[SC.LUG] MS office "open" XML

[David Holden]

On Tuesday 21 August 2007, Roger Gibson wrote:
> If these guys are genuinely leading the argument, I'm impressed.  They
> seem to have a grasp of MS motivation to muddle.  Does this mean MS have
> been officially rumbled, or are these guys just informed geeks with no
> influence in the real world.
>
> David Holden said the following on 21/08/2007 19:16:
> > Here is the link to the BSI wiki
> >
> > http://www.xmlopen.org/ooxml-wiki/index.php/Main_Page
> >
> > with comments here
> >
> > http://www.xmlopen.org/ooxml-wiki/index.php/DIS_29500_Comments
> >
> > heres a taster
> >
> > http://www.xmlopen.org/ooxml-wiki/index.php/3._SpreadsheetML_Reference_Ma
> >terial#3.17.4.1_.5B14-18.5D
> >
> > The response is interesting
> >
> > "Response: The specification is both forward looking while also taking on
> > as a goal compatibility with legacy documents. "
> >
> > should that be legacy bugs?
> >
> >    Dave.

No I think the UK folks are genuinely on the ball but of course its not just 
down to the UK to decide on this..

 Dave.


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