[odf-discuss] Abiword gets requests for OOXML, not ODF

[Jelle de Jong]

Chris Puttick wrote:
> Here's one:
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> the author mistakes the narrow specific case for the general. It should read:
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> "Apparently the support for the OpenDocument ISO standard isn't strong
> enough in the AbiSource community to actually make an effort to
> improve support for it. Even when paid. Food for thought."
> 
> Yes, very much food for thought. Suggests AbiSource community really
> doesn't get it. Open source needs to get behind open standards and
> until it does will just be playing catch-up and just be used on the
> fringe.

Thats why it so important to explain people that when using open source 
software its not about the money but about the open standards that are 
used. Sadly a lot of open source developers do not see it like this, 
they use there own standards, instead of the use of existing open 
standards. The standardization is more important than the free in money 
way software. The philosophy is to bind both open-standards and floss 
software.

The support of *.doc files in open office is also something that is very 
confusing. There are to much people saying that openoffice just supports 
*.doc no problem when switching to openoffice...why you need *.odf when 
*.doc also works with open office. It is extremely hard to convince 
those people, because they don't feel the pain... and in there eyes 
people that want opendocument are just a bunch of freetarts.

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> 2008/5/12 M. Fioretti <mfioretti at nexaima.net>:
>>  Just found this:
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>>  http://uwog.net/news/?p=10
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>>  any comment on the last paragraph?
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