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OpenDocument could 'turn the world inside out'
Talkback Of course Microsoft will SAY that they won't support OpenDocument format right up to the moment when they DO. If enough governments STIPULATE that tenders, contracts, etc are drawn up in documents which are in OpenDocument format then businesses...
[October 6, 2005, 11:23]
OpenDocument could 'turn the world inside out'
News A Sun executive said on Thursday the OpenDocument format has the potential to change the world. Now we have the potential to explode the world again, to turn everything inside out again, if we get the widespread use across the office desktops of...
[September 30, 2005, 12:25]
OpenDocument threat emerges in Massachusetts
News The Massachusetts Senate has introduced a provision to an economic stimulus bill that endangers a state decision to standardise on the OpenDocument format. The introduction of the amendment follows a hearing on Monday where the chair of a state...
[November 3, 2005, 16:05]
opendocument support?
Talkback Please try to say what the level of opendocument support is when talking about office suites.
[April 21, 2009, 13:50]
Opendocument support?
Talkback There's no mention of Opendocument support natively or via plugin in this review: do you have any extra information? Thanks
[January 4, 2008, 10:07]
OpenDocument alliance 'optimistic' about ISO certification
News The recently formed OpenDocument Format Alliance has expressed its confidence that the file format will be approved by International Organisation for Standardization next month. The Alliance, which was launched last month to promote the use of the...
[April 20, 2006, 12:05]
opendocument format
Talkback When reviewing office suites, please provide detailed information on opendocument format compatibility, which is increasingly important, and will hopefully minimise all these tedious file-format incompatibilites in future.
[November 29, 2006, 14:35]
opendocument format
Talkback There is no mention in this news item about OpenDocument compatibility: do you know what the status is?
[January 11, 2007, 9:19]
Microsoft: OpenDocument is too slow
News The OpenDocument Format (ODF) has come under attack from Microsoft, which claims its Office Open XML format has significantly better performance. The use of OpenDocument documents is slower to the point of not really being satisfactory," Alan Yates...
[May 25, 2006, 12:45]
OpenDocument could 'turn the world inside out'
Talkback Of course Microsoft will SAY that they won't support OpenDocument format right up to the moment when they DO. If enough governments STIPULATE that tenders, contracts, etc are drawn up in documents which are in OpenDocument format then businesses...
[October 6, 2005, 11:24]
Microsoft 'must support OpenDocument'
Talkback > Doesn't anyone else see the problem with MS including support for OpenDocument? Actually, as part of the licensing of OpenDocument, it expressly forbids extending the format outside of the normal channels.
[October 9, 2005, 13:05]
Office Open XML could stymie OpenDocument's progress
Talkback Office Open XML could stymie OpenDocument's progress, Yes, and it will.
[December 5, 2005, 0:46]
Belgian government chooses OpenDocument
Talkback If MS really supports XML, it could easily choose to support OpenDocument. If that claim is true then MS Office more or less already supports OpenDocument. Furthermore, it does not cost MS anything to use OpenDocument, the standard is freely...
[June 24, 2006, 13:47]
ISO endorses OpenDocument standard
News OpenDocument was ratified as a file format standard Tuesday night by an international standards group, setting the stage for greater worldwide adoption of the open source file format. And because only seven members submitted comments for review...
[May 4, 2006, 13:30]
Microsoft muscles in on OpenDocument group
News Microsoft has joined a committee that has a key role in the ratification of OpenDocument as an international standard, leading to accusations that it intends to sabotage the process. This committee has the responsibility for reconciling the votes...
[March 27, 2006, 9:30]
EC reluctant to recommend OpenDocument
News The European Commission is reluctant to recommend the OpenDocument file format, even though the format has been endorsed by international standards groups. According to sources familiar with the issue, Microsoft's drive to get its own file formats...
[May 8, 2006, 11:05]
Microsoft 'must support OpenDocument'
News Industry analysts and open source advocates believe that Microsoft will have no choice but to offer support for OpenDocument when more organisations start following the state of Massachusetts' lead. OpenDocument, which was approved by the standards...
[October 6, 2005, 16:50]
Belgian government chooses OpenDocument
Talkback I am glad to hear of the support for the OpenDocument format. Over the years many different file formats have come and gone, so (personally) I try to use a standard or open file format rather than a proprietry one, prehaps the only exception being...
[June 26, 2006, 19:56]
Consortium launched to support OpenDocument
Talkback Here is a link to the OpenDocument Fellowship.http://tinyurl.com/7ups4
[October 12, 2005, 12:06]
Massachusetts continues OpenDocument debate
News Microsoft does not intend to support OpenDocument in its next version of Office, which is due by the end of next year. The [Office] Open XML formats should able to be considered side-by-side with the OASIS-delivered OpenDocument formats.
[December 15, 2005, 9:05]
