[hblug] MS & OS & Open XML

[Michael Adams]

On Sun, 04 Feb 2007 12:18:22 +1300
Perry Spiller wrote:

> 
> Microsoft backed project releases free document converter
> Friday, February 2, 2007 | CBC News
> 
> A Microsoft-sponsored open source programming project on
> Friday released a translation tool that converts files between
> the company's Office document standard and the competing
> Open Document format (ODF).
> 
> The world's largest software maker launched the Open XML
> Translator project _ named for its Office Open XML (OOXML)
> document standard _ on SourceForge.net, which bills itself as
> the world's largest open source software development website.
> 

Note that Microsoft are contributing to SOURCEFORGE! I read the license
for this translator and it is only about three paragraphs long.

Microsoft and Novell are getting together on this as part of the recent
deal. They are setting up a joint software lab and this is one of the
things they will be progressing. Novell will contribute it's XML
translator code back to OO.o.
http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS2912974320.html

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Michael
Let he who is without Windows cast the first stone at Novell.