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Tim Bray on Implications of OpenDocument Format

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the open-to-ideas dept.

Jure Cuhalev writes "In todays keynote, at the OpenOffice.org conference, Tim Bray focused on what OpenDocument format means for office suits. He compared the impact that OpenDocument will have on regular documents to kick-off of the web with selection of HTML as file format. You can watch the video or listen to audio track. Also check out the media page for more conference coverage."

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  1. Re:umm by David+McBride · · Score: 4, Informative

    *munch*

    VLC should be able to play it (and just about anything else you might throw at it).

  2. Re:Audio only. Whoopee, tech! Pity I'm deaf. by John+Zero · · Score: 4, Informative

    Americans with Disabilities Act???

    Hello!?!??! This is an European event, an European server! But nonetheless, a transcript would be nice.

  3. Re:Suits? by famebait · · Score: 4, Informative

    Yes, you can read them fine. The problem appears when you open a .doc in one of the OSS apps, edit and save it, and then try to work on it in MS Office. Shudder. Hopefully the new format will alleviate this sort of thing a bit.

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  4. Just so everyone knows... by advocate_one · · Score: 4, Informative

    OpenOffice isn't in beta anymore, rc1 is out... so the beta "canard" that MS have been trying to fly is an ex-canard... days to do are getting few for the final full release.

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  5. Re:How "standard"? by lorien420 · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://software.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/09 /09/192250&from=rss

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