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Subject: RE: [oiic-formation-discuss] Reference implementation. Layout perfect.
> > To others in the group, I apologize if my comments seem rude, arrogant, or anything but genuine. I only want to see the discussion stay focused on what I believe to be the primary goal: to standardize the way documents are exchanged between similar programs. Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't that what ODF is all about? np. Fair points, seems like we're going in the same direction. Nice to see a .gov on board! regards -- Dave Pawson XSLT XSL-FO FAQ. http://www.dpawson.co.uk Dave, and all: Just to reiterate, my opinions are my own and are in no way to be taken as officially sanctioned by my employers. The fact that I am a government employee is merely incidental. I PERSONALLY believe in the ODF. I am actually risking my career by simply replying on the list, but I do believe that open standards like this one are very much in line with what we, as government employees, need to be able to do - exchange information. Using proprietary formats, even widely accepted ones, can lead to major issues if those formats are abandoned. I think there are a few people maintaining a Clipper program here, or a 'CoolGen' program there in my agency, and have no doubts that is the case in many government agencies. I did want to point out that I have a perspective on the way things are done in government agencies, whether accurate or not. At least the perspective of a file format user/developer/implementer. Yes, I count myself amongst all three because at times, I may have to write out information in one format or another. Currently, I do a lot of CSV files and TXT files, but there is no reason why some government agency or company will not send us a file or expect us to send a file to it in ODF some day. Knowing what is in the standards is important for such interoperability. Sorry if I confused anyone by posting from a government email address or by using my formal signature. Garry L. Hurley Jr. Application Developer 2 Office of Information Technology - Bureau of Application Development PA Department of Labor & Industry 651 Boas Street, Harrisburg, PA 17121 Phone: 717.506.9373 (UCMS) or 717.346.9799 (Harrisburg) Fax: 717.506.0798 Mobile: 717.649.0597 www.dli.state.pa.us <http://www.dli.state.pa.us>
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