[odf-discuss] Microsoft and Novell aggreement on OOXML

[Russell Ossendryver]

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*Office Open XML.*
    *(a)*   **** *will exercise its *** to *** by no later than *** that
(i) the *** OpenOffice (version 2 or later) *** does or will *** Office Open
XML format (*"Open XML"*), and (ii) it will make a *** *** If *** does not
*** it will *** within the same time frame that *** in the *** on a*** to
*** Open XML. *** will provide its *** to*** at least *** in advance of ***
The *** will be *** not to be *** will provide *** in the *** will *** of
such *** the Term, including through *** in the *** is defined in the
Business Collaboration Agreement.     *(b)*   *Novell Product Support for
Office Open XML. *No later than *** after the Translator Project makes
generally available a version of its translator for word processing, and
thereafter throughout the Term, Novell will (unless commercially
impracticable) make prominently available *** for word processing documents.
The *** can be made prominently available to a user of *** via an easily
available download or by distributing the *** with each copy of a *** . No
later than *** after the Translator Project releases a final version of its
translator for spreadsheets, Novell will use commercially reasonable efforts
to include in the *** support for spreadsheet documents. No later than ***
after the Translator Project releases a final version of its translator for
presentations, Novell will use commercially reasonable efforts to include in
the *** support for presentation documents. Once released, Novell will
continue to make the *** commercially available for the Term. If, during the
Term, the Translator Project releases an updated version of its translator
to reflect a new version of the relevant ODF or Open XML specification, then
no later than *** following such release, Novell will use commercially
reasonable efforts to make prominently available a corresponding update to
*** .     *(c)*   *Spreadsheet Translator Prototype. *If the Translator
Project announces that it will begin development of an open source Open
XML-ODF Translator for spreadsheet documents (*"Spreadsheet Translator"*),
within fifteen (15) days after that announcement Novell will review the
terms applicable to contributions and determine at its discretion whether it
is appropriate to submit its existing prototype of a Spreadsheet Translator
to the Translator Project on the same terms that apply to other contributors
to the Translator Project. Novell will also participate in the Translator
Project by periodically testing subsequent versions of the Spreadsheet
Translator and providing other feedback.     *(d)*

*Microsoft-Facilitated Translator Development*. Microsoft will use
commercially reasonable efforts to encourage development of Open XML-ODF
Translators for spreadsheet and presentation documents. Novell will
participate with Microsoft in such efforts at a commercially reasonable
level. In addition, subject to Novell's foregoing commitment to participate,
Microsoft will manage an open source software project (which may be the
Translator Project) to develop each such Translator, similar to the manner
in which it currently manages the Translator Project, commencing when and
continuing for such period as Microsoft reasonably deems appropriate. The
translators resulting from any such project(s) will be made available under
an open source license, similar to that currently being used in the
Translator Project.


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