Re: [libreoffice-users] Shall we waste twelve more years promoting Free office suites instead of...

On Sat, Nov 09, 2013 15:20:49 PM -0500, Jay Lozier wrote:
> On Sat, 2013-11-09 at 14:33 -0500, Kracked_P_P---webmaster wrote: 
> > There are two different "topics" here.
> > 1 - Open File Formats - ODF
> > 2 - Free and Open Source Software office suites - LO and OOo/AOO

Kracked_P_P

that is true. But if you don't understand why and how they are deeply
interrelated, and how promoting the first is the most effective thing
you may do to promote the second, please re-read again what Jay wrote:

> I think promoting ODF formats which are ISO standards for all office
> documents "levels the playing field". It does not matter as pointed out
> above what program is used by the user to create or edit a file. Then
> all packages are truly competing on features/benefits/costs continuum
> not on the ability to properly parse a specific proprietary format.
> Also, using ODF formats avoids the tweaking MS apparently does with
> their formats with each new release.

Thanks Jay, well said.

Marco

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