Patent threat looms large over OOXML
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| "If OOXML goes through as an ISO standard, the IT industry, government and
| business will encumbered with a 6000-page specification peppered with
| potential patent liabilities" said NZOSS President Don Christie.
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| "Patent threats have already been used to spread doubt amongst organisations
| keen to take advantage of the benefits of open source. No one knows whether
| such claims have any merit, but it is calculated to deter the development and
| use of open and alternative toolsets."
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http://nzoss.org.nz/node/179
Related:
Billions of Documents
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| Q: So if Macros are not included in Ecma 376, will developers who
| develop it independently get sued?"
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| [MS rep:] "I will have to get back to you..."
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| This has direct implications to the guys at Novell who are working on
| VBA integration with OpenOffice.org. Sure, with the new partnership
| between Microsoft and Novell, customers of Novell would not get sued,
| but the Novell team themselves and all other OpenOffice.org users are
| at risk here. So it's imperative the Microsoft provides an answer if
| closely related technologies to MSOOXML are also covered in this
| covenant, so it is possible for third parties to develop solutions.
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http://www.openmalaysiablog.com/2007/02/billions_of_doc.html
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