[odf-discuss] Microsoft and Novell cooperate on document formats

[Alex Hudson]

Thomas Zander wrote:
> AFAIK the MOOX patent covenant is only valid when the program implements 
> the full spec, MS is able to stop the publishing of software that does 
> not actually implement it completely.

That's not correct; they allow subsets of functionality.

It's arguable that it wouldn't extend to someone who modified (not
extended) it incompatibly.

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