“[OpenDocument format is] our best chance to fight vendor lock-in associated with proprietary formats” says Daniel Carrera, an active openoffice.org developer. An article on the Groklaw points out many such advantages and also has a funny introduction!
Quiz: Complete the sentence,”OpenDocument is …”
(a) An open, XML-based file format.
(b) An open standard, supported by the OASIS
and ISO standards groups.
(c)The default file format for the upcoming OpenOffice.org 2.0
and KOffice 1.4.
(d) A top prospect for an official format for
the European Commission.
(e) Our best chance to fight vendor lock-in
associated with proprietary formats.
(f) All of the above.
The correct answer is (f) All of the above.
The article also talks about a well researched report on how Open Standards could be used to create a more competitive marketplace (Valoris report). The report recommended adoption of an open XML format backed by a recognized open standards group.
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