Comments on: OpenDocument standard ratified

An international standards group sets the stage for worldwide adoption of this open-source file format.

[Captain_Spock]

Now That...

... "the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) ratified the file-format standard with no opposition among the 31 votes"; it will be high time that the company that is based in REDMOND to fall in line or be prepared to "drop out" of the race! ;-) ;-) ;-)

[Captain_Spock]

Ooops; That shoud have been...

... "Members of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) ratified the file-format standard with no opposition among the 31 votes...."

Is this guy in denial or what?

>However, Jason Matusow, Microsoft director of >standards affairs, said in a statement: "The ODF >format is limited to the features and performance >of OpenOffice and StarOffice and would not >satisfy most of our Microsoft Office customers >today."

Everyone I know that uses any of the Office products may use 2% of the capabilities of the bloated software. The last thing that I and most people need to do, is to update Office software because Billy Boy decided to change the file format to force everyone to upgrade and keep the Microslop coffers full.

With open file standards and a process in place to make changes, it will correctly slow down how abruptly changes can occur to file formats and introduce, dare I say, stability.

I've been waiting for open file standards for 15 years. Finally! The light at the end of the tunnel may not actually be a train. :-)

[cybergrunt]

yep, I think he is

hmm Micro$oft once again not supporting a popular format in case it threatens their bloatware? I can't believe that! We should all write to Bill thanking him for his tireless promotion of open source products ;)

[Johnny Mnemonic]

Correction to story...

ODF is not an "opensource" document format it is an
"OpenDocument" format which can be implemented as
an open or proprietary format. Much like the tcp/ip
protocol allows interoperability between networked
computers on the internet so ODF offers the same
for applications sharing documents, spreadsheets,
etc. IBM's websphere is proprietary as is SUN's
Staroffice for example. Please correct story.
Thanks.