[odf-discuss] Partial implementations

[Lars D. Noodén]

On Fri, 3 Nov 2006, Alex Hudson wrote:
> ... but since the OpenXML spec doesn't exist yet you can hardly complain 
> about the license.

The license is hardly contingent upon the completion of the standard as a 
technical specification.

> I'm not sure it's that interesting a distinction anyway; if you're not
> happy with the state of the CNS, use the OSP. It's either-or, you don't
> need both, and they say basically the same thing anyway (the OSP is the
> thing that RedHat and Larry Rosen have endorsed, too,

The OSP seems to exist.

> not the CNS).

The CNS does not seem to exist.  The CNS seems to cover sw patents and 
from a user perspective this is more important than the OSP.

-Lars
Lars Noodén
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