RE: [office] Re: [uoml] Groups - Interop demo via UOML(InteroperationDemo.avi)uploaded

["Mary McRae" <mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org>]

Hello everyone,

  May I suggest that those individuals who are interested in continuing the discussion regarding UOML and RAND either
take the discussion to the uoml list (and off the ODF lists) or continue it privately?

  Thanks.

Mary 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Zander [mailto:zander@kde.org] 
> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 7:32 AM
> To: office@lists.oasis-open.org
> Cc: Alex Wang; uoml@lists.oasis-open.org; 
> odf-adoption@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: Re: [office] Re: [uoml] Groups - Interop demo via 
> UOML(InteroperationDemo.avi)uploaded
> 
> On Thursday 10 May 2007 13:15:34 Alex Wang wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > The uploaded .avi need TSCC decoder, below is the link verified by 
> > Stephen. It's free.
> 
> I think its worth pointing out that free (gratis) is not what 
> people were referring to.
> The question was if the code is Free (libre) as in speech.  
> And it is not.
> 
> Note, for example, that there is no download for any Free 
> (libre again) operating systems like Linux.
> 
> Moreover, its important to realize that by using closed and 
> proprietary formats like this, and like the .doc files you 
> use for the meeting minutes you are continuing to reinforce 
> the believes that uoml is not an open standard, but just a 
> way for a company to get more people to use their software.
> 
> Cheers
> --
> Thomas Zander
>