Consortium launched to support OpenDocument

ZDNet ^ | 2005-10-10 | Colin Barker

[ShadowAce]

yeah. That's why I linked to it.

[softwarecreator]

And that's why I followed the link.  =)

Thanks.

[antiRepublicrat]

Pinging myself for later. And please put me on that list.

[N3WBI3]

You're now on it..

[ExDemSince92]

Wow! Not only did IBM give birth to the PC revolution, they like Chinese (with apologies to Eric Idle) and are heroes to the limp wristed!

Eagle...You are an insufferable troll.

[ExDemSince92]

I agree, this has a lot of potential and I would happily embrace an open format document.

It makes a great deal of sense having a document standard that isn't tied to a single vendor.

[ShadowAce]

...to even allowing homosexual union groups.

Prove how IBM and FLOSS forced MS to allow those groups.

I want to see proof.

[Golden Eagle]

IBM was the first company to specifically mention homosexuals in their hiring policy and one of if not the first to offer support for gay employees. Without their "leadership" on the issue, many many other companies would have never even faced the issue. IBM has even run paid advertisements in gay magazines, and been repeatedly selected as one of the most gay friendly companies on Earth. Microsoft just recently changed their policy, based on pressue from groups IBM helped foster.

[antiRepublicrat]

Besides, it's no secret Microsoft is gunning for Adobe's market-share in consumer image software.

That'll be fun. We know they're going for PDF with "Metro," but I don't think even Microsoft can force its way too much into a multi-billion dollar industry grounded in PDF and Postscript workflows.

[antiRepublicrat]

n except you can not violate their copyright by making your own format and calling it PDF..

If I read Adobe's comments right, it's more like you can't infringe on their trademarks. You can't use "PDF" or "Acrobat" if your format isn't compatible, as that would dilute those trademarks, which have been built on the assumption of compatibility.

[ShadowAce]

Microsoft just recently changed their policy, based on pressue from groups IBM helped foster.

So now you're backing off claims that it was IBM who pressured MS into allowing those groups to get benefits.

Good move.

[Wurlitzer]

" How you must hate those Adobe folks for disallowing MS total freedom with their name and product! "

With 25+ years in the printing industry I have had to deal with Adobe many times. I don't hate Adobe, they serve a purpose, but I hate reading an Adobe document on the PC and to a lessor extent on hard copy. The type fonts suck. They are never as crisp as I need to keep my eyes from going fuzzy.

There is a fine line between reducing jaggies and fuzzy edges on type. Adobe crossed that line in the PDF format.