Linux News: Software: OpenDocument Foundation Abandons Namesake Format - Flock

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:52:10 -0000

Highlights and Sticky Notes:

Soured Relationships

"What's happened is that there's just not a lot of interest in their approach, and that has resulted in a lot of souring of relationships on the part of the OpenDocument Foundation folks," Douglas Johnson, standards manager at Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: JAVA) , told LinuxInsider.

The about-face in support should not have a significant effect on the move toward open standards, Johnson added.

The OpenDocument Foundation's decision to support CDF, however, is puzzling, Johnson said.

'I'm Perplexed'

"It doesn't seem like a good fit," he explained. "It's not designed for this, so I'm perplexed at their desire to go in that direction."

Tags: cdf odf ooxml opendocment

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OpenDocument Foundation drops support for ODF, backs obscure W3C format - Flock

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:44:29 -0000