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Subject: Re: [office-comment] Describing legacy information
Do you have a list of these settings? -Rob "Wouter van Vugt" <wouter@code-counsel.net> wrote on 06/18/2009 08:41:48 PM: > > Hi, > > The current version of the ODF specification currently does not > describe legacy settings. There are a variety of settings that Open > Office persists into the file which are not adequately defined > within ODF. While one may argue that these settings are specific to > Open Office, the existence of these settings hinder interoperability > unless properly defined. Similar to how Open XML was improved > through full disclosure of legacy data, ODF would also improve when > doing the same. Instead of defining these settings directly in the > specification I propose to add a conformance clause mandating that > all settings are adequately described in whatever document we deem > fit for it. This is the only way to ensure that not only legacy > document created with Open Office can be handled in the future, but > those of all ODF implementing applications. The very least is a > requirement for Open Office to disclose the information being the > originator of the spec. >
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