[odf-discuss] OOXML: Brazil Says NO

[Daniel Carrera]

Viva Brazil!

Lars Noodén wrote:
> "OOXML: Brazil Says NO"
> 	http://avi.alkalay.net/2007/08/ooxml-brazil-says-no.html
> 
> 	"It is incomplete (does not provide mappings with
> 	legacy standards, since compatibility is OOXML goal), too
> 	long (6000+ pages), fully tied to a single product, uses
> 	deprecated substandards, promotes bad practices (embedded
> 	binary objects), has clear proprietary hooks (like
> 	“formatAsWord95″ XML tags), reinvents the wheel all around
> 	(date and color formats etc), and most of all does not have
> 	a standards-grade look and feel required for a universal and
> 	(virtually) eternal document format (doesn’t have to be perfect,
> 	but can’t be that imperfect)."
> 
> It's looking more and more clear that when the dust finally settles,
> Emca might find a new position in the order of things.
> 
> -Lars
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