Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?

2012/11/19 Tanstaafl <tanstaafl@libertytrek.org>

> On 2012-11-19 1:40 AM, rost52 <bugquestcontri@online.de> wrote:
>
> > This can be achieved with many bugs less and full compatibility. MSO
> > doesn' come up with a new format every week, thus our devs have a very
> > good chance to adjust LibO to full compatibility.
>
> Sounds easy, doesn't it? Until you realize that the documentation of the
> file formats is secret.
>
> Do you have any idea how hard it is to reverse engineer a binary file
> format spec (even the new XML formats contain binary code).
>
>
> On 2012-11-19 12:04, Carl Paulsen wrote:
>
> > In practical use, I would NOT say LO (or OOo) has a "high" file
> > compatibility with MS Office. Virtually every file I receive from MS
> > Office users has some kind of problem (bullet lists almost NEVER
> > convert correctly, at least from MSO to LO).
>
> In our experience (smallish company with base of 50+ users), file format
> compatability was actually very good *until* Microsoft came out with
> their new 'improved' XML formats in office 2007. It got *much* worse
> with the newer version in Office 2010 - so much worse that many files
> were totally crashing Libreoffice.
>
> It was this that caused the boss to mandate that new PC purchases come
> with an Office License, and we buy 5 additional ones until everyone gets
> Microsoft Office.
>
> We will continue to install LibreOffice side by side, but the days of
> only our Accountants having Office are over, I'm sad to say.
>
>
>
> On 11/18/12 7:48 PM, rost52 wrote:
>
> > Whenever I need to exchange files with MSO formats, I additionally
> > attach a pdf-file or ask for pdf-file as reference. This is a
> > reduction of productivity - I am willing to take I, but how many
> > others?
> >
> > Although I am aware that it is not an easy task and requires dev
> > work,  LibO must achieve more than a high compatibility with MSO
> > formats. I keep fingers crossed.
>
> I don't see this happening any more. Microsoft is on a roll now, coming
> out with new versions *far* more often than they used to (which means they
> can 'improve' the file formats much more often). My understanding is they
> are actually pushing ultimately to a subscriptions based model - but this
> could end up being good news, because imnsho, dong this could actually back
> fire on them though (fingers crossed)... when I discussed this with my
> boss, he commented that the day Microsoft *forces* us to have to 'renew'
> our licenses annually is the day he will never upgrade again (just stay on
> whatever version we currently have until the world ends).
>
> Charles

An excellent exposition of the methods used by Microsoft to «protect» its
«intellectual property» - more accurately described as using its
quasi-monopoly to exclude others from the market....

Henri

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