and offers to check the web to find a progran that will.
[May 11, 2007, 13:50]
If you plan for incompatiblity you get ... ODF
Talkback That ODF does not have this compatibility is their own fault.they never made any effort to get the office market leader interested in their format. The OOo format base of ODF was already decided upon before the first meeting of the TC.
[February 28, 2008, 21:48]
ODF is not a standard
Talkback Do you often receive ODF documents at work? A 'standard' is something that is common and that (almost) everyone uses. Honestly, I have never, ever got a document in this format (althought I am able to read it on my PC).
[April 17, 2008, 8:09]
ODF, The Big Picture
Talkback You make a valid point in that ODF meets this criteria more so than MS-OOXML but let us not lose sight of the forest through the trees and turn a blind eye to problems with the ODF specification. There's a reason Microsoft may not of objected to...
[March 2, 2008, 17:39]
ODF also has backwards compatibility but only for OpenOffice
Talkback Actually ODF also has several means for backwards compatibility with OpenOffice. Or de draw functionality which is a carbon copy of OpenOffice draw functionality and not very generic at all (allthough support for SVG is claimed it does not exist in...
[February 28, 2008, 12:36]
Features not in ODF
Talkback ODF does not allow for compatibility with existing office binary files so that you cannot faithfully convert those to ODF files ODF does not have the easy integration of custom (business) data that OOXML provides
[February 27, 2008, 18:21]
ISO does publish ODF
Talkback ISO certainly does publish the ODF Open Document Format Standard. Here it is: http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm? csnumber=43485 Can you explain what you mean by "ISO does not publish document standards"?
[April 22, 2008, 10:42]
Interoperability and the binary ODF conversion dilemma
Talkback There are two important issues to consider, especially wherever there are government pilot studies and ODF mandate proposals. The first is whether or not we can convert volumes of existing MSOffice binary documents to ODF, and do so with an...
[February 29, 2008, 7:24]
No, OOo is not fully complient with ODF
Talkback OOo is less complient with ODF than MS Office 2007 is with OOXML. And more and more technical problems are being found with ODF as well. You are incorrect. This however is typical rethoric as both are good implemntations of their respective native...
[February 28, 2008, 16:41]
Google Docs and ODF
Talkback Who gave you the idea that Google Docs does not support Open Document Format (ODF)? It does do in full, on an equal basis with Microsoft Office formats.
[September 22, 2007, 23:19]
ISO offers to take on ODF maintenance
News The international standards body ISO has offered to help maintain the ODF document standard alongside its work on the rival Microsoft-originated OOXML specification, saying its creator Oasis is not dealing with defect reports quickly enough.
[October 7, 2008, 8:34]
Then why does the same spreadsheet load faster in ODF?
Talkback Were that not true, the da Vinci plug-in for MS Excel could not load a million row ODF spreadsheet into IMBR faster than the same spreadheet rendered in OOXML. I'm not in love with ODF, but at least the ODF TC did the work necessary to convert the...
[February 29, 2008, 16:42]
Oasis forms ODF committee
News The ODF Interoperability and Conformance (OIC) committee will comprise representatives from IBM, Oracle, Sun, Google, Novell, Red Hat, the US Department of Defense, Belgian Fedict, the South Africa Department of Science and Technology, and other...
[November 4, 2008, 16:39]
ISO's OOXML committee in ODF takeover bid?
Blog Those in charge of OOXML are, we are told, actually trying to take over the rival ODF standard. This committee has now - if I understand it right - offered to help Oasis, the source of the rival ODF standard (accepted as ISO/IEC 26300: 2006) to...
[October 5, 2008, 22:36]
