7 messages in org.oasis-open.lists.odf-adoptionRe: [odf-adoption] Which ODF are we t...| From | Sent On | Attachments |
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| Burg, HJM (Harm Jan) van (INNOVATIE) | Apr 7, 2006 6:04 am | |
| Daniel Carrera | Apr 7, 2006 6:34 am | |
| Erwin Tenhumberg | Apr 7, 2006 6:39 am | |
| Burg, HJM (Harm Jan) van (INNOVATIE) | Apr 7, 2006 7:21 am | |
| Daniel Carrera | Apr 7, 2006 8:29 am | |
| Erwin Tenhumberg | Apr 7, 2006 10:35 am | |
| Daniel Carrera | Apr 7, 2006 11:16 am |
| Subject: | Re: [odf-adoption] Which ODF are we talking about? | |
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| From: | Daniel Carrera (dani...@zmsl.com) | |
| Date: | Apr 7, 2006 6:34:50 am | |
| List: | org.oasis-open.lists.odf-adoption | |
Burg, HJM (Harm Jan) van (INNOVATIE) wrote:
There is a current ODF. A standard greatly dominated by Sun to bash Microsoft.
Uhmm... the open document format is neither dominated by Sun (check the OpenDocument TC's membership) nor is it to bash Microsoft.
In my mind this forces us to start working with big industry players (including other OASIS members) to achieve a truly open document format.
In which way does OpenDocument fail to be truly open? It is a public standard without any restriction on use. It is maintained by an independent standards body. It was designed by several different players, some who are competitors (e.g. Sun, Corel, KDE) and some who are customers (e.g. Boeing, National Archives of Australia, Biblical Society). I can't imagine any way that OpenDocument could be more open.
To be exact: in my mind any format not supported by the big players does not need an adoption TC because it will never be widely adopted.
IBM and Sun are big players. Several large customers and governments are adopting it.
My government or my tax administration is currently not supporting or using the present ODF nor does it have the intention to do so in the near future.
Perhaps we can discuss the benefits of an open data format for a government.
Ps if this TC feels that ODF adoption has to mean: only promoting this ODF than -of course- I will not hinder the process of this TC and leave.
ODF is the short hand for the OASIS OpenDocument Format for Office Applications. I hope you'll be interested in discussing the pros and cons of this format both here and at your local government.
Best, Daniel.
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