[odf-discuss] Debate or summary of MOOX vs ODF ?

[Alex Hudson]

Lars D. Noodén wrote:
> They're useful, espcially the second one.  The first one uses a bit
> too many subjective judgments.

Note that both of them are quite out of date - eg., the OpenXML
DublinCore support is arguably more complete than ODF's now (eg.,
Extended DC). We probably need to update those documents.

> A question about both is, why abbreviate MS' format as OXML when the
> breakdown of the name Microsoft Office Open XML breaks down naturally
> into the acronym MOOX.

The format is currently being called Ecma Office Open XML. EOOXML is
quite long, OXML is a reasonable abbreviation.

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