[odf-discuss] Native ODF support in browsers

[Alfredo Beaumont]

Astelehena 23 Urria 2006 10:52(e)an, Daniel Carrera(e)k idatzi zuen:
> On Mon, 2006-23-10 at 10:38 +0200, Alfredo Beaumont wrote:
> > Whether you like it or not, ODF
> > is *not* a web technology, it's not standarised by W3C
>
> There is no clear definition of "web technology". Drupal, Moodle and
> Wikis are all web technologies that are not standarized by W3C. ODF is
> at least standarized by an open standards group and relies heavily on
> W3C formats.

Well, drupal, moodle and wikis are applications, not formats.

> To a large extent, ODF is a container format that 
> encapsulates web technologies such as SVG and MathML from the W3C.

That's true.

> > and it's not intended
> > for web browsers to render it 'natively'.
>
> I haven't noticed anyone say that in the OASIS TC. In turn, I have heard
> some OASIS TC members say the opposite, that ODF is the future of the
> web (see Gary Edwards). Personally, I'm happy for any software
> application to render it natively, including web browsers.

Thanks for the information. I'll take a look at what he proposes.

> > And I agree with Thomas here, we need an use case to
> > justify such a proposal.
>
> More than a case study, you need someone willing to do the work :)
> Otherwise it's just talk. If someone wants to do the work, you don't
> need a use case, they'll do it anyways. If nobody wants to do the work,
> it doesn't matter if you have a perfect use case.

To do which work and what for ? I mean, I don't intend to add ODF native 
support in KHTML just because it would be cool. I'd do such a thing if it 
would make sense for whatever reason. And I may be plain wrong but I guess FF 
developers will ask for such a reason. If you want to do a proposal to FF 
developers, you will need a reason to ask such support.

And don't get me wrong, I am not against the proposal, I just want a good 
reason to do it. In my case, I want to get convinced that we need such 
support in KHTML.
-- 
Alfredo Beaumont Sainz
http://www.alfredobeaumont.org/blog.cgi