Comments on: Dissecting Microsoft’s OOXML/ODF Strategy http://techrights.org/2007/08/30/ooxml-odf-microsoft-strategy/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Drinkwater http://techrights.org/2007/08/30/ooxml-odf-microsoft-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-1907 John Drinkwater Sat, 01 Sep 2007 18:13:13 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/08/30/ooxml-odf-microsoft-strategy/#comment-1907 Luc, It’s not just for websites, you can wear it too! I managed to “win” a free ODF t-shirt from Red Hat, pics here: http://flickr.com/photos/johndrinkwater/1114650954/ http://flickr.com/photos/johndrinkwater/1114650682/ http://flickr.com/photos/johndrinkwater/1114650862/ Roy, Some people blindly accept Microsoft’s advice on the subject, they don’t even need to pay! You’ve seen the recent BBC article about the looming data black-hole coming up. Talk about spoon-fed :) Luc,
It’s not just for websites, you can wear it too!
I managed to “win” a free ODF t-shirt from Red Hat, pics here:

http://flickr.com/photos/johndrinkwater/1114650954/
http://flickr.com/photos/johndrinkwater/1114650682/
http://flickr.com/photos/johndrinkwater/1114650862/

Roy,
Some people blindly accept Microsoft’s advice on the subject, they don’t even need to pay! You’ve seen the recent BBC article about the looming data black-hole coming up. Talk about spoon-fed :)

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2007/08/30/ooxml-odf-microsoft-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-1901 Roy Schestowitz Fri, 31 Aug 2007 20:48:56 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/08/30/ooxml-odf-microsoft-strategy/#comment-1901 Luc, <a href="http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/07/25/spread-the-word-share-this-odf-artwork/" rel="nofollow">here is the source</a> of this artwork, which people are encouraged to spread (just like ODF itself. Zaine, <blockquote> Frankly, you’d have to be a goddamned idiot to be in favor of MS-OOXML. </blockquote> I don't think it's about being an idiot, but about being bribed or receiving incentives in many cases. Ignorance is sometimes the explanation, until one looks at the problem more closely. Luc, here is the source of this artwork, which people are encouraged to spread (just like ODF itself.

Zaine,

Frankly, you’d have to be a goddamned idiot to be in favor of MS-OOXML.

I don’t think it’s about being an idiot, but about being bribed or receiving incentives in many cases. Ignorance is sometimes the explanation, until one looks at the problem more closely.

]]> By: Zaine Ridling http://techrights.org/2007/08/30/ooxml-odf-microsoft-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-1900 Zaine Ridling Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:50:53 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/08/30/ooxml-odf-microsoft-strategy/#comment-1900 Roy, I appreciate you taking a lead with this serious flaws and issues surrounding MS-OOXML's ISO progress. One thing I think people should know is the exponential cost of maintaining MS-OOXML documents over time. Imagine a government 25 or 40 years from now having to pay (Microsoft, who else?) to read their own data? That payment, or "tax," will be in the form of programmers to continuously write and update MS-OOXML filters for new software as the spec naturally expands over time. At well over 6,000 pages to start, that's a daunting time sink that goverments can ill-afford. Meanwhile, ODF is already approved, already in use by over 17 software apps and various office suites (soon to be 22), and hey, it's free from proprietary interdependencies and binary hooks. Frankly, you'd have to be a goddamned idiot to be in favor of MS-OOXML. Roy, I appreciate you taking a lead with this serious flaws and issues surrounding MS-OOXML’s ISO progress. One thing I think people should know is the exponential cost of maintaining MS-OOXML documents over time. Imagine a government 25 or 40 years from now having to pay (Microsoft, who else?) to read their own data? That payment, or “tax,” will be in the form of programmers to continuously write and update MS-OOXML filters for new software as the spec naturally expands over time. At well over 6,000 pages to start, that’s a daunting time sink that goverments can ill-afford.

Meanwhile, ODF is already approved, already in use by over 17 software apps and various office suites (soon to be 22), and hey, it’s free from proprietary interdependencies and binary hooks. Frankly, you’d have to be a goddamned idiot to be in favor of MS-OOXML.

]]> By: Luc Bollen http://techrights.org/2007/08/30/ooxml-odf-microsoft-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-1896 Luc Bollen Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:09:21 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/08/30/ooxml-odf-microsoft-strategy/#comment-1896 Roy, where is the ODF logo on this post coming from ? I find it very nice ! Roy, where is the ODF logo on this post coming from ? I find it very nice !

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