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

[Nicu Buculei]

Thomas Zander wrote:
> OpenOffice is a huge stack of software. From a text layout engine to the 
> widget set.
> Ximian never worked on the features that Marbux was talking about, they 
> just were working on low level things to make it go faster and to make 
> the widgets look better.

Those features being import filters. Indeed, Ximian has not worked on 
import filters for OOo but Novell did, I used earlier the example of the 
Lotus 1-2-3 filters for OOo Calc.

BTW, it does not look like the Nokia people developing ODF filters for 
Abiword and Gnumeric will need 10 years of development and they do not 
have background in office suites.

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